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Psalms 64

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Introduction

1  David prays for deliverance, complaining of his enemies.
7  He promises himself to see such an evident destruction of his enemies, as the righteous shall rejoice at it.
Verse 1

Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
A. M. 2943. B.C. 1061. Hear
27:7, 55:1,2, 130:1,2, 141:1, 143:1-3, Lamentations 3:55,56
preserve
17:8,9, 31:13-15, 34:4, 56:2-4, Acts 18:9,10, 27:24
Verse 2

Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
Hide
27:5, 31:20, 143:9, Isaiah 32:2
secret
56:6, 109:2,3, Genesis 4:6, 1 Samuel 23:22,23, 2 Samuel 17:2-4, Jeremiah 11:19, 18:23, Matthew 26:3,4, Acts 23:14,15, 25:3
insurrection
2:2, 3:1, Luke 23:18-23
Verse 3

Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
whet
57:4, Proverbs 12:18, 30:14, Isaiah 54:17, Jeremiah 9:3, James 3:6-8
bend
11:2, 58:7
Verse 4

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
shoot
10:8,9, Nehemiah 4:11, Habakkuk 3:14
the perfect
59:3,4, John 19:6, 1 Peter 2:22,23
suddenly
7, 1 Samuel 18:11, 19:10, 2 Samuel 15:14
Verse 5

They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
encourage
Exodus 15:9, Numbers 22:6, Proverbs 1:11-14, Isaiah 41:6, Revelation 11:10
matter
or, speech. commune.
1 Samuel 23:19-23, Matthew 23:15, 26:3,4
of laying snares
Heb. to hide snares.
124:7, 140:5
Who
10:11, 59:7, 94:7, Ezekiel 8:12
Verse 6

They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
search
35:11, 1 Samuel 22:9, 24:9, 25:10, Daniel 6:4,5, Matthew 26:59, John 18:29,30, 19:7
they accomplish, etc
or, we are consumed by that which they have thoroughly searched. a diligent search. Heb. a search searched. both.
5:9, Proverbs 20:5, Isaiah 29:15, Jeremiah 17:9,10, 1 Corinthians 4:5
Verse 7

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
God
7:12,13, 18:14, Deuteronomy 32:23,42, Job 6:4, Lamentations 3:12,13
suddenly
4, 73:19, Proverbs 6:15, 29:1, Isaiah 30:13, Matthew 24:40,50,51, 1 Thessalonians 5:2,3
shall they be wounded
Heb. their wound shall be.
1 Kings 22:34, 1 Chronicles 10:3-7
Verse 8

So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
tongue
59:12, 140:9, Job 15:6, Proverbs 12:13, 18:7, Matthew 21:41, Luke 19:22
all that
31:11, 52:6, Numbers 16:34, 1 Samuel 31:3-7, Nahum 3:7, Revelation 18:4,10
Verse 9

And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
fear
40:3, 53:5, 119:20, Jeremiah 50:28, 51:10, Revelation 11:13
they
58:11, 107:42,43, Isaiah 5:12, Ezekiel 14:23, Hosea 14:9
Verse 10

The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
righteous
32:11, 33:1, 40:3, 58:10, 68:2,3, Philippians 4:4
upright
97:11, 112:2, 1 Corinthians 1:30,31, Galatians 6:14

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