Psalms 64:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: ”

Psalms 64:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hide me - Or, more literally, thou wilt hide me. There is both an implied prayer that this might be done, and a confident belief that it would be done. The idea is, Protect me; guard me; make me...
Psalms 64:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Hide me from the (b) secret counsel of the wicked; from the (c) insurrection of the workers of iniquity: (b) That is, from their secret malice. (c) That is, their outward violence.
Psalms 64:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXIV. Prayer of a Righteous Man against Treacherous Foes. Psalms 64:6 . The text needs correction. We may read, They plan evil deeds: they have hidden a well-devised plot, for the inner man is in...
Psalms 64:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Hide. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for protect. secret counsel . conspiracy ( 2 Samuel 16:20-22 ; 2 Samuel 17:1-4 ). wicked. Hebrew. ra'a'. insurrection. The former,...
Psalms 64:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: Hide me from the secret counsel - They plotted his destruction, and then formed insurrections in order...
Psalms 64:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked - `from the divan of the malicious;' from the se...
Psalms 64:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This is a Ps. on a familiar theme. The Psalmist's life is in danger. He describes the injurious words and malicious plans of his enemies, and foretells how their overthrow will be a warning to all wh...
Psalms 64:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Secret counsel... insurrection — Better, secret league ( sôd ) ... noisy gathering ( rigshah ). For sôd see Psalms 25:14 , and for rigshah see Note to Psalms 2:2 .
Psalms 64:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 64:1-10 FAMILIAR notes are struck in this psalm, which has no very distinctive features. Complaint of secret slanderers, the comparison of their words to arrows and swords, their concealed...
Psalms 64:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Deliverance from Powerful Foes Psalms 64:1-10 Another of the psalms dating from Saul's persecution. There are two stanzas. Prayer for preservation, Psalms 64:1-6 Insult, sarcasm, and slan...
Psalms 64:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the cry of distress, and yet not of despair. The singer is beset by wily enemies who plan and plot against him with malicious and persistent determination. In great detail he describes their...
Psalms 64:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Reader will hardly need the aid of a commentator to direct his mind principally to the person of Christ, as being the persecuted soul here complaining. The enemy here spoken of is one special cha...
Psalms 64:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked ,.... The word used denotes both the place where wicked men meet together for consultation; see Genesis 49:6 ; and the counsel itself they there take;...
Psalms 64:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: Ver. 2. Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked ] Or, from the mystery of evil doers, from th...
Psalms 64:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Preserve my life from fear That is, from danger: the act or passion of fear being often put for its object, danger, as Psalms 14:5 ; 1 Peter 3:14 , and frequently elsewhere. Hide me from the sec...
Psalms 64:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Malice of David's Enemies. To the chief musician. A psalm of David. 1 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve m...
Psalms 64:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

From the secret counsel, i.e. from the ill effects of their plots against me.
Psalms 64:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Heading. ‘For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.' Once again the Psalm is dedicated to the Chief Musician, but we are told nothing about it except that it is a Psalm of David. The Psalm can b...
Psalms 64:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription . “ To the chief Musician: ” see Introduction to Psalms 57 . “ A Psalm of David ,” The structure and character of the psalm confirm the title as to its Davidic authorsh...
Psalms 64:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

REFLECTIONS . This psalm describes at large the plots and insinuations of David's enemies for his destruction. They took secret counsel against him, and he cried and prayed, on the contrary, that Go...
Psalms 64:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. Man’s enmity towards man We see this enmity here in three aspects. I. Piously dreaded. David prays against it. He...
Psalms 64:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION AT a time of great danger from domestic enemies, who threaten insurrection ( Psalms 64:2 ), the psalmist first complains to God, and entreats his aid ( Psalms 64:1-19 ); after which...
Psalms 64:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Invocation of God against the Deceit of Men. To the chief musician, a psalm of David, composed at one of the periods of his life when he was annoyed above the ordinary by the trickery of men who p...
Psalms 64:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 23:22 ; 1 Samuel 23:23 ; 2 Samuel 17:2-4 ; Acts 23:14 ; Acts 23:15 ; Acts 25:3 ; Genesis 4:6 ; Isaiah 32:2 ; Jeremiah 11:19 ; Jeremiah 18:23 ; Luke 23:18-23 ; Matthew 26:3 ; Mat...

Psalms 64:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 64:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 64:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 64:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 64:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 64:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 64:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 64:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 64:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 64:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 64:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 64:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 64:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 64:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 64:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 64:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 64:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 64:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 64:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 64:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 64:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 64:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 64:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 64:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge