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1 ¶ <<To the chief
Musician, A Psalm of David.>> Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve
my life from fear of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: |
Prayer Literally, "concern" or as in the NIV below. Also ps05502. |
3 Who whet their tongue like
a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. |
Bitter
words Or "words of malice."
In secret Literally, "in hiding places" ps01008. Perfect Hebrew tam also means "complete" or "right." See on Job 0101. Fear not Compare re1407. |
5 They encourage themselves
in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who
shall see them?
6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. |
Encourage
themselves The wrong friends drag us down, and we them. ps00101.
Diligent search Those who abandon God turn their zeal toward increasing evil. |
7 ¶ But God shall shoot
at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away. |
God
shall shoot The activities of the wicked may appear right but
God guides circumstances so that their evil is revealed.
Arrow In response to v3. |
9 And all men shall fear,
and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his
doing.
10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory. |
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PS 64:1 Hear me, O God, as
I voice my complaint;
PS 64:2 Hide me from
the conspiracy of the wicked,
PS 64:4 They shoot
from ambush at the innocent man;
PS 64:6 They plot
injustice and say,
PS 64:8 He will turn
their own tongues against them
PS 64:9 All mankind
will fear;
PS 64:10 Let the righteous
rejoice in the LORD
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