64:1 I am in trouble, God---listen to my prayer! I am afraid of my enemies---save my life! |
64:2 Protect me from the plots of the wicked, from mobs of evil people. |
64:3 They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like arrows. |
64:4 They are quick to spread their shameless lies; they destroy good people with cowardly slander. |
64:5 They encourage each other in their evil plots; they talk about where they will place their traps. "No one can see them," they say. |
64:6 They make evil plans and say, "We have planned a perfect crime." The human heart and mind are a mystery. |
64:7 But God shoots his arrows at them, and suddenly they are wounded. |
64:8 He will destroy them because of those words; all who see them will shake their heads. |
64:9 They will all be afraid; they will think about what God has done and tell about his deeds. |
64:10 All righteous people will rejoice because of what the LORD has done. They will find safety in him; all good people will praise him. |