Psalm 64:2–5
2 Hide me from bthe secret counsel of the wicked;
From bthe insurrection of bbthe workers of iniquity:
3 cWho whet their tongue like a sword,
And dbend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
4 eThat they may shoot fin secret at the perfect:
Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fffear not.
5 gThey encourage themselves in an evil ||matter:
They commune †of laying snares privily;
hThey say, Who shall see them?
Psalm 64:2–5 — The New International Version (NIV)
2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
from the plots of evildoers.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent;
they shoot suddenly, without fear.
5 They encourage each other in evil plans,
they talk about hiding their snares;
they say, “Who will see it?”
Psalm 64:2–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)
2 Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,
from the throng of evildoers,
3 who whet their tongues like swords,
who aim bitter words like arrows,
4 shooting from ambush at the blameless,
shooting at him suddenly and without fear.
5 They hold fast to their evil purpose;
they talk of laying snares secretly,
thinking, “Who can see them?”
Psalm 64:2–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)
2 Hide me from the plots of this evil mob,
from this gang of wrongdoers.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim their bitter words like arrows.
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent,
attacking suddenly and fearlessly.
5 They encourage each other to do evil
and plan how to set their traps in secret.
“Who will ever notice?” they ask.
Psalm 64:2–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
2 Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,
From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity,
3 Who sharpen their tongue like a sword,
And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
4 That they may shoot in secret at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.
5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter;
They talk of laying snares secretly;
They say, “Who will see them?”
Psalm 64:2–5 — New Century Version (NCV)
2 Hide me from those who plan wicked things,
from that gang who does evil.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords
and shoot bitter words like arrows.
4 From their hiding places they shoot at innocent people;
they shoot suddenly and are not afraid.
5 They encourage each other to do wrong.
They talk about setting traps,
thinking no one will see them.
Psalm 64:2–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers,
From the tumult of the workers of iniquity;
3 Who have whet their tongue like a sword,
And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,
4 That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect:
Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
5 They encourage themselves in an evil purpose;
They commune of laying snares privily;
They say, Who will see them?
Psalm 64:2–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous crowd of the workers of iniquity, 3 Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a bitter word; 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 concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them?
Psalm 64:2–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
2 Hide me from the secret plots of criminals,
from the mob of troublemakers.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords.
They aim bitter words like arrows
4 to shoot at innocent people from their hiding places.
They shoot at them suddenly, without any fear.
5 They encourage one another in their evil plans.
They talk about setting traps and say,
“Who can see them?”
Psalm 64:2–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
2 Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,
from the mob of evildoers,
3 who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,
4 shooting from concealed places at the innocent.
They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.
5 They encourage each other in an evil plan;
they talk about hiding traps and say,
“Who will see them?”
Psalm 64:2–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
2 Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,
from the scheming of evildoers,
3 who whet their tongues like swords,
who aim bitter words like arrows,
4 shooting from ambush at the blameless;
they shoot suddenly and without fear.
5 They hold fast to their evil purpose;
they talk of laying snares secretly,
thinking, “Who can see us?
Psalm 64:2–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
2 Hide me from the secret plots of evildoers,
from the unrest of those who do iniquity,
3 who sharpen their tongue like a sword.
They bend their bow to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
4 to shoot from their hiding places at the blameless.
Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.
5 They encourage themselves in the evil matter.
They talk of secretly laying snares.
They say, “Who will see them?”
Psalm 64:2–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
2 Hide me from those who make evil plans against me.
Hide me from that crowd of people who are doing evil.
3 They make their tongues like sharp swords.
They aim their words like deadly arrows.
4 They shoot from their hiding places at people who aren’t guilty of doing anything wrong.
They shoot quickly. They aren’t afraid of being caught.
5 They help each other make evil plans.
They talk about hiding their traps.
They say, “Who can see what we are doing?”
Psalm 64:2–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers,
From the tumult of those who do iniquity,
3 Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,
4 To shoot from concealment at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and do not fear.
5 They hold fast to themselves an evil purpose;
They talk of laying snares secretly;
They say, “Who can see them?”