Psalms 64:6

wonderful in equity. Hear us, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of a sea far away.

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In The King James Version

They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

In Context

5Blessed is he whom you have chosen and taken up. He will dwell in your courts. We will be filled with the good things of your house. Holy is your temple:

7You prepare the mountains in your virtue, wrapped with power.

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Cross References

Genesis 39:15and he had heard my voice, he left behind the cloak that I held, and he fled outside.”

1 Samuel 24:9Then David also rose up after him. And departing from the cave, he cried out behind the back of Saul, saying: “My lord, the king!” And Saul looked behind him. And David, bowing himself face down to the ground, reverenced.

Psalms 5:9Lord, lead me in your justice. Because of my enemies, direct my way in your sight.

Psalms 35:11Extend your mercy before those who know you, and your justice to these, who are upright in heart.

Proverbs 20:5Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep waters. But a wise man will draw it out.

Jeremiah 17:9The heart is depraved above all things, and it is unsearchable, who can know it?

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 →

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