64:1

לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד׃

For the Leader. A Psalm of David.

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64:2

שְׁמַע־אֱלֹהִים קוֹלִי בְשִׂיחִי מִפַּחַד אוֹיֵב תִּצֹּר חַיָּי׃

Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from the terror of the enemy.

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64:3

תַּסְתִּירֵנִי מִסּוֹד מְרֵעִים מֵרִגְשַׁת פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן׃

Hide me from the council of evil-doers; from the tumult of the workers of iniquity;

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64:4

אֲשֶׁר שָׁנְנוּ כַחֶרֶב לְשׁוֹנָם דָּרְכוּ חִצָּם דָּבָר מָר׃

Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word;

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64:5

לִירוֹת בַּמִּסְתָּרִים תָּם פִּתְאֹם יֹרֻהוּ וְלֹא יִירָאוּ׃

That they may shoot in secret places at the blameless; suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

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64:6

יְחַזְּקוּ־לָמוֹ דָּבָר רָע יְסַפְּרוּ לִטְמוֹן מוֹקְשִׁים אָמְרוּ מִי יִרְאֶה־לָּמוֹ׃

They encourage one another in an evil matter; they converse of laying snares secretly; they ask, who would see them.

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64:7

יַחְפְּשׂוּ־עוֹלֹת תַּמְנוּ חֵפֶשׂ מְחֻפָּשׂ וְקֶרֶב אִישׁ וְלֵב עָמֹק׃

They search out iniquities, they have accomplished a diligent search; even in the inward thought of every one, and the deep heart.

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64:8

וַיֹּרֵם אֱלֹהִים חֵץ פִּתְאוֹם הָיוּ מַכּוֹתָם׃

But God doth shoot at them with an arrow suddenly; thence are their wounds.

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64:9

וַיַּכְשִׁילוּהוּ עָלֵימוֹ לְשׁוֹנָם יִתְנֹדֲדוּ כָּל־רֹאֵה בָם׃

So they make their own tongue a stumbling unto themselves; all that see them shake the head.

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64:10

וַיִּירְאוּ כָּל־אָדָם וַיַּגִּידוּ פֹּעַל אֱלֹהִים וּמַעֲשֵׂהוּ הִשְׂכִּילוּ׃

And all men fear; and they declare the work of God, and understand His doing.

64:11

יִשְׂמַח צַדִּיק בַּיהוָה וְחָסָה בוֹ וְיִתְהַלְלוּ כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵב׃

The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall take refuge in Him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

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