Psalm 64.A Prayer for Protection.

Isaiah_64-8: But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand

I am in trouble, God—listen to my prayer!
I am afraid of my enemies—save my life!

2 Protect me from the plots of the wicked,
from mobs of evil people.

3 They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim cruel words like arrows.

4 They are quick to spread their shameless lies;
they destroy good people with cowardly slander.

5 They encourage each other in their evil plots;
they talk about where they will place their traps.
“No one can see them,” they say.

6 They make evil plans and say,
“We have planned a perfect crime.”

The human heart and mind are a mystery.

7 But God shoots his arrows at them,
and suddenly…