Psalms 64:4

In 11 translations

BSB

ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.

KJV

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

WEB

to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

ASV

That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

LSV

To shoot the perfect in secret places, || Suddenly they shoot him, and do not fear.

YLT

To shoot in secret places the perfect, Suddenly they shoot him, and fear not.

DBY

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

DRC63:5

To shoot in secret the undefiled.

GNV

To shoote at the vpright in secrete: they shoote at him suddenly, and feare not.

JPS64:5

That they may shoot in secret places at the blameless; suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

LXXE63:5

to shoot in secret at the blameless; they will shoot him suddenly, and will not fear.

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Original-language editions

WLC64:5

לִיר֣וֹת בַּמִּסְתָּרִ֣ים תָּ֑ם פִּתְאֹ֥ם יֹ֝רֻ֗הוּ וְלֹ֣א יִירָֽאוּ׃KJV:Ps.64.4

LXX-Br63:5

τοῦ κατατοξεῦσαι ἐν ἀποκρύφοις ἄμωμον, ἐξάπινα κατατοξεύσουσιν αὐτὸν, καὶ οὐ φοβηθήσονται.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 55:19God will hear and humiliate them— the One enthroned for the ages— Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.
• 1 Peter 2:22–23“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.” When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
• Psalms 10:8–9He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless. He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
• Psalms 11:2For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
• 2 Samuel 15:14And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the…
• 1 Samuel 18:11and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
• Psalms 59:3–4See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD. For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.
• Nehemiah 4:11And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”
• John 19:6As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
• 1 Samuel 19:10Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear struck the wall and David eluded him, ran away, and escaped that night.
• Psalms 64:7But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
• Habakkuk 3:14With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak.

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