Parallel Verses
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?'
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?"
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?"
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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 the perfect, Suddenly they shoot him, and fear not. 5 They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, 'Who doth look at it?' 6 They search out perverse things, 'We perfected a searching search,' And the inward part of man, and the heart are deep.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 10:11
He said in his heart, 'God hath forgotten, He hath hid His face, He hath never seen.'
Psalm 140:5
The proud hid a snare for me -- and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah.
Exodus 15:9
The enemy said, I pursue, I overtake; I apportion spoil; Filled is my soul with them; I draw out my sword; My hand destroyeth them: --
Numbers 22:6
and now, come, I pray thee, curse for me this people, for it is mightier than I; it may be I prevail -- we smite it -- and I cast it out from the land; for I have known -- that which thou blessest is blessed, and that which thou cursest is cursed.'
1 Samuel 23:19-23
And the Ziphites go up unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, 'Is not David hiding himself with us in fortresses, in the forest, in the height of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desolate place?
Job 22:13
And thou hast said, 'What -- hath God known? Through thickness doth He judge?
Psalm 59:7
Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords are in their lips, for 'Who heareth?'
Psalm 94:7
And they say, 'Jehovah doth not see, And the God of Jacob doth not consider.'
Psalm 124:7
Our soul as a bird hath escaped from a snare of fowlers, The snare was broken, and we have escaped.
Proverbs 1:11-14
If they say, 'Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,
Isaiah 41:6
Each his neighbour they help, And to his brother he saith, 'Be strong.'
Ezekiel 8:12
And He saith unto me, 'Hast thou seen, son of man, that which elders of the house of Israel are doing in darkness, each in the inner chambers of his imagery, for they are saying, Jehovah is not seeing us, Jehovah hath forsaken the land?'
Matthew 23:15
Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye go round the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever it may happen -- ye make him a son of gehenna twofold more than yourselves.
Matthew 26:3-4
Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, to the court of the chief priest who was called Caiaphas;
Revelation 11:10
and those dwelling upon the land shall rejoice over them, and shall make merry, and gifts they shall send to one another, because these -- the two prophets -- did torment those dwelling upon the land.'