Psalms 64:6

Psalms 64:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
• New International Version (NIV)They plot injustice and say, “We have devised a perfect plan!” Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They search out injustice, saying, "We have accomplished a diligent search." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They devise iniquities: “We have perfected a shrewd scheme.” Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep.

Context of Psalms 64:6

4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 5They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them? They devise iniquities: We have it ready, the plan is diligently sought out. And each one's inward [thought] and heart is deep. 7But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded; 8By their own tongue they are made to fall over one another: all that see them shall flee away.

Psalms 64:6 word by word

יַֽחְפְּֽשׂוּ־עוֹלֹ֗ת תַּ֭מְנוּ חֵ֣פֶשׂ מְחֻפָּ֑שׂ וְקֶ֥רֶב אִ֝֗ישׁ וְלֵ֣ב עָמֹֽק׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 64:6

• Psalms 35:11Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they lay to my charge things which I know not.
• 1 Samuel 22:9Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
• 1 Samuel 24:9And David said to Saul, Why dost thou listen to words of men, saying, Behold, David seeks thy hurt?
• 1 Samuel 25:10And Nabal answered David's servants and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master.
• Daniel 6:4Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find a pretext against Daniel with respect to the kingdom; but they could not find any pretext or fault; inasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
• Matthew 26:59And the chief priests and the elders and the whole sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.
• John 18:29Pilate therefore went out to them and said, What accusation do ye bring against this man?
• John 19:7The Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to [our] law he ought to die, because he made himself Son of God.
• Psalms 5:9For there is no certainty in their mouth; their inward part is perversion, their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
• Proverbs 20:5Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out.
• Isaiah 29:15Woe unto them that hide deep, far from Jehovah, their counsel! And their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
• Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things, and incurable; who can know it?
• 1 Corinthians 4:5So that do not judge anything before [the] time, until the Lord shall come, who shall also both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and shall make manifest the counsels of hearts; and then shall each have [his] praise from God.

Commentaries on Psalms 64:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search - The word חפש chaphash, which is used three times, as a noun and a verb, in this sentence, signifies to strip off the clothes. "They investigate iniquities; they perfectly investigate an investigation." Most energetically translated by the old Psalter: Thai ransaked wickednesses: thai failled ransakand in ransaking. To ransack signifies to search every corner, to examine things part by part…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6They search out iniquities - They search deep; they examine plans; they rack their invention to accomplish it. The original word - חפשׂ châphaś - is a word which is used to denote the act of exploring - as when one searches for treasure, or for anything that is hidden or lost - implying a deep and close attention of the mind to the subject. So here they examined every plan, or every way which was suggested to them, by which they could hope to accomplish…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The enemies make a plan to harm the innocent without getting caught. Human beings can act with extreme evil through words, actions, or plans (Psalm 83:3; see Jeremiah 17:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. This is further evinced by their diligent efforts and deeply laid schemes.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 64:6

• Malice
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Arrow
• Attend
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• Psalms, Book of

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