Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
They strengthen for them a wicked word, They talk of hiding snares, They have said, Who can see them?
New American Standard Bible
They
They say, “
King James Version
They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
Holman Bible
they talk about hiding traps and say,
“Who will see them?”
International Standard Version
They concoct an evil scheme for themselves; they enumerate their hidden snares; they say, "Who will see them?"
A Conservative Version
They encourage themselves in an evil purpose. They converse of laying snares secretly. They say, Who will see them?
American Standard Version
They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them?
Amplified
They encourage themselves in [their pursuit of] an evil agenda;
They talk of laying snares secretly;
They say, “Who will discover us?”
Bible in Basic English
They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it,
Darby Translation
They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them?
Julia Smith Translation
They will strengthen to themselves an evil word: they will recount to hide snares; they said, Who shall see them
King James 2000
They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they talk of laying snares secretly; they say, Who shall see them?
Lexham Expanded Bible
They encourage themselves [in the] evil matter. They talk of secretly laying snares. They say, "Who will see them?"
Modern King James verseion
They encourage themselves in an evil plan; they talk of laying snares secretly; they say, Who shall see them?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They have devised mischief, and communed among themselves how they may lay snares. "Tush," say they, "Who shall see them?"
NET Bible
They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast, "Who will see them?"
New Heart English Bible
They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"
Webster
They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who will see them?
World English Bible
They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"
Youngs Literal Translation
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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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 64:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Protection From Evildoers
4 To shoot, in secret places, at the blameless one, Suddenly they shoot at him, and fear not. 5 They strengthen for them a wicked word, They talk of hiding snares, They have said, Who can see them? 6 They devise perverse things, They have completed the device well devised, Both the intent of each one, and the mind, are unsearchable.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 10:11
He hath said in his heart, GOD hath forgotten, - He hath veiled his face, Oh he hath never seen!
Psalm 140:5
The proud have hidden a snare for me, and, cords, have they spread as a net beside the track, Snares, have they set for me. Selah.
Exodus 15:9
Said the fee - I will pursue - overtake divide spoil, - Take her fill of them - shall my soul, I will bare my sword, root them out - shall my hand.
Numbers 22:6
Now, therefore, do come, I pray thee curse me this people. For stronger, he is than I, If peradventure I prevail, we shall smite him, That I may drive him out of the land, - For I know that, he whom thou dost bless, is to be blessed, And the whom thou dost curse, is to be cursed.
1 Samuel 23:19-23
Then came up the Ziphites unto Saul in Gibeah, saying, - Is not David hiding himself with us, in the strongholds in the thicket, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the right of Jeshimon?
Job 22:13
Wilt thou say then, What doth GOD know? Out through a thick cloud, can he judge?
Psalm 59:7
Lo! they belch forth with their mouth, Swords, are in their lips, For say they , Who doth hear?
Psalm 94:7
Yet have they said - Yah, doth not see, The God of Jacob, doth not understand.
Psalm 124:7
Our soul, as a bird, hath escaped from the snare of the fowlers, The snare, is broken, and, we, are escaped:
Proverbs 1:11-14
If they say - Come with us, - Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us watch in secret for him who is needlessly innocent;
Isaiah 41:6
Every man, to his neighbour, giveth help, - And to his brother, saith Take courage!
Ezekiel 8:12
Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen Son of man what the elders of the house of Israel, are doing in the dark, every man in his image-chambers? for they are saying - Yahweh doth not see us! Yahweh hath forsaken the land!
Matthew 23:15
Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: because ye compass sea and dry land, to make one convert - and, when it is done, ye make him a son of gehenna, twofold more than ye.
Matthew 26:3-4
Then, were gathered together, the High-priests and the Elders of the people, into the court of the High-priest who was called Caiaphas;
Revelation 11:10
And, they who are dwelling upon the earth, rejoice over them, and make merry, and, gifts, will they send one to another, - because, these two prophets, tormented them that were dwelling upon the earth.