Psalms 64

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Unto the end, a psalm for David.	1 For the leader. A psalm of David.
2 Hear, O God, my prayer, when I make supplication to thee : deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy.	2 O God, hear my anguished voice; from the foes I dread protect my life.
3 Thou hast protected me from the assembly of the malignant; from the multitude of the workers of iniquity.	3 Hide me from the malicious crowd, the mob of evildoers.
4 For they have whetted their tongues like a sword; they have bent their bow a bitter thing,	4 They sharpen their tongues like swords, ready their bows for arrows of poison words.
5 to shoot in secret the undefiled.	5 They shoot at the innocent from ambush, shoot without risk, catch them unawares.
6 They will shoot at him on a sudden, and will not fear: they are resolute in wickedness. They have talked of hiding snares; they have said: Who shall see them?	6 They resolve on their wicked plan; they conspire to set snares; they say: "Who will see us?"
7 They have searched after iniquities: they have failed in their search. Man shall come to a deep heart:	7 They devise wicked schemes, conceal the schemes they devise; the designs of their hearts are hidden.
8 and God shall be exalted. The arrows of children are their wounds:	8 But God will shoot arrows at them and strike them unawares.
9 and their tongues against them are made weak. All that saw them were troubled;	9 They will be brought down by their own tongues; all who see them will shake their heads.
10 and every man was afraid. And they declared the works of God: and understood his doings.	10 Then all will fear and proclaim God's deed, pondering what has been done.
11 The just shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall hope in him: and all the upright in heart shall be praised.	11 The just will rejoice and take refuge in the LORD; all the upright will glory in their God.