Psalms 64
Psalms 64 is part of “Book II: The Exodus Book” (42–72) in the outline of Psalms.
Psalms 64 summary
This whole psalm has reference to David's enemies, persecutors, and slanderers; many such there were, and a great deal of trouble they gave him, almost all his days, so that we need not guess at any particular occasion of penning this psalm. I. He prays to God to preserve him from their malicious designs against him (Psa 64:1, Psa 64:2). II.
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This whole psalm has reference to David's enemies, persecutors, and slanderers; many such there were, and a great deal of trouble they gave him, almost all his days, so that we need not guess at any particular occasion of penning this psalm. I. He prays to God to preserve him from their malicious designs against him (Psa 64:1, Psa 64:2). II. He gives a very bad character of them, as men marked for ruin by their own wickedness (Psa 64:3-6). III. By the spirit of prophecy he foretels their destruction, which would redound to the glory of God and the encouragement of his people (Psa 64:7-10). In singing this psalm we must observe the effect of the old enmity that is in the seed of the woman against the seed of the serpent, and assure ourselves that the serpent's head will be broken, at last, to the honour and joy of the holy seed. To the chief musician. A psalm of David.
Source: Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (1706–21; Romans–Revelation completed by Nonconformist ministers). Public domain. Digital text: Free Use Bible API (bible.helloao.org).
Psalms 64 (GNV)
Geneva Bible 1599 (public domain)
Hide Me from the Wicked
1To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Heare my voyce, O God, in my prayer: preserue my life from feare of the enemie. 2Hide me from the conspiracie of the wicked, and from the rage of the workers of iniquitie. 3Which haue whette their tongue like a sword, and shot for their arrowes bitter wordes. 4To shoote at the vpright in secrete: they shoote at him suddenly, and feare not. 5They encourage themselues in a wicked purpose: they commune together to lay snares priuilie, and say, Who shall see them? 6They haue sought out iniquities, and haue accomplished that which they sought out, euen euery one his secret thoughtes, and the depth of his heart. 7But God will shoote an arrowe at them suddenly: their strokes shalbe at once. 8They shall cause their owne tongue to fall vpon them: and whosoeuer shall see them, shall flee away. 9And all men shall see it, and declare the worke of God, and they shall vnderstand, what he hath wrought. 10But the righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in him: and all that are vpright of heart, shall reioyce.