Psalms 64:5

Psalms 64:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
• New International Version (NIV)They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares; they say, “Who will see it?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, "Who can see them?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)They encourage themselves in an evil matter; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, “Who will see them?”

Context of Psalms 64:5

3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows, 4ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear. They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say. 6They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious. 7But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.

Psalms 64:5 word by word

יְחַזְּקוּ־לָ֨מוֹ׀ דָּ֘בָ֤ר רָ֗ע יְֽ֭סַפְּרוּ לִטְמ֣וֹן מוֹקְשִׁ֑ים אָ֝מְר֗וּ מִ֣י יִרְאֶה־לָּֽמוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• They hold fastחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388
• to their evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• purposeדָּבָרdâbâr · word: deedH1697
• they speakסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
• of hidingטָמַןţâman · to hideH2934
• their snaresמוֹקֵשׁmôqêsh môqêsh · snareH4170
• Whoמִיmîy · who?H4310
• will seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• they sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Psalms 64:5

• Exodus 15:9The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
• Numbers 22:6So please come now and put a curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed.”
• Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
• Isaiah 41:6Each one helps the other and says to his brother, “Be strong!”
• Revelation 11:10And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.
• 1 Samuel 23:19Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?
• Matthew 23:15Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
• Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
• Psalms 124:7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
• Psalms 140:5The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
• Psalms 10:11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
• Psalms 59:7See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”
• Psalms 94:7They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
• Ezekiel 8:12“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”

Commentaries on Psalms 64:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5They commune of laying snares - They lay snares to entrap those whom they cannot slay by open attack or private ambush.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5They encourage themselves - literally, they strengthen themselves, or make themselves strong. That is, they take counsel; they encourage each other; they urge one another forward; they suggest to each other methods by which what they purpose may be done, and by which difficulties may be overcome. This was a part of their “secret counsel” or their consultation, Psalm 64:2. In an evil matter - Margin, as in Hebrew, speech. The reference is to their purpose…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-6These verses form a prayer for rescue from bold and powerful liars.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. A sentiment here more fully presented, by depicting their deliberate malice.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 64:5

• Infidelity
• Malice
• Speaking
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Psalms 64

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings