Psalm 64

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God, hear my voice when I complain.^(A)
Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.^(B)

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Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,^(C)
from the mob of evildoers,^(D)

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who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,^(E)

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shooting from concealed places at the innocent.
They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.^(F)

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They encourage each other in an evil plan;^(a)^(b)
they talk about hiding traps and say,
“Who will see them?”^(c)^(G)

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They devise crimes and say,
“We have perfected a secret plan.”^(H)
The inner man and the heart are mysterious.

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But God will shoot them with arrows;
suddenly, they will be wounded.^(I)

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They will be made to stumble;
their own tongues work against them.
All who see them will shake their heads.^(J)

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Then everyone will fear
and will tell about God’s work,
for they will understand what He has done.^(K)

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The righteous one rejoices in the Lord
and takes refuge in Him;
all those who are upright in heart
will offer praise.^(L)

a. Psalm 64:5: Or thing; lit word

b. Psalm 64:5: Or They hold fast to an evil purpose, or They establish for themselves an evil purpose

c. Psalm 64:5: Or us, or it

A. Psalm 64:1: Psalm 55:2

B. Psalm 64:1: Psalm 140:1

C. Psalm 64:2: Psalm 35:20; Psalm 37:12

D. Psalm 64:2: Psalm 22:16; Psalm 26:5

E. Psalm 64:3: Psalm 52:2; Psalm 57:4; Proverbs 25:18

F. Psalm 64:4: Psalm 10:8; Psalm 11:2

G. Psalm 64:5: Psalm 35:7; Psalm 140:5; Psalm 141:9

H. Psalm 64:6: Psalm 21:11; Psalm 83:3

I. Psalm 64:7: Psalm 7:13; Psalm 45:5; Psalm 144:6

J. Psalm 64:8: Jeremiah 18:16; Jeremiah 48:27

K. Psalm 64:9: Psalm 40:3

L. Psalm 64:10: Psalm 32:11; Psalm 68:3; Psalm 97:11-12