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 have sharpened their tongue like a sword. They aimed bitter speech as their arrow, 4To shoot from concealment at the blameless; Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear. They hold fast to themselves an evil purpose; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, “Who can see them?” 6They devise injustices, saying, “We are ready with a well-conceived plot”; For the inward thought and the heart of a man are deep. 7But God will shoot at them with an arrow; 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

• holdחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• to themselves an evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• purposeדָּבָרdâbâr · word: deedH1697
• talkסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
• layingטָמַןţâman · to hideH2934
• snaresמוֹקֵשׁmôqêsh môqêsh · snareH4170
• They sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Whoמִיmîy · who?H4310
• can seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200

Cross-references for Psalms 64:5

• Exodus 15:9The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be gratified against them; I will draw out my sword, my hand will destroy them.’
• Numbers 22:6Now, therefore, please come, curse this people for me since 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 he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”
• Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us ambush the innocent without cause;
• Isaiah 41:6Each one helps his neighbor And says to his brother, “Be strong!”
• Revelation 11:10And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate; and they will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.
• 1 Samuel 23:19Then Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
• Matthew 23:15“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.
• Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, named Caiaphas;
• Psalms 124:7Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper; The snare is broken and we have escaped.
• Psalms 140:5The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah.
• Psalms 10:11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”
• Psalms 59:7Behold, they belch forth with their mouth; Swords are in their lips, For, they say, “Who hears?”
• Psalms 94:7They have said, “The Lord does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed.”
• Ezekiel 8:12Then He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are committing in the dark, each man in the room of his carved images? For they say, ‘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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• Matter
• 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