{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/64","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T05:52:06.292Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":64,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":63,"nextChapter":65,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":10},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: preserve my life from fear of the enemy."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers; from the tumult of the workers of iniquity:"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrows, even bitter words:"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, say they, a diligent search: and the inward thought of every one, and the heart, is deep."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"But God shall shoot at them; with an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: all that see them shall wag the head."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And all men shall fear; and they shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely consider of his doing."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 64 (ERV)","markdown":"[Psalms 64](https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/64)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/64 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}