[[Ps-64]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Ps-63]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Ps-65]] --- ### Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil; who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words, to shoot innocent men from ambushes. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction of a secret and organized conspiracy by corrupt leaders to destroy an innocent person using slander and false accusations. *Historical context*: Theologians and biblical scholars, such as those cited in Bible Hub and GotQuestions, identify this as a Messianic prophecy typologically fulfilled by the secret councils of the Sanhedrin and the religious leaders who plotted against Jesus. The 'deadly words' and 'ambushes' correspond to the false testimonies and clandestine trial recorded in [[Matt-26#v3|Matthew 26:3]]-4 and 59-60. *Related to*: ### But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow. Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction that divine judgment will suddenly strike the conspirators, specifically turning their own words against them to cause their downfall. *Historical context*: This is historically linked by commentators like Matthew Henry to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. The 'tongues' that ruined them are identified with the declaration in [[Matt-27#v25|Matthew 27:25]] ('His blood be on us and on our children'), where the leaders' own words invoked the judgment that eventually led to the Roman siege and the end of the Jewish state. *Related to*: ### All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely ponder what he has done. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction that the outcome of God's judgment and the vindication of the innocent will result in universal recognition and the global proclamation of His deeds. *Historical context*: This is widely considered to be fulfilled through the global spread of the Christian Gospel (the Great Commission). The specific 'work of God'—the resurrection of Christ and the judgment of his enemies—has been declared to all nations, causing millions to ponder the divine plan as recorded in the Book of Acts and beyond. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy