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Psalm 64:5–6

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5They encourage themselves in the evil matter.

They talk of secretly laying snares.

They say, “Who will see them?”

6They carefully plote injustices saying,

“We have perfected the perfect plot!”f

Both the inner thoughtg and heart of a man are deep.

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Footnotes

  1. eLiterally “They search out”
  2. fLiterally “a plotted plot”
  3. gLiterally “inward part”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They hold fast to their evil purpose;

they talk of laying snares secretly,

thinking, “Who can see them?”

They search out injustice,

saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.”

For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They encourage each other in evil plans,

they talk about hiding their snares;

they say, “Who will see it?”

They plot injustice and say,

“We have devised a perfect plan!”

Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They adopt an evil plan;

they talk about hiding traps and say,

“Who will see them?”

They devise crimes and say,

“We have perfected a secret plan.”

The inner man and the heart are mysterious.

NLTNew Living Translation

They encourage each other to do evil

and plan how to set their traps in secret.

“Who will ever notice?” they ask.

As they plot their crimes, they say,

“We have devised the perfect plan!”

Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning.

KJV 1900King James Version

They encourage themselves in an evil matter:

They commune of laying snares privily;

They say, Who shall see them?

They search out iniquities;

They accomplish a diligent search:

Both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.