Psalms 64:6 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 64:6

They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.

BSB

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ASV

They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, say they, a diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep.

KJV

They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

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Commentary

1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 3 (1872)

They search out iniquities. Diligently they consider, invent, devise, and seek for wicked plans to wreak their malice. These are no common villains, but explorers in iniquity, inventors and concoctors of evil. Sad indeed it is that to ruin a good man the evil disposed will often show as much avidity as if they were searching after treasure. The Inquisition could display instruments of torture, revealing as much skill as the machinery of our modern exhibitions.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
יַֽחְפְּֽשׂוּ־	yach.pe.su-	they plot	H2664 →
עוֹלֹ֗ת	o.Lot	injustice<s>	H5766 →
תַּ֭מְנוּ	Tam.nu	we have finished	H8552 →
חֵ֣פֶשׂ	Che.fes	a plot	H2665 →
מְחֻפָּ֑שׂ	me.chu.Pas	plotted	H2664 →
וְקֶ֥רֶב	ve.Ke.rev	and [the] inner being of	H7130 →
אִ֝֗ישׁ	'Ish	a person	H376 →
וְלֵ֣ב	ve.Lev	and [the] heart	H3820 →
עָמֹֽק׃	'a.Mok	[is] deep	H6013 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each…
leads to
- James 5:7
  Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10
  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
- 1 Corinthians 3:13
  his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
- Hebrews 4:13
  Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
- Romans 2:16
  on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
Through
Isaiah 29:15
Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”
leads to
- 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…
- Isaiah 47:10
  You 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.’
Through
Psalms 5:9
For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
leads to
- Romans 3:13
  “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

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

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Where the connections lead

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