Psalms 64:2
Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumult of the workers of iniquity,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
In Context
1Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
3who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,
Cross References
Genesis 4:6And LORD said to Cain, Why are thou angry? And why has thy countenance fallen?
2 Samuel 17:2And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid. And all the people who are with him shall flee. And I will only smite the king,
Psalms 3:1LORD, how my adversaries are increased! Many are those who rise up against me.
Psalms 31:20In the covert of thy presence thou will hide them from the plotting of man. Thou will keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
Psalms 59:2Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from the bloodthirsty men.
Psalms 143:9Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies. I flee to thee to hide me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 64:2-7
Malice of David's Enemies. 1 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. 2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: 3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: 4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? 6… Read the whole commentary →