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Psalms 64 (MSG)

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¹ A David psalm. Listen and help, O God. I'm reduced to a whine And a whimper, obsessed with feelings of doomsday. ² Don't let them find me-- the conspirators out to get me, ³ Using their tongues as weapons, flinging poison words, poison-tipped arrow-words. ⁴ They shoot from ambush, shoot without warning, not caring who they hit. ⁵ They keep fit doing calisthenics of evil purpose, They keep lists of the traps they've secretly set. They say to each other, "No one can catch us, ⁶ no one can detect our perfect crime." The Detective detects the mystery in the dark of the cellar heart. ⁷ The God of the Arrow shoots! They double up in pain, ⁸ Fall flat on their faces in full view of the grinning crowd. ⁹ Everyone sees it. God's work is the talk of the town. ¹⁰ Be glad, good people! Fly to GOD! Good-hearted people, make praise your habit.