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World English Bible

Psalm 64 (WEBP)

[1] Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
[2] Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;
[3] who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,
[4] to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.
[5] They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, “Who will see them?”
[6] They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.
[7] But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.
[8] Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.
[9] All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely ponder what he has done.
[10] The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him!

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 64 (KJVS)

[1] Hear () my voice, O God, in my prayer: Preserve () my life from fear of the enemy. ()
[2] Hide () me from the secret counsel of the wicked; () From the insurrection of the workers () of iniquity:
[3] Who whet () their tongue like a sword, And bend () their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
[4] That they may shoot () in secret at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot () at him, and fear () not.
[5] They encourage () themselves in an evil matter: They commune () of laying snares privily; () They say, () Who shall see () them?
[6] They search out () iniquities; they accomplish () a diligent () search: Both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
[7] But God shall shoot () at them With an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
[8] So they shall make their own tongue to fall () upon themselves: All that see () them shall flee away. ()
[9] And all men shall fear, () and shall declare () the work of God; For they shall wisely consider () of his doing.
[10] The righteous shall be glad () in the Lord, and shall trust () in him; And all the upright in heart shall glory. ()

Psalm 64:5a Or, speech
Psalm 64:5b Heb. to hide snares
Psalm 64:6 Heb. a search, searched
Psalm 64:7 Heb. their wound shall be

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 64 (BYZ)

[1] Εἰς () τὸ () τέλος· () ψαλμὸς () τῷ () Δαυιδ. () Εἰσάκουσον, () ὁ () θεός, () τῆς () φωνῆς () μου () ἐν () τῷ () δέεσθαί () με, () ἀπὸ () φόβου () ἐχθροῦ () ἐξελοῦ () τὴν () ψυχήν () μου. ()
[2] Ἐσκέπασάς με () ἀπὸ () συστροφῆς () πονηρευομένων, ἀπὸ () πλήθους () ἐργαζομένων () τὴν () ἀνομίαν, ()
[3] οἵτινες () ἠκόνησαν ὡς () ῥομφαίαν () τὰς () γλώσσας () αὐτῶν, () ἐνέτειναν τόξον () αὐτῶν () πρᾶγμα () πικρὸν ()
[4] τοῦ () κατατοξεῦσαι ἐν () ἀποκρύφοις () ἄμωμον, () ἐξάπινα () κατατοξεύσουσιν αὐτὸν () καὶ () οὐ () φοβηθήσονται.
[5] Ἐκραταίωσαν () ἑαυτοῖς () λόγον () πονηρόν, () διηγήσαντο () τοῦ () κρύψαι () παγίδας· () εἶπαν Τίς () ὄψεται () αὐτούς; ()
[6] Ἐξηρεύνησαν () ἀνομίας, () ἐξέλιπον () ἐξερευνῶντες () ἐξερευνήσει. Προσελεύσεται () ἄνθρωπος, () καὶ () καρδία () βαθεῖα, ()
[7] καὶ () ὑψωθήσεται () ὁ () θεός. () Βέλος () νηπίων () ἐγενήθησαν () αἱ () πληγαὶ () αὐτῶν, ()
[8] καὶ () ἐξησθένησαν ἐπ’ () αὐτοὺς () αἱ () γλῶσσαι () αὐτῶν. () Ἐταράχθησαν () πάντες () οἱ () θεωροῦντες () αὐτούς, ()
[9] καὶ () ἐφοβήθη πᾶς () ἄνθρωπος. () Καὶ () ἀνήγγειλαν () τὰ () ἔργα () τοῦ () θεοῦ () καὶ () τὰ () ποιήματα () αὐτοῦ () συνῆκαν. ()
[10] Εὐφρανθήσεται () δίκαιος () ἐπὶ () τῷ () κυρίῳ () καὶ () ἐλπιεῖ () ἐπ’ () αὐτόν, () καὶ () ἐπαινεσθήσονται () πάντες () οἱ () εὐθεῖς () τῇ () καρδίᾳ. ()

Psalm 64:1 Originally verses 63:1–2.
Psalm 64:2 Originally verse 63:3.
Psalm 64:3 Originally verse 63:4.
Psalm 64:4 Originally verse 63:5.
Psalm 64:5 Originally verse 63:6.
Psalm 64:6 Originally verse 63:7.
Psalm 64:7 Originally verse 63:8.
Psalm 64:8 Originally verse 63:9.
Psalm 64:9 Originally verse 63:10.
Psalm 64:10 Originally verse 63:11.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.