Psalms 64:4
The words of transgressors have overpowered us; but do thou pardon our sins.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
In Context
3Hear my prayer; to thee all flesh shall come.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:10And Saul sought + 19:10 Gr. to strike the spear into David.to smite David with the spear; and David withdrew suddenly from the presence of Saul; and he drove the spear into the wall; and David retreated and escaped.
Nehemiah 4:11And they that afflicted us said, They shall not know, and they shall not see, until we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
Psalms 11:2Save me, O Lord; for the godly man has failed; for + 11:2 Gr. truths are become rare.truth is diminished from among the children of men.
Psalms 59:3O God, thou hast rejected and destroyed us; thou hast been angry, yet hast pitied us.
Habakkuk 3:14Thou didst cut asunder the heads of princes with amazement, they shall tremble in it; they shall burst their bridles, they shall be as a poor man devouring in secret.
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 →