Psalms 64:5New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— They hold fast to themselves an evil purpose; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, “Who can see them?”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— They encourage themselves [in] an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them?
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— They encourage themselves [in] an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who will see them?
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them?
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— They strengthen for them a wicked word, They talk of hiding snares, They have said, Who can see them?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, 'Who doth look at it?'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— They will shoot at him on a sudden, and will not fear: they are resolute in wickedness. They have talked of hiding snares; they have said: Who shall see them?
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— They encourage themselues in a wicked purpose: they commune together to lay snares priuilie, and say, Who shall see them?
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— They incourage themselues [in] an euill matter: they commune of laying snares priuily; they say, Who shall see them?
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— They encourage themselves with evil speech; they plan to hide snares; they say, Who shall see us?
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— They have set up for themselves an evil matter, they have given counsel to hide snares; they have said, Who shall see them?
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— They encourage themselves [in] an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? |
They encourage
2388 {2388} Primeחָזַקchazaq{khaw-zak'}
A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence to seize, be strong (figuratively courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.
z8762 <8762> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 2447
themselves [ in] an evil
7451 {7451} Primeרָעra`{rah}
From H7489; bad or (as noun) evil (naturally or morally). This includes the second (feminine) form; as adjective or noun.
matter:
1697 {1697} Primeדָּבָרdabar{daw-baw'}
From H1696; a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially a cause.
they commune
5608 {5608} Primeסָפַרcaphar{saw-far'}
A primitive root; properly to score with a mark as a tally or record, that is, (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively to recount, that is, celebrate.
z8762 <8762> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 2447
of laying
y2934 [2934] Standardטָמַןtaman{taw-man'}
A primitive root; to hide (by covering over).
z0 <0000> Grammar
The original word in the Greek or Hebrew is translated by more than one word in the English. The English translation is separated by one or more other words from the original.
snares
y4170 [4170] Standardמוֹקֵשׁmowqesh{mo-kashe'}
From H3369; a noose (for catching animals), (literally or figuratively); by implication a hook (for the nose).
privily;
2934 {2934} Primeטָמַןtaman{taw-man'}
A primitive root; to hide (by covering over).
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
x4170 (4170) Complementמוֹקֵשׁmowqesh{mo-kashe'}
From H3369; a noose (for catching animals), (literally or figuratively); by implication a hook (for the nose).
they say,
559 {0559} Primeאָמַר'amar{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
Who
x4310 (4310) Complementמִיmiy{me}
An interrogitive pronoun of persons, as H4100 is of things, who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.
shall see
7200 {7200} Primeרָאָהra'ah{raw-aw'}
A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitively, intransitively and causatively).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
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Psalms 64:5
_ _ A sentiment here more fully presented, by depicting their deliberate malice. |
Psalms 64:5
They (f) encourage themselves [in] an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
(f) The more the wicked set God's children in misery, the more bold and impudent are they in oppressing them. |
- encourage:
Exodus 15:9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Numbers 22:6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they [are] too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, [that] we may smite them, and [that] I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest [is] blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
Proverbs 1:11-14 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: ... Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
Isaiah 41:6 They helped every one his neighbour; and [every one] said to his brother, Be of good courage.
Revelation 11:10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
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1 Samuel 23:19-23 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which [is] on the south of Jeshimon? ... See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
Matthew 23:15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
Matthew 26:3-4 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, ... And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill [him].
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- of laying snares:
- Heb. to hide snares,
Psalms 124:7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Psalms 140:5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
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- Who:
Psalms 10:11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see [it].
Psalms 59:7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords [are] in their lips: for who, [say they], doth hear?
Psalms 94:7 Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard [it].
Ezekiel 8:12 Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.
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