Psa 64:1-2 | NET2full | STEP | For the music director , a psalm of David . Listen to me , O God , as I offer my lament ! Protect my life from the enemy’s terrifying attacks.

Psalms 64:1-2

Psalm 64 ^{▼▼sn Psalm 64. The psalmist asks God to protect him from his dangerous enemies and then confidently affirms that God will destroy his enemies and demonstrate his justice in the sight of all observers.}

For the music director, a psalm of David.

1 Listen to me, ^{▼▼tn Heb “my voice.”} O God, as I offer my lament!
Protect ^{▼▼tn The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s request.} my life from the enemy’s terrifying attacks. ^{▼▼tn Heb “from the terror of [the] enemy.” “Terror” is used here metonymically for the enemy’s attacks that produce fear because they threaten the psalmist’s life.}
2 Hide me from the plots of evil men,
from the crowd of evildoers. ^{▼▼tn Heb “workers of wickedness.”}

Psalms 64:1-2

Psalm 64 ▼▼sn Psalm 64. The psalmist asks God to protect him from his dangerous enemies and then confidently affirms that God will destroy his enemies and demonstrate his justice in the sight of all observers.

For the music director, a psalm of David.

Psalm 64 ^{▼▼sn Psalm 64. The psalmist asks God to protect him from his dangerous enemies and then confidently affirms that God will destroy his enemies and demonstrate his justice in the sight of all observers.}