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Psalms 64:4

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— To shoot from concealment at the blameless; Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— To shoot, in secret places, at the blameless one, Suddenly they shoot at him, and fear not.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— To shoot in secret places the perfect, Suddenly they shoot him, and fear not.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— To shoot in secret the undefiled.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— To shoote at the vpright in secrete: they shoote at him suddenly, and feare not.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— That they may shoote in secret at the perfect: suddenly doe they shoote at him, and feare not.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— That they may shoot in secret at the innocent; suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— to shoot in secret at the blameless; they will shoot him suddenly, and will not fear.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
That they may shoot 3384
{3384} Prime
יָרָה
yarah
{yaw-raw'}
A primitive root; properly to flow as water (that is, to rain); transitively to lay or throw (especially an arrow, that is, to shoot); figuratively to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach.
z8800
<8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 4888
in secret 4565
{4565} Prime
מִסְתָּר
mictar
{mis-tawr'}
From H5641; properly a concealer, that is, a covert.
at the perfect: 8535
{8535} Prime
תָּם
tam
{tawm}
From H8552; complete; usually (morally) pious; specifically gentle, dear.
suddenly 6597
{6597} Prime
פִּתְאוֹם
pith'owm
{pith-ome'}
From H6621; instantly.
do they shoot 3384
{3384} Prime
יָרָה
yarah
{yaw-raw'}
A primitive root; properly to flow as water (that is, to rain); transitively to lay or throw (especially an arrow, that is, to shoot); figuratively to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach.
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
at him, and fear 3372
{3372} Prime
יָרֵא
yare'
{yaw-ray'}
A primitive root; to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
not. x3808
(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 64:3-4.


Psalms 64:4

_ _ the perfect — one innocent of the charges made (Psalms 18:23).

_ _ fear not — (Psalms 55:19), not regarding God.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 64:1-6.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Psalms 64:4

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and (e) fear not.

(e) To be without fear of God and reverence of man, is a sign of reprobation.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
shoot:

Psalms 10:8-9 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor. ... He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
Nehemiah 4:11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
Habakkuk 3:14 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing [was] as to devour the poor secretly.

the perfect:

Psalms 59:3-4 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not [for] my transgression, nor [for] my sin, O LORD. ... They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: awake to help me, and behold.
John 19:6 When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify [him], crucify [him]. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify [him]: for I find no fault in him.
1 Peter 2:22-23 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: ... Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously:

suddenly:

Psalms 64:7 But God shall shoot at them [with] an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
1 Samuel 18:11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall [with it]. And David avoided out of his presence twice.
1 Samuel 19:10 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
2 Samuel 15:14 And David said unto all his servants that [were] with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not [else] escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

1S 18:11; 19:10. 2S 15:14. Ne 4:11. Ps 10:8; 59:3; 64:7. Hab 3:14. Jn 19:6. 1P 2:22.

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