# Psalm 64 ## Psalm 64:1 - [KJV] Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. - [ASV] Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy. - [YLT] Hear, O God, my voice, in my meditation, From the fear of an enemy Thou keepest my life, ### Notes on Psalm 64:1 - ## Psalm 64:2 - [KJV] Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: - [ASV] Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, From the tumult of the workers of iniquity; - [YLT] Hidest me from the secret counsel of evil doers, From the tumult of workers of iniquity. ### Notes on Psalm 64:2 - ## Psalm 64:3 - [KJV] Who whet their tongue like a sword, *and* bend *their bows to shoot* their arrows, *even* bitter words: - [ASV] Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words, - [YLT] Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, They directed their arrow -- a bitter word. ### Notes on Psalm 64:3 - ## Psalm 64:4 - [KJV] That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. - [ASV] That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. - [YLT] To shoot in secret places the perfect, Suddenly they shoot him, and fear not. ### Notes on Psalm 64:4 - ## Psalm 64:5 - [KJV] They encourage themselves *in* an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? - [ASV] They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them? - [YLT] They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, 'Who doth look at it?' ### Notes on Psalm 64:5 - ## Psalm 64:6 - [KJV] They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward *thought* of every one *of them*, and the heart, *is* deep. - [ASV] They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, *say they*, a diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep. - [YLT] They search out perverse things, 'We perfected a searching search,' And the inward part of man, and the heart *are* deep. ### Notes on Psalm 64:6 - ## Psalm 64:7 - [KJV] But God shall shoot at them *with* an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. - [ASV] But God will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded. - [YLT] And God doth shoot them *with* an arrow, Sudden have been their wounds, ### Notes on Psalm 64:7 - ## Psalm 64:8 - [KJV] So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away. - [ASV] So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: All that see them shall wag the head. - [YLT] And they cause him to stumble, Against them *is* their own tongue, Every looker on them fleeth away. ### Notes on Psalm 64:8 - ## Psalm 64:9 - [KJV] And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing. - [ASV] And all men shall fear; And they shall declare the work of God, And shall wisely consider of his doing. - [YLT] And all men fear, and declare the work of God, And His deed they have considered wisely. ### Notes on Psalm 64:9 - ## Psalm 64:10 - [KJV] The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory. - [ASV] The righteous shall be glad in Jehovah, and shall take refuge in him; And all the upright in heart shall glory. - [YLT] The righteous doth rejoice in Jehovah, And hath trusted in Him, And boast themselves do all the upright of heart! ### Notes on Psalm 64:10 -