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Psalm 64:5

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64:5They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed.9

They plan how to hide10 snares,

and boast,11 “Who will see them?”12

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Footnotes

  1. 9 Heb “they give strength to themselves, an evil matter [or “word”].”
  2. 10 Heb “they report about hiding.”
  3. 11 Heb “they say.”
  4. 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. ).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They hold fast to their evil purpose;

they talk of laying snares secretly,

thinking, “Who can see them?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They encourage each other in evil plans,

they talk about hiding their snares;

they say, “Who will see it?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They adopt an evil plan;

they talk about hiding traps and say,

“Who will see them?”

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They encourage themselves in the evil matter.

They talk of secretly laying snares.

They say, “Who will see them?”

KJV 1900King James Version

They encourage themselves in an evil matter:

They commune of laying snares privily;

They say, Who shall see them?