Psalms 64:1
Hear, O God, my voice when I complain, From dread peril by the foe, wilt thou guard my life.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
In Context
2Wilt thou hide me, From the conclave of evil-doers, From the crowd of workers of iniquity.
Cross References
Psalms 27:7Hear, O Yahweh, With my voice, do I cry, Oh then show me favour and answer me.
Psalms 34:4I enquired of Yahweh, and he hath answered me, And, out of all my terrors, hath he rescued me.
Psalms 56:2Mine adversaries have panted all the day, For, many, are fighting with me, loftily.
Psalms 140:1Rescue me, O Yahweh, from the men of mischief, From the men of violence, wilt thou preserve me:
Psalms 143:1O Yahweh, hear my prayer, Give ear to my supplications, In thy faithfulness, answer me, in thy righteousness.
Acts 18:9And the Lord said by night, through means of a vision, unto Paul—Be not afraid! but be speaking,—and do not hold thy peace;
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 →