UST PSA Chapter 64

64 This is a note for the worship leader: wrote song.

1 God, please listen to me as I tell you about what worries me.

I am afraid of my enemies; please save me from them.

2 Protect me from what wicked men are planning to do to me.

Protect me from that group of men who do evil things.

3 The hostile things they say are like sharp swords;

their cruel words are like arrows.

4 They are not afraid of anyone.

They falsely accuse people who have done nothing wrong. They are like a person who suddenly jumps up from a hiding place

and shoots an arrow at someone.

5 They encourage each other to do the evil things they are planning.

They boast about how they have deceived people.

They say, “No one will realize what we are doing!”

6 They carefully plan the wicked things they want to do.

They brag, “We have planned this out perfectly!”

It is very difficult to know what people are thinking privately.

7 But God will suddenly judge and punish them,

as if he were shooting an arrow at them and wounding them.

8 The deceitful things they say will get them into trouble.

Everyone who sees what happens to them will stay away from them.

9 People will think about how God has punished them,

and they will tell others about it.

As a result, people will not dare to be wicked.

10 People who do what is right will be very happy that Yahweh has punished those wicked people.

They will trust Yahweh to protect them.

Yes, those who really want to do good things will be glad.