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Psalms 64:5

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

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ASV

They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them?

KJV

They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יְחַזְּקוּ־ye.cha.ze.ku-they strengthenH2388 →
לָ֨מוֹ׀la.mofor <the> themselves
דָּ֘בָ֤רda.Vara matterH1697 →
רָ֗עRa'evilH7451 →
יְֽ֭סַפְּרוּYe.sa.pe.ruthey speakH5608 →
לִטְמ֣וֹןlit.Monto hideH2934 →
מוֹקְשִׁ֑יםmok.ShimsnaresH4170 →
אָ֝מְר֗וּ'a.me.Ruthey sayH559 →
מִ֣יmiwho?H4310 →
יִרְאֶה־yir.'eh-will he seeH7200 →
לָּֽמוֹ׃la.mo<to> <the> them

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Jeremiah 5:26For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.Psalms 140:5The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. SelahPsalms 10:11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.Ezekiel 8:12“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”Job 22:13Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?Psalms 94:7They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”Psalms 59:7See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”Genesis 11:3And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.Isaiah 47:10You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’Jeremiah 36:24Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments.Exodus 15:9The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’Proverbs 1:11–14If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,1 Samuel 23:19–23Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?Isaiah 41:6Each one helps the other and says to his brother, “Be strong!”Psalms 124:7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.Matthew 26:3–4At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,Numbers 22:6So please come now and put a curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed.”

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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