The Hurtful Tongue
Psalms 64:1
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
- KJV
- Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
- WEB
- Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
- ASV
- Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
- LSV
- TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. Hear, O God, my voice, in my meditation, || You keep my life from the fear of an enemy,
- YLT
- To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice, in my meditation, From the fear of an enemy Thou keepest my life,
- DBY
- Hear, O God, my voice in my plaint; preserve my life from fear of the enemy:Elohim
- DRC63:2
- Hear, O God, my prayer, when I make supplication to thee: deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy.
- GNV
- To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Heare my voyce, O God, in my prayer: preserue my life from feare of the enemie.
- JPS64:2
- Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from the terror of the enemy.
- LXXE63:2
- Hear my prayer, O God, when I make my petition to thee; deliver my soul from fear of the enemy.
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Original-language editions
- WLC64:2
- שְׁמַע־אֱלֹהִ֣ים קוֹלִ֣י בְשִׂיחִ֑י מִפַּ֥חַד א֝וֹיֵ֗ב תִּצֹּ֥ר חַיָּֽי׃KJV:Ps.64.1
- LXX-Br63:2
- Εἰσάκουσον ὁ Θεὸς τῆς προσευχῆς μου ἐν τῷ δέεσθαί με πρὸς σὲ, ἀπὸ φόβου ἐχθροῦ ἐξελοῦ τὴν ψυχήν μου.
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Cross-references most cited first
- Psalms 34:4I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.
- Psalms 143:1–3O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me. Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You. For the enemy has pursued my soul,…
- Psalms 141:1I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.
- Psalms 130:1–2Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD! O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.
- Psalms 140:1Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
- Lamentations 3:55–56I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit. You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”
- Psalms 31:13–15For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life. But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my…
- Psalms 55:1–2Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea. Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught
- Acts 27:24and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’
- Psalms 27:7Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call; be merciful and answer me.
- Psalms 17:8–9Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
- Acts 18:9–10One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent. For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”
- Psalms 56:2–4My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me. When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 64:2 in some Bibles
- 64:1-2 in some Bibles
- 64:1 in most Bibles