Psalms 64:2
Praise becomes thee, O God, in Sion; and to thee shall the vow be performed.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
In Context
1For the end, a Psalm and Song of David.
3Hear my prayer; to thee all flesh shall come.
Cross References
Genesis 4:6And the Lord God said to Cain, Why art thou become very sorrowful and why is thy countenance fallen?
2 Samuel 17:2and I will come upon him when he is weary and weak-handed, and I will strike him with terror; and all the people with him shall flee, and I will smite the king only of all.
Psalms 3:1A Psalm of David, when he fled from the presence of his son Abessalom.
Psalms 59:2when he had burned Mesopotamia of Syria, and Syria Sobal, and Joab had returned and smitten in the valley of salt twelve thousand.
Psalms 143:9O God, I will sing a new song to thee: I will play to thee on a psaltery of ten strings.
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 →