Psalms 64:1
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 27:7O Lord, let the voice of my cry come to your ears: have mercy on me, and give me an answer.
Psalms 34:4\34:3\O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name.
Psalms 56:2\56:1\Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.
Psalms 140:1To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
Psalms 143:1A Psalm. Of David. Let my prayer come to you, O Lord; give ear to my requests for your grace; keep faith with me, and give me an answer in your righteousness;
Acts 18:9And the Lord said to Paul in the night, in a vision, Have no fear and go on preaching:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 64:1
This whole psalm has reference to David's enemies, persecutors, and slanderers; many such there were, and a great deal of trouble they gave him, almost all his days, so that we need not guess at any particular occasion of penning this psalm. I. He prays to God to preserve him from their malicious designs against him, ver. 1, 2 . II. He gives a very bad character of them, as men marked for ruin by their own wickedness, ver. 3-6 . III. By the spirit of prophecy he foretels their destruction, which would redound to… Read the whole commentary →