Psalms 64:5

5 They support each other's evil plans; they talk of hiding snares and ask, "Who would see them?"

Psalms 64:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 64:5

They encourage themselves [in] an evil matter
Or "strengthen him" ^F3; that is, Saul, by making use of arguments and reasonings to induce him to go on in his wicked persecution of David; or they strengthened and hardened themselves in their wickedness, as Saul's courtiers and the enemies of Christ did, and as all wicked men do, when they observe the sentence against them is not speedily executed, ( Ecclesiastes 8:11 ) ;

they commune of laying snares privily;
that is, they conversed together, and consulted how to lay snares for the perfect man in the most private manner, that they might entrap him and destroy him;

they say, who shall see them?
either the snares laid, or the persons that laid them? None; no, not even God himself; see ( Psalms 10:11 Psalms 10:14 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 (wml wqzhy) "firmant illi", Muis.

Psalms 64:5 In-Context

3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrows, poisoned words,

4 in order to shoot from cover at the innocent, shooting suddenly and fearing nothing.

5 They support each other's evil plans; they talk of hiding snares and ask, "Who would see them?"

6 They search for ways to commit crimes, bringing their diligent search to completion when each of them has thought it through in the depth of his heart.

7 Suddenly God shoots them down with an arrow, leaving them with wounds;