Psalms 64:2
Hide me from villains who secretly plot, from the blustering throng of the workers of evil,
Open English Bible (US)
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, O my God, the voice of my lament: guard my life from the dread of the foe.
3who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, and aimed bitter words like arrows,
Cross References
Genesis 4:6So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry and why do you scowl?
Psalms 3:1How many, Lord, are my foes! Those who rise up against me are many.
Psalms 31:20In your sheltering wings you hide them from plottings of people, you keep them safe in a bower from the chiding of tongues.
Psalms 59:2Save me from those who do wrong, save me from the bloodthirsty.
Psalms 143:9Save me, O Lord, from my foes: for to you I have fled for refuge.
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 →