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Psalms 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.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 64:7.

יַֽחְפְּֽשׂוּyachpesvchangeחָפַשׂverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “change”, an unfinished actionH2664to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or maskchange, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).עוֹלֹ֗תolotiniquityעֶוֶלnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “iniquity”, the ordinary formH5766(moral) eviliniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).תַּ֭מְנוּtamnvaccomplishתָּמַםverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “accomplish”, a completed actionH8552to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitiveaccomplish, cease, be clean (pass-) ed, consume, have done, (come to an, have an, make an) end, fail, come to the full, be all gone, [idiom] be all here, be (make) perfect, be spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.חֵ֣פֶשׂchefessearchחֵפֶשׂnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “search”, the ordinary formH2665something covert, i.e. a tricksearch.מְחֻפָּ֑שׂmechupaschangeחָפַשׂverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “change”, a verb used as a describing wordH2664to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or maskchange, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).וְקֶ֥רֶבveqerevand bowelsקֶרֶבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and bowels”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7130properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)[idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] w…אִ֝֗ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…וְלֵ֣בvelevand comfortablyלֵבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and comfortably”, the ordinary formH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…עָמֹֽקamoqdeepעָמֹקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “deep”, the ordinary formH6013deep (literally or figuratively)([idiom] exceeding) deep (thing).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(64-7) They search out iniquities, they have accomplished a diligent search; even in the inward thought of every one, and the deep heart.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, say they , a diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep.

Young’s Literal Translation

They search out perverse things, 'We perfected a searching search,' And the inward part of man, and the heart [are] deep.

World English Bible

They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.

Darby Translation

They devise iniquities: We have it ready, the plan is diligently sought out. And each one's inward [thought] and heart is deep.

Douay-Rheims

Wonderful in justice. Hear us, O God our saviour, who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and in the sea afar off.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(64-7) They search out iniquities, they have accomplished a diligent search; even in the inward thought of every one, and the deep heart.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They have searched out iniquity; they have wearied themselves with searching diligently, a man shall approach and the heart is deep,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξηρεύνησαν ἀνομίαν, ἐξέλιπον ἐξερευνῶντες ἐξερευνήσει· προσελεύσεται ἄνθρωπος, καὶ καρδία βαθεῖα,