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Psalm 64 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Psa 64:1

Psa 64:1To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy,

Psa 64:2

Psa 64:2hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the scheming of evildoers,

Psa 64:3

Psa 64:3who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows,

Psa 64:4

Psa 64:4shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear.

Psa 64:5

Psa 64:5They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, "Who can see us?

Psa 64:6

Psa 64:6Who can search out our crimes? We have thought out a cunningly conceived plot." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep!

Psa 64:7

Psa 64:7But God will shoot his arrow at them; they will be wounded suddenly.

Psa 64:8

Psa 64:8Because of their tongue he will bring them to ruin; all who see them will wag their heads.

Psa 64:9

Psa 64:9Then all men will fear; they will tell what God has wrought, and ponder what he has done.

Psa 64:10

Psa 64:10Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD, and take refuge in him! Let all the upright in heart glory!
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