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New American Standard Bible (1995)
Psalms 64
Prayer for Deliverance from Secret Enemies.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
1 Hear my voice, O God, in (a)my [a]complaint;
(b)Preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the (c)secret counsel of evildoers,
From the tumult of (d)those who do iniquity,
3 Who (e)have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They (f)aimed bitter speech as their arrow,
4 To (g)shoot [b]from concealment at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and (h)do not fear.
5 They [c]hold fast to themselves an evil purpose;
They [d]talk of (i)laying snares secretly;
They say, "(j)Who can see them?"
6 They [e]devise injustices, saying,
"We are [f]ready with a well-conceived plot";
For the [g](k)inward thought and the heart of a man are [h]deep.
7 But (l)God [i]will shoot at them with an arrow;
Suddenly [j]they will be wounded.
8 So [k]they [l]will (m)make him stumble;
(n)Their own tongue is against them;
All who see them will (o)shake the head.
9 Then all men [m]will (p)fear,
And they [n]will (q)declare the work of God,
And [o]will consider [p]what He has done.
10 The righteous man will be (r)glad in the Lord and will (s)take refuge in Him;
And all the upright in heart will glory.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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