Psalm 64:1-3

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Prayer for Protection from Enemies

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

64 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint;
    preserve my life from dread of the enemy,
²hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,
    from the scheming of evildoers,
³who whet their tongues like swords,
    who aim bitter words like arrows,

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Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

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