Psalms 64:5
“They incourage themselues in an euill matter: they commune of laying snares priuily; they say, Who shall see them?”
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Psalms 64:5 Context
3Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bowes to shoote their arrowes, euen bitter words: 4That they may shoote in secret at the perfect: suddenly doe they shoote at him, and feare not. 5They incourage themselues in an euill matter: they commune of laying snares priuily; they say, Who shall see them? 6They search out iniquities, they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of euery one of them, and the heart, is deepe. 7But God shall shoote at them: with an arrowe, sodenly shall they be wounded.
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They encourage themselves [in] an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
- King James Version
They hold fast to themselves an evil purpose; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, "Who can see them?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them?
- American Standard Version (1901)
They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it,
- Basic English Bible
They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them?
- Darby Bible
They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who will see them?
- Webster's Bible
They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"
- World English Bible
They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, `Who doth look at it?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
(64:6) They encourage one another in an evil matter; they converse of laying snares secretly; they ask, who would see them.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible