Psalm 64:5
Strong's Lexicon
They hold fast
יְחַזְּקוּ־ (yə·ḥaz·zə·qū-)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2388: 1) to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, grow strong 1a1a) to prevail, prevail upon 1a1b) to be firm, be caught fast, be secure 1a1c) to press, be urgent 1a1d) to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense) 1a1e) to be severe, be grievous 1a2) to strengthen 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make strong 1b2) to restore to strength, give strength 1b3) to strengthen, sustain, encourage 1b4) to make strong, make bold, encourage 1b5) to make firm 1b6) to make rigid, make hard 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make strong, strengthen 1c2) to make firm 1c3) to display strength 1c4) to make severe 1c5) to support 1c6) to repair 1c7) to prevail, prevail upon 1c8) to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support 1c9) to hold, contain 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to strengthen oneself 1d2) to put forth strength, use one's strength 1d3) to withstand 1d4) to hold strongly with

to their evil
רָ֗ע (rā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions n m 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 2a) evil, distress, adversity 2b) evil, injury, wrong 2c) evil (ethical) n f 3) evil, misery, distress, injury 3a) evil, misery, distress 3b) evil, injury, wrong 3c) evil (ethical)

purpose;
דָּ֘בָ֤ר (dā·ḇār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1697: 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

they speak
יְֽ֭סַפְּרוּ (yə·sap·pə·rū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5608: v 1) to count, recount, relate 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to count (things) 1a2) to number, take account of, reckon 1b) (Niphal) to be counted, be numbered 1c) (Piel) to recount, rehearse, declare 1c1) to recount (something), rehearse 1c2) to talk 1c3) to count exactly or accurately 1d) (Pual) to be recounted, be rehearsed, be related n m 2) enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe 2a) enumerator, muster-officer, secretary 2b) learned man, scribe

of hiding
לִטְמ֣וֹן (liṭ·mō·wn)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 2934: 1) to hide, conceal, bury 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hide 1a2) hiding, concealing, secretly laying (participle) 1a3) darkness (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to hide oneself 1c) (Hiphil) to hide

their snares.
מוֹקְשִׁ֑ים (mō·wq·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4170: 1) bait, lure, snare

“Who
מִ֣י ()
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4310: 1) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

will see
יִרְאֶה־ (yir·’eh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

them ?”
לָּֽמוֹ׃ (lā·mōw)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew :

they say.
אָ֝מְר֗וּ (’ā·mə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

Young's Literal Translation
They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, ‘Who doth look at it?’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They encourage each other in an evil plan; they talk about hiding traps and say,“ Who will see them? ”

New American Standard Bible
They hold fast to themselves an evil purpose; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, "Who can see them?"

King James Bible
They encourage themselves [in] an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares; they say, "Who will see it?"

New Living Translation
They encourage each other to do evil and plan how to set their traps in secret. "Who will ever notice?" they ask.

English Standard Version
They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, “Who can see them?”

New American Standard Bible
They hold fast to themselves an evil purpose; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, "Who can see them?"

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They encourage each other in an evil plan; 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?"

NET Bible
They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast, "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?

English Revised Version
They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

Young's Literal Translation
They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, 'Who doth look at it?'
















Cross References
Job 22:13
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

Psalm 10:11
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

Psalm 140:5
The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

Psalm 141:9
Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.

Jeremiah 36:24
Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 64:4
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

Psalm 64:3
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

Psalm 64:2
Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

Psalm 64:6
They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

Psalm 64:7
But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
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