Psalm 64:2–5
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64:2Hide me from the plots of evil men,
from the crowd of evildoers.4
64:3They5 sharpen their tongues like a sword;
they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,6
64:4in order to shoot down the innocent7 in secluded places.
They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.8
64:5They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed.9
They plan how to hide10 snares,
Footnotes
- 4 Heb “workers of wickedness.”
- 5 Heb “who.” A new sentence was started here in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- 6 Heb “a bitter word.”
- 7 The psalmist uses the singular because he is referring to himself here as representative of a larger group.
- 8 Heb “and are unafraid.” The words “of retaliation” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
- 9 Heb “they give strength to themselves, an evil matter [or “word”].”
- 10 Heb “they report about hiding.”
- 11 Heb “they say.”
- 12 If this is a direct quotation (cf. , ), the pronoun “them” refers to the snares mentioned in the previous line. If it is an indirect quotation, then the pronoun may refer to the enemies themselves (cf. , which is ambiguous). Some translations retain the direct quotation but alter the pronoun to “us,” referring clearly to the enemies (cf. ).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,
from the throng of evildoers,
who whet their tongues like swords,
who aim bitter words like arrows,
shooting from ambush at the blameless,
shooting at him suddenly and without fear.
They hold fast to their evil purpose;
they talk of laying snares secretly,
thinking, “Who can see them?”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
from the plots of evildoers.
They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.
They shoot from ambush at the innocent;
they shoot suddenly, without fear.
They encourage each other in evil plans,
they talk about hiding their snares;
they say, “Who will see it?”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,
from the mob of evildoers,
who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,
shooting from concealed places at the blameless.
They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.
They adopt an evil plan;
they talk about hiding traps and say,
“Who will see them?”
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NLTNew Living Translation
Hide me from the plots of this evil mob,
from this gang of wrongdoers.
They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim their bitter words like arrows.
They shoot from ambush at the innocent,
attacking suddenly and fearlessly.
They encourage each other to do evil
and plan how to set their traps in secret.
“Who will ever notice?” they ask.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Hide me from the secret plots of evildoers,
from the unrest of those who do iniquity,
who sharpen their tongue like a sword.
They bend their bow to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
to shoot from their hiding places at the blameless.
Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.
They encourage themselves in the evil matter.
They talk of secretly laying snares.
They say, “Who will see them?”
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KJV 1900King James Version
Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked;
From the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
Who whet their tongue like a sword,
And bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect:
Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
They encourage themselves in an evil matter:
They commune of laying snares privily;
They say, Who shall see them?
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