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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, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me. (Psa. 27:7)
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Psa. 55:1‑2• 1<<To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David.>> Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
 2Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; (Psa. 55:1‑2)
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Psa. 130:1‑2• 1<<A Song of degrees.>> Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
 2Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. (Psa. 130:1‑2)
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Psa. 141:1• 1<<A Psalm of David.>> Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. (Psa. 141:1)
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Psa. 143:1‑3• 1<<A Psalm of David.>> Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
 2And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
 3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. (Psa. 143:1‑3)
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Lam. 3:55‑56• 55I called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon.
 56Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, 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 oppress me, from 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: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
 14But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.
 15My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. (Psa. 31:13‑15)
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Psa. 34:4• 4I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. (Psa. 34:4)
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Psa. 56:2‑4• 2Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
 3What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
 4In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. (Psa. 56:2‑4)
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Acts 18:9‑10• 9Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
 10For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. (Acts 18:9‑10)
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Acts 27:24• 24Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them 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: