New Living Translation
Psalms 64:2
2Hide me from the plots of this evil mob, from this gang of wrongdoers.
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
1O God, listen to my complaint. Protect my life from my enemies’ threats. Hide me from the plots of this evil mob, from this gang of wrongdoers. 3They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows. 4They shoot from ambush at the innocent, attacking suddenly and fearlessly.
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 27:5For he will conceal me there when troubles come; he will hide me in his sanctuary. He will place me out of reach on a high rock.
- Psalms 31:20You hide them in the shelter of your presence, safe from those who conspire against them. You shelter them in your presence, far from accusing tongues.
- Psalms 143:9Rescue me from my enemies, Lord; I run to you to hide me.
- Isaiah 32:2Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land.
- Psalms 56:6They come together to spy on me— watching my every step, eager to kill me.
- Psalms 109:2while the wicked slander me and tell lies about me.
- Genesis 4:6“Why are you so angry?” the Lord asked Cain. “Why do you look so dejected?
- 1 Samuel 23:22Go and check again to be sure of where he is staying and who has seen him there, for I know that he is very crafty.
- 2 Samuel 17:2I will catch up with him while he is weary and discouraged. He and his troops will panic, and everyone will run away. Then I will kill only the king,
- Jeremiah 11:19I was like a lamb being led to the slaughter. I had no idea that they were planning to kill me! “Let’s destroy this man and all his words,” they said. “Let’s cut him down, so his name will be forgotten forever.”
- Jeremiah 18:23Lord, you know all about their murderous plots against me. Don’t forgive their crimes and blot out their sins. Let them die before you. Deal with them in your anger.
- Matthew 26:3At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest,
- Acts 23:14They went to the leading priests and elders and told them, “We have bound ourselves with an oath to eat nothing until we have killed Paul.
- Acts 25:3They asked Festus as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem (planning to ambush and kill him on the way).
- Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the Lord and against his anointed one.
- Psalms 3:1O Lord, I have so many enemies; so many are against 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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