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Psalm 64[a]

For the music director, a psalm of David.

64 Listen to me,[b] O God, as I offer my lament!
Protect[c] my life from the enemy’s terrifying attacks.[d]
Hide me from the plots of evil men,
from the crowd of evildoers.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 64:1 sn Psalm 64. The psalmist asks God to protect him from his dangerous enemies and then confidently affirms that God will destroy his enemies and demonstrate his justice in the sight of all observers.
  2. Psalm 64:1 tn Heb “my voice.”
  3. Psalm 64:1 tn The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s request.
  4. Psalm 64:1 tn Heb “from the terror of [the] enemy.” “Terror” is used here metonymically for the enemy’s attacks that produce fear because they threaten the psalmist’s life.
  5. Psalm 64:2 tn Heb “workers of wickedness.”

Psalm 64[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;(A)
    protect my life from the threat of the enemy.(B)

Hide me from the conspiracy(C) of the wicked,(D)
    from the plots of evildoers.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 64:1 In Hebrew texts 64:1-10 is numbered 64:2-11.