Psalms 64:1
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.Hear my voice, God, in my complaint.Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
New Heart English 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 conspiracy of the wicked,from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;
Cross References
Psalms 27:7Hear, Lord, when I cry with my voice.Have mercy also on me, and answer me.
Psalms 34:4I sought the Lord, and he answered me,and delivered me from all my fears.HEY
Psalms 56:2My enemies want to swallow me up all day long,for they are many who fight proudly against me.
Psalms 140:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.Deliver me, Lord, from the evil man.Preserve me from the violent man;
Psalms 143:1A Psalm by David.Hear my prayer, Lord.Listen to my petitions.In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
Acts 18:9The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, "Do not be afraid, but speak and 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 →