Psalms 64:5
They prepare themselves for an evil deed; They commune of laying secret snares: “Who,” say they, “will see them?”
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4To shoot in secret at the upright; Suddenly do they shoot at him without fear.
Cross References
Job 22:13Hence thou sayest, “What doth God know? Can he govern behind the thick darkness?
Psalms 59:7Behold! with their mouths they belch out malice; Swords are upon their lips; “For who,” say they, “will hear?”
Psalms 124:7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us lurk secretly for him who is innocent in vain;
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 →