Psalms 64:1
Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
3 who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
- KJV
- Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
- WEB
- Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. 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.
- DARBY
- {To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Hear, O God, my voice in my plaint; preserve my life from fear of the enemy:
- BLB
- For the one directing. A Psalm of David. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> Hear, O God, my voice in my complaint; from the dread of the enemy, may You preserve my life.
- ÅB
- Hør, Gud, min røst når jeg klager, bevar mitt liv for fiendens skremsel!
- OTB
- Hør min røst, Gud, i min klage;
Beskytt mitt liv fra fiendens frykt. - B1930
- Hør, Gud, min røst når jeg klager, bevar mitt liv for fiendens skremsel!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 34:4
I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.
Read in contextPsalms 143:1–3
O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
Read in contextPsalms 130:1–2
Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!
Read in contextPsalms 141:1
I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.
Read in contextLamentations 3:55–56
I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit.
Read in contextPsalms 140:1
Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
Read in contextPsalms 31:13–15
For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
Read in contextPsalms 55:1–2
Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.
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