Bible for Soul
Book 19 of 66 · Poetry & Wisdom

PsalmsChapter 64 · help and protection and trust and refuge

10 verses1 sections2 min readPoetry & worshipComplete KJV text

Psalms 64 contains 10 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include help and protection, trust and refuge, and battle and deliverance.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Psalms 64?

The chapter opens, “Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.” It closes in verse 10, “The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes
help and protectiontrust and refugebattle and deliverance
Passage
Psalms 64:1–10
Reading time
About 2 minutes · 184 words
Section-by-section outline

Psalms 64 outline

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  1. Verses 1–10

    Help and Protection · Trust and Refuge

    Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

King James Version · complete chapter

Psalms 64 KJV

1Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. 2Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: 3Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: 4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 5They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? 6They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. 7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. 8So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away. 9And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing. 10The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.