Psalms 64:2

What does Psalms 64:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 64:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, From the tumult of the workers of iniquity;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, From the tumult of the workers of iniquity;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Keep me safe from the secret purpose of wrongdoers; from the band of the workers of evil;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Hidest me from the secret counsel of evil doers, From the tumult of workers of iniquity.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

A hymn, O God, becometh thee in Sion: and a vow shall be paid to thee in Jerusalem.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous crowd of the workers of iniquity,

Context

v.1Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

v.2This passage

v.3Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 143:9

    Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

  • Psalms 3:1

    Jehovah, how are mine adversaries increased! Many are they that rise up against me.

  • Psalms 56:6

    They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.

  • Psalms 27:5

    For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion: In the covert of his tabernacle will he hide me; He will lift me up upon a rock.

  • Psalms 31:20

    In the covert of thy presence wilt thou hide them from the plottings of man: Thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

  • Acts 23:14

    And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

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