Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 64

(James 3:1–12)

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1Hearשְׁמַע־she.ma'-H8085,O Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,my voiceקוֹלִ֣יko.LiH6963of complaintבְשִׂיחִ֑יve.si.ChiH7879;preserveתִּצֹּ֥רti.TzorH5341my lifeחַיָּֽי׃chai.YaiH2416from dreadמִפַּ֥חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343of the enemyא֝וֹיֵ֗ב'o.YevH341.

2Hide meתַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִיTas.ti.re.niH5641from the schemingמִסּ֣וֹדmi.SodH5475of the wickedמְרֵעִ֑יםme.re.'ImH7489,from the mobמֵ֝רִגְשַׁ֗תme.rig.ShatH7285of workersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205,

3whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834sharpenשָׁנְנ֣וּsha.ne.NuH8150their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956like swordsכַחֶ֣רֶבkha.Che.revH2719and aimדָּרְכ֥וּda.re.KhuH1869their bitterמָֽר׃MarH4751wordsדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697like arrowsחִ֝צָּ֗םchi.TzamH2671,

4ambushingלִיר֣וֹתli.RotH3384the innocentתָּ֑םTamH8535in seclusionבַּמִּסְתָּרִ֣יםba.mis.ta.RimH4565,shootingיֹ֝רֻ֗הוּyo.Ru.huH3384suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597,withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808fearיִירָֽאוּ׃yi.Ra.'uH3372.

5They hold fastיְחַזְּקוּ־ye.cha.ze.ku-H2388to their evilרָ֗עRa'H7451purposeדָּ֘בָ֤רda.VarH1697;they speakיְֽ֭סַפְּרוּYe.sa.pe.ruH5608of hidingלִטְמ֣וֹןlit.MonH2934their snaresמוֹקְשִׁ֑יםmok.ShimH4170. “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310will seeיִרְאֶה־yir.'eh-H7200them?”they sayאָ֝מְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559.

6They deviseיַֽחְפְּֽשׂוּ־yach.pe.su-H2664injusticeעוֹלֹ֗תo.LotH5766and say, “We have perfectedתַּ֭מְנוּTam.nuH8552a secretחֵ֣פֶשׂChe.fesH2665planמְחֻפָּ֑שׂme.chu.PasH2664.”For the innerוְקֶ֥רֶבve.Ke.revH7130manאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376and the heartוְלֵ֣בve.LevH3820are mysteriousעָמֹֽק׃'a.MokH6013.

7But Godאֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430will shoot themוַיֹּרֵ֗םvai.yo.RemH3384with arrowsחֵ֥ץchetzH2671;suddenlyפִּתְא֑וֹםpit.'omH6597they will beהָ֝י֗וּha.YuH1961woundedמַכּוֹתָֽם׃ma.ko.TamH4347.

8They will be made to stumbleוַיַּכְשִׁיל֣וּהוּvai.yakh.shi.Lu.huH3782,their own tonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956turned against themעָלֵ֣ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921.Allכָּל־kol-H3605who seeרֹ֥אֵהRo.'ehH7200will shake their headsיִ֝תְנֹדֲד֗וּyit.no.da.DuH5074.

9Then allH3605mankindאָ֫דָ֥ם'a.DamH120will fearוַיִּֽירְא֗וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372and proclaimוַ֭יַּגִּידוּVai.ya.gi.duH5046the workפֹּ֥עַלPo.'alH6467of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430;so they will ponderהִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃his.Ki.luH7919what He has doneוּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥הוּu.ma.'a.Se.huH4639.

10Let the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֬חyis.MachH8055in the LORDבַּ֭יהוָהba.Yah.wehH3068and take refugeוְחָ֣סָהve.Cha.sahH2620in Him;let allH3605the uprightיִשְׁרֵי־yish.rei-H3477in heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820exultוְ֝יִתְהַֽלְל֗וּve.yit.ha.LuH1984.

(James 3:1–12)

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 64