Psalm 64
1599 Geneva Bible
64 1 David prayeth against the fury and false reports of his enemies. 7 He declareth their punishment and destruction. 10 To the comfort of the just and the glory of God.
To him that excelleth. A Psalm of David.
1 Hear my [a]voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the [b]conspiracy of the wicked, and from the [c]rage of the works of iniquity.
3 Which have whet their tongue like a sword, and shot for their arrows [d]bitter words:
4 To shoot at the upright in secret: they shoot at him suddenly and [e]fear not.
5 They [f]encourage themselves in a wicked purpose: they commune together to lay snares privily, and say, Who shall see them?
6 They have sought out iniquities, and have accomplished that which they sought out, even everyone [g]his secret thoughts, and the depth of his heart.
7 But God will shoot an arrow at them suddenly: their strokes shall be at once.
8 They shall cause their own tongue to fall upon them: and whosoever shall see them, shall [h]flee away.
9 And all men shall see it, and declare the work of God, and they shall understand, what he hath wrought.
10 But the righteous [i]shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in him: and all that are upright of heart, shall rejoice.
Footnotes
- Psalm 64:1 In that he calleth to God with his voice, it is a sign that his prayer was vehement, and that his life was in a danger.
- Psalm 64:2 That is, from their secret malice.
- Psalm 64:2 To wit, their outward violence.
- Psalm 64:3 False reports and slanders.
- Psalm 64:4 To be without fear of God, and reverence of man, is a sign of reprobation.
- Psalm 64:5 The more that the wicked see God’s children in misery, the more bold and impudent are they in oppressing them.
- Psalm 64:6 There is no way so secret and subtle to do hurt, which they invented not for his destruction.
- Psalm 64:8 To see God’s heavy judgments against them, and how he hath caught them in their own snares.
- Psalm 64:10 When they shall consider that he will be favorable to them as he was to his servant David.
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