[64:1] I am in trouble, God—listen to my prayer! I am afraid of my enemies—save my life!
[64:2] Protect me from the plots of the wicked, from mobs of evil people.
[64:3] They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like arrows.
[64:4] They are quick to spread their shameless lies; they destroy good people with cowardly slander.
[64:5] They encourage each other in their evil plots; they talk about where they will place their traps. “No one can see them,” they say.
[64:6] They make evil plans and say, “We have planned a perfect crime.” The human heart and mind are a mystery.
[64:7] But God shoots his arrows at them, and suddenly they are wounded.
[64:8] He will destroy them because of those words; all who see them will shake their heads.
[64:9] They will all be afraid; they will think about what God has done and tell about his deeds.
[64:10] All righteous people will rejoice because of what the Lord has done. They will find safety in him; all good people will praise him.