Psalms 64:5
They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
Psalms 64:5 in other translations
| BSB | They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say. |
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| WEB | They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, “Who will see them?” |
| ASV | They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them? |
| YLT | They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, ‘Who doth look at it?' |
| DARBY | They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them? |
| BBE | They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it, |
| Webster | They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who will see them? |
What does Psalms 64:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 64:1-6
The psalmist earnestly begs of God to preserve him from disquieting fear. The tongue is a little member, but it boasts great things. The upright man is the mark at which the wicked aim, they cannot speak peaceably either of him or to him. There is no guard against a false tongue. It is bad to do wrong, but worse to encourage ourselves and one another in it. It is a sign that the heart is hardened to the greatest…
Psalms 64:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 64:5
- Psalms 140:5
The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
- Psalms 10:11
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
- Job 22:13
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
- Ezekiel 8:12
Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath forsaken the earth.
- Psalms 94:7
Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
- Psalms 59:7
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
- Matthew 26:3-4
Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
- Isaiah 41:6
They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.
- Numbers 22:6
Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
- 1 Samuel 23:19-23
Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon? Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand. And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have compassion on me. Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly. …
- Proverbs 1:11-14
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
- Exodus 15:9
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
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Context
- Psalms 64:4
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
- Psalms 64:5
They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
- Psalms 64:6
They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
Psalms 64:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Obstinados en su inicuo designio, tratan de esconder los lazos, y dicen: ¿Quién los ha de ver? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Pour tirer de leurs cachettes contre celui qui est intègre: soudain ils tirent sur lui, et ils ne craignent pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sie stärken sich in einer bösen Sache; sie reden davon, Fallstricke zu verbergen; sie sagen: Wer wird uns sehen? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Beatus quem elegisti et assumpsisti: inhabitabit in atriis tuis. Replebimur in bonis domus tuæ; sanctum est templum tuum, |