Psalms 64:1
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
In Context
2Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
Cross References
Psalms 27:7Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call; be merciful and answer me.
Psalms 34:4I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.
Psalms 56:2My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.
Psalms 140:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
Psalms 143:1A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
Acts 18:9One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
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 →