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Psalm 64 :: Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

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Protection from Evildoers

For the choir director. A psalm of David.

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God, hear my voice when I am in anguish.

Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.

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Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,

from the mob of evildoers,

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who sharpen their tongues like swords

and aim bitter words like arrows,

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shooting from concealed places at the blameless.

They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.

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They adopt[fn] an evil plan;

they talk about hiding traps and say,

“Who will see them? ”[fn]

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They devise crimes and say,

“We have perfected a secret plan.”

The inner man and the heart are mysterious.

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But God will shoot them with arrows;

suddenly, they will be wounded.

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They will be made to stumble;

their own tongues work against them.

All who see them will shake their heads.

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Then everyone will fear

and will tell about God’s work,

for they will understand what he has done.

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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.

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