King James Version
Psalms 64:2 in the King James Version says “Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 64 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:”
Psalms 64:2 · KJV
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“me from the secret counsel”
H5475a session, i.e., company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret
“of the wicked”
H7489properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e., bad (physically, socially or morally)
“of the workers”
H6466to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
“of iniquity”
H205strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
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