Psalms 64
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David
A plea for protection from secret plotters
שְׁמַע-אֱלֹהִים קוֹלִי בְשִׂיחִי מִפַּחַד אוֹיֵב תִּצֹּר חַיָּֽי׃
Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
תַּסְתִּירֵנִי מִסּוֹד מְרֵעִים מֵרִגְשַׁת פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃
Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
אֲשֶׁר שָׁנְנוּ כַחֶרֶב לְשׁוֹנָם דָּרְכוּ חִצָּם דָּבָר מָֽר׃
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
לִירֹת בַּמִּסְתָּרִים תָּם פִּתְאֹם יֹרֻהוּ וְלֹא יִירָֽאוּ׃
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
יְחַזְּקוּ-לָמוֹ׀ דָּבָר רָע יְֽסַפְּרוּ לִטְמוֹן מוֹקְשִׁים אָמְרוּ מִי יִרְאֶה-לָּֽמוֹ׃
They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
יַֽחְפְּֽשׂוּ-עוֹלֹת תַּמְנוּ חֵפֶשׂ מְחֻפָּשׂ וְקֶרֶב אִישׁ וְלֵב עָמֹֽק׃
They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
וַיֹּרֵם אֱלֹהִים חֵץ פִּתְאוֹם הָיוּ מַכּוֹתָֽם׃
But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
וַיַּכְשִׁילוּהוּ עָלֵימוֹ לְשׁוֹנָם יִתְנֹדֲדוּ כָּל-רֹאֵה בָֽם׃
So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
וַיִּֽירְאוּ כָּל-אָדָם וַיַּגִּידוּ פֹּעַל אֱלֹהִים וּֽמַעֲשֵׂהוּ הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃
And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
יִשְׂמַח צַדִּיק בַּיהוָה וְחָסָה בוֹ וְיִתְהַֽלְלוּ כָּל-יִשְׁרֵי-לֵֽב׃
The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.