Psalms 64:1
“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” Hear my voice, O God! when I pray! Preserve my life from the terrors of the enemy!
Noyes 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 assembly of the wicked, From the brawling crowd of evil-doers!
Cross References
Psalms 27:7Hear my voice, O LORD! when I cry unto thee; Have pity upon me, and answer me!
Psalms 34:4I sought the LORD, and he heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.
Psalms 56:2Mine enemies daily pant for my life, And many are they who war proudly against me.
Psalms 140:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” Deliver me, O LORD! from the evil man, Save me from the man of violence,
Psalms 143:1“A psalm of David.” Hear my prayer, O LORD! give ear to my supplications! In thy faithfulness, and in thy righteousness, answer me!
Acts 18:9And the Lord said to Paul through a vision in the night, Be not afraid, but speak on, and be not 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 →