Psalms 64
10 verses
Psalm 64 is a lament invoking protection from enemies who plot with deceitful words and hidden schemes, exemplifying the theological concerns of Book 3. The psalmist employs vivid imagery and direct address to God, establishing the intimate dialogue between worshiper and the divine that characterizes the psalmic tradition. The theological assertions center on God's character as both judge and redeemer, creating a comprehensive vision of divine justice and mercy integrated with human experience. The psalm reflects on both personal circumstance and communal identity, suggesting that individual faith finds validation through shared experience with the covenant community. The liturgical context indicates this psalm's function in worship where personal piety integrates with communal celebration of God's acts and attributes. The concluding movement typically affirms confidence in God's faithfulness, exemplifying the psalmic pattern of transformation through prayer and remembrance of divine acts throughout history.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
1
Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
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2
Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
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3
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
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That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
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They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
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They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
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But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
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So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
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And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
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10
The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
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