Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
They will strengthen to themselves an evil word: they will recount to hide snares; they said, Who shall 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?
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?"
The Emphasized Bible
They strengthen for them a wicked word, They talk of hiding snares, They have said, Who can 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 down the blameless one in secret things: suddenly they will shoot, and they will not be afraid. 5 They will strengthen to themselves an evil word: they will recount to hide snares; they said, Who shall see them 6 They will search out iniquities; they completed a search searched out: and a man drew near, and a deep heart.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 10:11
Saying in his heart, God forgat: he hid his face; not seeing forever.
Psalm 140:5
The proud hid a snare for me, and cords; they spread a net at the hand of the way; they set snares for me. Silence.
Exodus 15:9
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will enclose, I will divide the spoil: my soul shall be filled with them: I will draw out my sword, my hand shall dispossess them.
Numbers 22:6
And now, come now, curse to me this people, for he is strong above me: perhaps I shall be able to strike upon him, and drive him out of the land, for I know whom thou shalt praise is praised, and whom thou shalt curse, shall be cursed.
1 Samuel 23:19-23
And the Ziphites will go up to Saul to the hill, saying, Is not David hiding with us in the fastnesses in the thicket, in the hill of Hachilah, which is from the right of the desert?
Job 22:13
And thou saidst How shall God know? Shall he judge in the cloud of darkness?
Psalm 59:7
Behold, they will gush out with their mouth: swords in their lips: for who heard?
Psalm 94:7
And they will say Jah will not see, and the God of Jacob will not understand.
Psalm 124:7
Our soul as a sparrow was delivered from the snare of the fowlers: the snare was broken and we were delivered.
Proverbs 1:11-14
If they shall say, Go with us, we will lie in wait for blood, we will hide for the innocent gratuitously;
Isaiah 41:6
They will help a man his neighbor, and he will say to his brother, Be strong.
Ezekiel 8:12
And he said to me, Sawest, thou son of man, what the old men of the house of Israel are doing in darkness, a man in the chambers of his images? for they are saying, Jehovah sees us not; Jehovah forsook the earth.
Matthew 23:15
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees hypocrites! for ye go about sea and dry land to make one proselyte, and when he should become, ye make him the son of hell, twofold more than you.
Matthew 26:3-4
Then were gathered together the chief priests, and scribes, and the more ancient of the people, into the court-yard of the chief priest, called Caliaphas,
Revelation 11:10
And they dwelling upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and shall be gladdened, and shall send gifts to one another; for these two prophets tortured them dwelling upon the earth.