Psalms 64:1
(64-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (64-2) Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from the terror of the enemy.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
In Context
2(64-3) Hide me from the council of evil-doers; from the tumult of the workers of iniquity;
Cross References
Psalms 27:7Hear, O LORD, when I call with my voice, and be gracious unto me, and answer me.
Psalms 34:4(34-5) I sought the LORD, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Psalms 56:2(56-3) They that lie in wait for me would swallow me up all the day; for they are many that fight against me, O Most High,
Psalms 140:1(140-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (140-2) Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man;
Psalms 143:1A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer, give ear to my supplications; in Thy faithfulness answer me, and in Thy righteousness.
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 →