the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Psalms 64:6
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They searched out unrighteousness, saying,"We have completed a diligent search";For the inward thought of a man and his heart are deep.
They devise injustices, saying, "We are ready with a well-conceived plot"; For the inward thought and the heart of a man are deep.
They searche out howe to do wrong, they put in practise fully that they haue diligently searched out: yea euen the secretes and bottome of euery one of their heartes.
They devise iniquities: We have it ready, the plan is diligently sought out. And each one's inward [thought] and heart is deep.
They devise iniquities: "We have perfected a shrewd scheme." Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep.
They search into injustice, saying , We have finished a well laid plan. Yea, the inward part of man and the heart are deep!
They plot injustice, saying, "We have made a perfect plan!" Surely man's mind and heart are cunning.
They search out iniquities, they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of euery one of them, and the heart, is deepe.
They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
They ymagin wickednesse, and kepe it secrete amonge them selues, euery man in ye depe of his herte.
They devise acts of injustice, saying, "We are ready with a well-conceived plan." For the inward thought and the heart of a man are deep (mysterious, unsearchable).
They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, say they, a diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep.
Or make discovery of our secret purpose? The design is framed with care; and the inner thought of a man, and his heart, is deep.
They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, [they say], a diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of a man is deep.
They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward [thought] of every one [of them], and the heart, [is] deep.
They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man's inner thoughts cannot be discovered.
They make evil plans and say, "We'll commit a perfect crime. No one knows our thoughts."
They support each other's evil plans; they talk of hiding snares and ask, "Who would see them?"
They haue sought out iniquities, and haue accomplished that which they sought out, euen euery one his secret thoughtes, and the depth of his heart.
They plan wickedness, but they are destroyed in order to consume evil from among men and from the depths of the heart.
They plot injustice, saying, "We have made a perfect plan!" Surely man's mind and heart are cunning.
They encourage one another in an evil matter; they converse of laying snares secretly;
As they plot their crimes, they say, "We have devised the perfect plan!" Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning.
They think of ways to do bad things, and say, "We have made a perfect plan!" For the inside thoughts and the heart of a man are deep.
They have searched out iniquity; they have wearied themselves with searching diligently, a man shall approach and the heart is deep,
They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, say they, a diligent search: and the inward thought of every one, and the heart, is deep.
They devise injustice and say, "We have perfected a secret plan." For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
Who can search out our crimes? We have thought out a cunningly conceived plot." For the human heart and mind are deep.
They devise perverse things, They have completed the device well devised, Both the intent of each one, and the mind, are unsearchable.
(63-7) They have searched after iniquities: they have failed in their search. Man shall come to a deep heart:
They carefully plot injustices saying, "We have perfected the perfect plot!" Both the inner thought and heart of a man are deep.
They search out injustice, saying, "We have accomplished a diligent search." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.
They devise injustices, saying, "We are ready with a well-conceived plot"; For the inward thought and the heart of a person are deep.
They plan wicked things and say, "We have a perfect plan." The mind of human beings is hard to understand.
They make evil plans and say, "We have planned a perfect crime." The human heart and mind are a mystery.
They devise crimes and say, "We have perfected a secret plan." The inner man and the heart are mysterious.
Thei souyten wickidnessis; thei souyten, and failiden in sekinge. A man neiyhe to deep herte;
They search out perverse things, `We perfected a searching search,' And the inward part of man, and the heart [are] deep.
Who can search out our crimes? We have thought out a cunningly conceived plot." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep!
Contextual Overview
To the director: A song of David.
God, listen to my complaint. Save me from the terrible threats of my enemies! 2 Protect me from the secret plans of the wicked. Hide me from that gang of evil people. 3 They sharpen their tongues to use like swords. They aim their poisonous words like arrows. 4 Suddenly, from their hiding places, they let their arrows fly. They shoot to kill innocent people. 5 They encourage each other to do wrong. They talk about setting traps and say, "No one will see them here! 6 No one will discover our crime. We have the perfect plan!" Yes, people can be very tricky and hard to understand.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
search: Psalms 35:11, 1 Samuel 22:9, 1 Samuel 24:9, 1 Samuel 25:10, Daniel 6:4, Daniel 6:5, Matthew 26:59, John 18:29, John 18:30, John 19:7
they accomplish: etc. or, we are consumed by that which they have thoroughly searched. a diligent search Heb. a search searched. both. Psalms 5:9, Proverbs 20:5, Isaiah 29:15, Jeremiah 17:9, Jeremiah 17:10, 1 Corinthians 4:5
Reciprocal: Psalms 5:10 - let Psalms 27:11 - mine enemies Psalms 49:11 - Their inward Psalms 92:5 - deep Psalms 140:2 - imagine Proverbs 1:11 - let us lay Daniel 11:27 - shall be to Luke 14:1 - they Romans 8:39 - depth
Gill's Notes on the Bible
They search out iniquities,.... The Targum adds,
"to destroy the just.''
Either occasions against them, by charging them with sin and hiring false witnesses against them, as did the enemies both of David and Christ; they sought for proper time and opportunity of committing the iniquities they were bent upon, and even searched for new sins, being inventors of evil things, Romans 1:30;
they accomplish a diligent search; diligently searched out the perfect man, and found him; and also false witnesses against him, and carried their point; which was especially true with respect to Christ;
both the inward [thought] of everyone [of them], and the heart, [is] deep; being full of cunning, craftiness and wickedness, so as not to be searched out and fully known; see Psalms 5:9.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
They search out iniquities - They search deep; they examine plans; they rack their invention to accomplish it. The original word - חפשׂ châphaś - is a word which is used to denote the act of exploring - as when one searches for treasure, or for anything that is hidden or lost - implying a deep and close attention of the mind to the subject. So here they examined every plan, or every way which was suggested to them, by which they could hope to accomplish their purpose.
They accomplish - This would be better translated by rendering it, “We have perfected it!” That is, We have found it out; it is complete; meaning that they had found a plan to their liking. It is the language of self-congratulatlon.
A diligent search - Or rather, “The search is a deep search.” In other words, “The plan is a consummate plan; it is just to our mind; it is exactly what we have sought to find.” This, too, is language of self-congratulation and satisfaction at the plan which they had thought of, and which was so exactly to their mind.
Both the inward thought - literally, the inside; that is, the hidden design.
And the heart - The plan formed in the heart; the secret purpose.
Is deep - A deep-laid scheme; a plan that indicates profound thought; a purpose that is the result of consummate sagacity. This is the language of the author of the psalm. He admitted that there had been great talent and skill in the formation of the plan. Hence, it was that he cried so earnestly to God.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 64:6. They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search — The word חפש chaphash, which is used three times, as a noun and a verb, in this sentence, signifies to strip off the clothes. "They investigate iniquities; they perfectly investigate an investigation." Most energetically translated by the old Psalter: Thai ransaked wickednesses: thai failled ransakand in ransaking. To ransack signifies to search every corner, to examine things part by part, to turn over every leaf, to leave no hole or cranny unexplored. But the word investigate fully expresses the meaning of the term, as it comes either from in, taken privately, and vestire, to clothe, stripping the man bare, that he may be exposed to all shame, and be the more easily wounded; or from the word investigo, which may be derived from in, intensive, and vestigium, the footstep or track of man or beast. A metaphor from hunting the stag; as the slot, or mark of his foot, is diligently sought out, in order to find whither he is gone, and whether he is old or young, for huntsmen can determine the age by the slot. Tuberville, in his Treatise on Hunting, gives rules to form this judgment, To this the next verse seems to refer.
