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Psalm 64:2-4
New English Translation
Psalm 64:2-4
New English Translation
2 Hide me from the plots of evil men,
from the crowd of evildoers.[a]
3 They[b] sharpen their tongues like swords;
they aim their arrows, a slanderous charge,[c]
4 in order to shoot down the innocent[d] in secluded places.
They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.[e]
Footnotes
- Psalm 64:2 tn Heb “workers of wickedness.”
- Psalm 64:3 tn Heb “who.” A new sentence was started here in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- Psalm 64:3 tn Heb “a bitter word.”
- Psalm 64:4 tn The psalmist uses the singular because he is referring to himself here as representative of a larger group.
- Psalm 64:4 tn Heb “and are unafraid.” The words “of retaliation” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
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