King James Version

Psalms 64:5

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 64:6.

יְחַזְּקוּyechazqvbe constantחָזַקverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be constant”, an unfinished actionH2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conqueraid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintai…לָ֨מוֹlamvotoלָ֨מוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toדָּ֘בָ֤רdavarcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…רָ֗עrabadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…יְֽ֭סַפְּרוּyesaprvcommuneסָפַרverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “commune”, an unfinished actionH5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebratecommune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.לִטְמ֣וֹןlitmonto hideטָמַןpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to hide”, the to-form of the verbH2934to hide (by covering over)hide, lay privily, in secret.מוֹקְשִׁ֑יםmoqeshimsnareמוֹקֵשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “snare”, the ordinary formH4170a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.אָ֝מְר֗וּamervsayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…מִ֣יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יִרְאֶהyirehseeרָאָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…לָּֽמוֹlamvotoלָּֽמוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(64-6) They encourage one another in an evil matter; they converse of laying snares secretly; they ask, who would see them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will 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?'

World English Bible

They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, “Who will see them?”

Darby Translation

They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them?

Douay-Rheims

Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen and taken to thee: he shall dwell in thy courts. We shall be filled with the good things of thy house; holy is thy temple,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(64-6) They encourage one another in an evil matter; they converse of laying snares secretly; they ask, who would see them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They have set up for themselves an evil matter, they have given counsel to hide snares; they have said, Who shall see them?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκραταίωσαν ἑαυτοῖς λόγον πονηρὸν, διηγήσαντο τοῦ κρύψαι παγίδας· εἶπαν, τίς ὄψεται αὐτούς;