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Psalm 64

Psa. 64:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<To the chief Musician
natsach (Hebrew #5329)
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); also (as denominative from 5331), to be permanent
KJV usage: excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.
Pronounce: naw-tsakh'
Origin: a primitive root
, A Psalm
mizmowr (Hebrew #4210)
properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
KJV usage: psalm.
Pronounce: miz-more'
Origin: from 2167
of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
.>> Hear
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
my voice
qowl (Hebrew #6963)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
KJV usage: + aloud, bleating, crackling, cry (+ out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, + hold peace, (pro-)claim, proclamation, + sing, sound, + spark, thunder(-ing), voice, + yell.
Pronounce: kole
Origin: or qol {kole}
, O God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
, in my prayer
siyach (Hebrew #7879)
a contemplation; by implication, an utterance
KJV usage: babbling, communication, complaint, meditation, prayer, talk.
Pronounce: see'-akh
Origin: from 7878
: preserve
natsar (Hebrew #5341)
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
KJV usage: besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).
Pronounce: naw-tsar'
Origin: a primitive root
my life
chay (Hebrew #2416)
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
KJV usage: + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Pronounce: khah'-ee
Origin: from 2421
from fear
pachad (Hebrew #6343)
a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)
KJV usage: dread(-ful), fear, (thing) great (fear, -ly feared), terror.
Pronounce: pakh'-ad
Origin: from 6342
of the enemy
'oyeb (Hebrew #341)
active participle of 340; hating; an adversary
KJV usage: enemy, foe.
Pronounce: o-yabe'
Origin: or (fully) owyeb {o-yabe'}
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-6:  David prays for deliverance, complaining of his enemies.
7-10:  He promises himself to see such an evident destruction of his enemies, as the righteous shall rejoice at it.
A.M. 2943.
B.C. 1061.
Hear.
Psa. 27:7• 7Hear, Jehovah; with my voice do I call; be gracious unto me, and answer me. (Psa. 27:7)
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Psa. 55:1‑2• 1To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments: an instruction. Of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
 2Attend unto me, and answer me: I wander about in my plaint, and I moan aloud, (Psa. 55:1‑2)
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Psa. 130:1‑2• 1A Song of degrees. Out of the depths do I call upon thee, Jehovah.
 2Lord, hear my voice; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. (Psa. 130:1‑2)
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Psa. 141:1• 1A Psalm of David. Jehovah, I have called upon thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee. (Psa. 141:1)
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Psa. 143:1‑3• 1A Psalm of David. Jehovah, hear my prayer; give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness.
 2And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight no man living shall be justified.
 3For the enemy persecuteth my soul: he hath crushed my life down to the earth; he hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead. (Psa. 143:1‑3)
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Lam. 3:55‑56• 55I called upon thy name, Jehovah, out of the lowest pit.
 56Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my sighing, at my cry. (Lam. 3:55‑56)
preserve.
Psa. 17:8‑9• 8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
 9From the wicked that destroy me, my deadly enemies, who compass me about. (Psa. 17:8‑9)
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Psa. 31:13‑15• 13For I have heard the slander of many--terror on every side--when they take counsel together against me: they plot to take away my life.
 14But I confided in thee, Jehovah; I said, thou art my God.
 15My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from my persecutors. (Psa. 31:13‑15)
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Psa. 34:4• 4I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. (Psa. 34:4)
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Psa. 56:2‑4• 2Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; for they are many that fight against me haughtily.
 3In the day that I am afraid, I will confide in thee.
 4In God will I praise his word, in God I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can flesh do unto me? (Psa. 56:2‑4)
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Acts 18:9‑10• 9And the Lord said by vision in the night to Paul, Fear not, but speak and be not silent;
 10because *I* am with thee, and no one shall set upon thee to injure thee; because I have much people in this city. (Acts 18:9‑10)
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Acts 27:24• 24saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted to thee all those that sail with thee. (Acts 27:24)
• Book 2, Series 3. The indignation. The beast destroyed. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• The psalm opens with the prayer of the godly man to be preserved, not only from the enemy, but from the fear of the enemy. (“Psalms 64” by H. Smith)
• The godly remnant continue to feel the double character of persecution from the Gentiles (“the enemy”) and from the apostate Jews who follow Antichrist (“the wicked” or “workers of iniquity”) vs. 1-2. (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice in my plaint; preserve my life from fear of the enemy: