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Psalm 64:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 64 · verse 1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.Psalm 64:1 · King James Version
Psalm 64:1 in context
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:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- preservenâtsarto guard, in a good sense or a bad oneH5341 →
- prayersîyacha contemplationH7879 →
- voiceqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
- Hearshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- lifechayaliveH2416 →
- fearpachada alarmH6343 →
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David, in these verses, puts in before God a representation of his own danger and of his enemies' character, to enforce his petition that God would protect him and punish them. I. He earnestly begs of God to preserve him (Psa 64:1, Psa 64:2): Hear my voice, O God! in my prayer;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6