Psalms: Psalms Chapter 64
Psalms Chapter 64
"To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David." Hear my (a) voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
(a) In that he calls to God with his voice, it is a sign that his prayer was vehement, and that his life was in danger.
Hide me from the (b) secret counsel of the wicked; from the (c) insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
(b) That is, from their secret malice.
(c) That is, their outward violence.
Who whet their tongue like a sword, [and] bend [their bows to shoot] their arrows, [even] (d) bitter words:
(d) False reports and slanders.
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and (e) fear not.
(e) To be without fear of God and reverence of man, is a sign of reprobation.
They (f) encourage themselves [in] an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
(f) The more the wicked set God's children in misery, the more bold and impudent are they in oppressing them.
They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward [thought] of every one (g) [of them], and the heart, [is] deep.
(g) There is no way so secret and subtle to do hurt, which they did not invent for his destruction.
So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall (h) flee away.
(h) To see God's heavy judgments against them, and how he has caught them in their own snares.
The righteous (i) shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
(i) When they will consider that he will be favourable to them as he was to his servant David.