Psalms 64

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW JERUSALEM
1 [For the choirmaster Psalm Of David] Listen, God, to my voice as I plead, protect my life from fear ofthe enemy;	1 [For the choirmaster Psalm Of David] Listen, God, to my voice as I plead, protect my life from fear ofthe enemy;
2 hide me from the league of the wicked, from the gang of evil-doers.	2 hide me from the league of the wicked, from the gang of evil-doers.
3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword, aim their arrows of poisonous abuse,	3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword, aim their arrows of poisonous abuse,
4 shoot at the innocent from cover, shoot suddenly, with nothing to fear.	4 shoot at the innocent from cover, shoot suddenly, with nothing to fear.
5 They support each other in their evil designs, they discuss how to lay their snares. 'Who wil see us?'they say,	5 They support each other in their evil designs, they discuss how to lay their snares. 'Who wil see us?'they say,
6 'or wil penetrate our secrets?' He wil do that, he who penetrates human nature to its depths, thedepths of the heart.	6 'or wil penetrate our secrets?' He wil do that, he who penetrates human nature to its depths, thedepths of the heart.
7 God has shot them with his arrow, sudden were their wounds.	7 God has shot them with his arrow, sudden were their wounds.
8 He brings them down because of their tongue, and al who see them shake their heads.	8 He brings them down because of their tongue, and al who see them shake their heads.
9 Everyone wil be awestruck, proclaim what God has done, and understand why he has done it.	9 Everyone wil be awestruck, proclaim what God has done, and understand why he has done it.
10 The upright wil rejoice in Yahweh, wil take refuge in him, and al the honest wil praise him.	10 The upright wil rejoice in Yahweh, wil take refuge in him, and al the honest wil praise him.