Psalms 64:5

They encourage themselues in a wicked purpose: they commune together to lay snares priuilie, and say, Who shall see them?

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

In Context

4To shoote at the vpright in secrete: they shoote at him suddenly, and feare not.

6They haue sought out iniquities, and haue accomplished that which they sought out, euen euery one his secret thoughtes, and the depth of his heart.

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Cross References

Exodus 15:9The enemie sayd, I wil pursue, I wil ouertake them, I will deuide the spoyle, my lust shall bee satisfied vpon them, I will drawe my sworde, mine hand shall destroy them.

Judges 20:22And the people, the men of Israel plucked vp their hearts, and set their battel againe in aray in the place where they put them in aray the first day.

Job 22:13But thou sayest, How should God know? can he iudge through the darke cloude?

Psalms 59:7Behold, they brag in their talke, and swords are in their lips: for, Who, say they, doeth heare?

Psalms 124:7Our soule is escaped, euen as a bird out of the snare of the foulers: the snare is broken, and we are deliuered.

Proverbs 1:11If they say, Come with vs, we will lay waite for blood, and lie priuilie for the innocent without a cause:

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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