Psa64

Psalms – Chapter 64

¹For the leader. A psalm of David.

I

²O God, hear my anguished voice;

from a dreadful foe protect my life.

³Hide me from the malicious crowd,

the mob of evildoers.

⁴They sharpen their tongues like swords,

bend their bows of poison words.

⁵They shoot at the innocent from ambush,

they shoot him in a moment and do not fear.

⁶They resolve on their wicked plan;

they conspire to set snares;

they say: “Who will see us?”

⁷They devise wicked schemes,

conceal the schemes they devise;

the designs of their hearts are hidden.

II

⁸God shoots an arrow at them;

in a moment they are struck down.

⁹They are brought down by their own tongues;

all who see them flee.

¹⁰Every person fears and proclaims God’s actions,

they ponder his deeds.

¹¹The righteous rejoices and takes refuge in the LORD;

all the upright give praise.

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THE REVISED NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)