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Psalm 64:2-4 KJV
Psalms · chapter 64 · verses 2–4
2Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: 3Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: 4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.Psalm 64:2-4 · King James Version
Psalm 64:2-4 in context
1Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
3Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
5They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
6They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- insurrectionregesha tumultuous crowdH7285 →
- suddenlypithʼôwminstantlyH6597 →
- counselçôwda sessionH5475 →
- workerspâʻalto do or make , especially to practiseH6466 →
- perfecttâmcompleteH8535 →
- wickedrâʻaʻproperly, to spoilH7489 →
- tonguelâshôwnthe tongue , used literally , and figurativelyH3956 →
- arrowschêtsproperly, a piercerH2671 →
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David, in these verses, puts in before God a representation of his own danger and of his enemies' character, to enforce his petition that God would protect him and punish them. I. He earnestly begs of God to preserve him (Psa 64:1, Psa 64:2): Hear my voice, O God! in my prayer;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6