In this prayer-psalm, King David asks God to protect him – not from the enemy, whoever or whatever that might be – but from fear. He also prays, in essence, to be kept untouched by the ills and ill-will around him.
Psalm 64:1-2 – a prayer of David
from the King
James Version of the Bible
Hear my voice,
O God, in my prayer:
preserve my life
from fear of the enemy.
Hide me
from the secret counsel
of the wicked;
from the insurrection
of the workers of iniquity:
From the Book of KJV Prayers - actual prayers from the King James Version of
the Bible (KJV) collected by Mary Harwell Sayler, ©2019
Psalm 64:1-2 – a prayer of David
paraphrased into contemporary English
Hear my voice, O God,
even when I complain!
Protect my life from fear
and dread of terror.
Hide me from hateful plots
and hate-filled people,
from trouble-making mobs.
from trouble-making mobs.
From the Book of BiblePrayers – actual prayers of the Bible collected from a variety of translations
and paraphrased into everyday English by Mary Harwell Sayler, ©2019
Praise You, Lord God, for heeding our prayers and
keeping us safely tucked into Your Holy Spirit.
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