Psalms 64:2
Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
King James Version
In Context
1Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
3Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Cross References
Genesis 4:6And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
2 Samuel 17:2And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:
Psalms 3:1LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.
Psalms 31:20Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
Psalms 59:2Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
Psalms 143:9Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
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 →