For the music director; a psalm of David. Listen to me, ²  O God, as I offer my lament! Protect ³  my life from the enemy’s terrifying attacks. ⁴ 

biblegateway Psa 64:1

<> Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; Preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. God, hear my voice when I complain. Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.

For the choir director; a psalm by David. Hear my voice, O God, when I complain. Protect my life from a terrifying enemy.

biblegateway Psa 64:1

For the director of music. A psalm of David. Hear me, O God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy.

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

bibleoremus Psa 64:1

Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from the dread enemy.

For the leader: a psalm: for David GOD, hear me as I make my lament; keep me safe from the terror of the enemy.

biblegateway Psa 64:1

<> Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation; Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

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

biblegateway Psa 64:1

For the music director; a psalm of David. Listen to me, ²  O God, as I offer my lament! Protect ³  my life from the enemy’s terrifying attacks. ⁴ 

¹ sn Psalm 64. The psalmist asks God to protect him from his dangerous enemies and then confidently affirms that God will destroy his enemies and demonstrate his justice in the sight of all observers.

² tn Heb “my voice.”

³ tn The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s request.

⁴ tn Heb “from the terror of [the] enemy.” “Terror” is used here metonymically for the enemy’s attacks that produce fear because they threaten the psalmist’s life.