Psalms Chapter 64 verse 5 Holy Bible
They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them?
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They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it,
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They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them?
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They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
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That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
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They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"
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They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, `Who doth look at it?'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - They encourage themselves in an evil matter; or, in an evil scheme - the plan of making David unpopular, and then raising the standard of open revolt against him (2 Samuel 15:1-12). They commune of laying snares privily. The ungodly continually set traps for the righteous, who are so simple that they often fall into them. We do not know the exact proceedings of his enemies against David at the time, the narrative of 2 Samuel 15 being so brief; but it was probably by some trickery that David was induced to quit the stronghold of Jerusalem, and so yield the seat of government, and many other advantages, to his rival. They say, Who shall see them? (comp. Psalm 10:11; Psalm 59:7; Psalm 94:7). It is an inveterate folly for men to imagine, either that God will not see their actions, or that he will pay no heed to them. A spurious humility is brought into play in the latter case - How can it be supposed that God will note the doings of such worms as men?
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) They encourage themselves.--Literally, they strengthen for themselves an evil thing (or "word," margin, LXX., and Vulg.,) which evidently means that they take their measures carefully, and are prepared to carry them out resolutely.They commune . . .--Better, they calculate how they may lay snares privily. The conspirators carefully and in secret go over every detail of their plot.Who shall see them?--Literally, who shall look to them? which seems at first glance to mean, "who will see the snares?" but this is weak. It may be equivalent to, "who is likely to see us?" the question being put indirectly. But in 1Samuel 16:7, the expression, "looketh on," implies "regard for," which may possibly be the meaning here, "who careth for them?"
