Hide me from the [a]conspiracy of the wicked, and from the [b]rage of the works of iniquity.

Which have whet their tongue like a sword, and shot for their arrows [c]bitter words:

To shoot at the upright in secret: they shoot at him suddenly and [d]fear not.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 64:2 That is, from their secret malice.
  2. Psalm 64:2 To wit, their outward violence.
  3. Psalm 64:3 False reports and slanders.
  4. Psalm 64:4 To be without fear of God, and reverence of man, is a sign of reprobation.

Hide me from the conspiracy(A) of the wicked,(B)
    from the plots of evildoers.
They sharpen their tongues like swords(C)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.(D)
They shoot from ambush at the innocent;(E)
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.(F)

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