God’s Word Translation
Psalms 64:2
2Hide me from the secret plots of criminals, from the mob of troublemakers.
Psalms 64:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
- New International Version (NIV)Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the plots of evildoers.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the throng of evildoers,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity,
Context of Psalms 64:2
1Hear my voice, O God, when I complain. Protect my life from a terrifying enemy. Hide me from the secret plots of criminals, from the mob of troublemakers. 3They sharpen their tongues like swords. They aim bitter words like arrows 4to shoot at innocent people from their hiding places. They shoot at them suddenly, without any fear.
Read all of Psalms 64Psalms 64:2 word by word
תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי מִסּ֣וֹד מְרֵעִ֑ים מֵ֝רִגְשַׁ֗ת פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 64:2
- Psalms 27:5He hides me in his shelter when there is trouble. He keeps me hidden in his tent. He sets me high on a rock.
- Psalms 31:20You hide them in the secret place of your presence from those who scheme against them. You keep them in a shelter, safe from quarrelsome tongues.
- Psalms 143:9Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord. I come to you for protection.
- Isaiah 32:2Then each ruler will be like a shelter from the wind and a hiding place from the rain. They will be like streams on parched ground and the shade of a large rock in a weary land.
- Psalms 56:6They attack, and then they hide. They watch my every step as they wait to take my life.
- Psalms 109:2Wicked and deceitful people have opened their mouths against me. They speak against me with lying tongues.
- Genesis 4:6Then the Lord asked Cain, “Why are you angry, and why do you look disappointed?
- 1 Samuel 23:22Please make more plans, and watch where he goes. Who has seen him there? I’m told he’s very clever.
- 2 Samuel 17:2I’ll attack him while he’s tired and weak, and I’ll cause him to panic. All the people with him will flee, but I’ll kill only him.
- Jeremiah 11:19I was like a trusting lamb brought to the slaughter. I didn’t know that they were plotting against me. They were saying, “Let’s destroy the tree with its fruit. Let’s cut Jeremiah off from this world of the living so that we won’t be reminded of him anymore.”
- Jeremiah 18:23But you, O Lord, know that they plan to kill me. Don’t forgive their crimes. Don’t wipe their sins out of your sight. Make them stumble in your presence. Deal with them when you get angry.
- Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the leaders of the people gathered in the palace of the chief priest Caiaphas.
- Acts 23:14They went to the chief priests and leaders ⌞of the people⌟ and said, “We’ve asked God to curse us if we taste any food before we’ve killed Paul.
- Acts 25:3Festus to do them the favor of having Paul brought to Jerusalem. The Jews had a plan to ambush and kill Paul as he traveled to Jerusalem.
- Psalms 2:2Kings take their stands. Rulers make plans together against the Lord and against his Messiah by saying,
- Psalms 3:1O Lord, look how my enemies have increased! Many are attacking me.
Commentaries on Psalms 64:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Hide me from the secret counsel - They plotted his destruction, and then formed insurrections in order to accomplish it. Workers of iniquity - Those who made sin their labor, their daily employment; it was their occupation and trade. It is supposed that by this title the Babylonians are intended. See Psalm 6:3; Psalm 14:4; Psalm 36:12; Psalm 53:4; Psalm 59:2.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Hide me - Or, more literally, thou wilt hide me. There is both an implied prayer that this might be done, and a confident belief that it would be done. The idea is, Protect me; guard me; make me safe - as one is who is hidden or concealed so that his enemies cannot find him. From the secret counsel - The word used here - סוד sôd - means properly couch, cushion; and then, a divan, a circle of friends sitting together on couches for familiar conversation…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. 22. insurrection--literally, "uproar," noisy assaults, as well as their secret counsels.Read the comment
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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
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