Psalms 64:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Who whet{H8804)} their tongue like a sword, and bend{H8804)} their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי מִסּ֣וֹד מְרֵעִ֑ים מֵ֝רִגְשַׁ֗ת פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃

Transliteration

tastîrēnî from-sôd mərēʿîm from-rigšat pōʿălê ʾāwen

Grammar Details

*tastîrēnî*: imperfect verb, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular object suffix - you will hide me
*sôd*: masculine singular construct noun with prefixed preposition min (from) - council/assembly of
*mərēʿîm*: masculine plural participle functioning as noun - evildoers
*rigšat*: feminine singular construct noun with prefixed preposition min (from) - tumult/conspiracy of
*pōʿălê*: masculine plural construct noun - workers of
*ʾāwen*: masculine singular noun - iniquity/wickedness

Word Meanings

*sôd*: secret counsel/assembly/council/gathering
*mərēʿîm*: evildoers/those who do evil
*rigšat*: tumult/throng/conspiracy/noisy crowd
*ʾāwen*: iniquity/wickedness/trouble/sorrow

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 58:7 : 7 Let them melt away{H8735)} as waters which run continually{H8691)}: when he bendeth{H8799)} his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces{H8709)}.
Ps 11:2 : 2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
Ps 57:4 : 4 My soul is among lions: and I lie{H8799)} even among them that are set on fire{H8802)}, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Prov 12:18 : 18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Prov 30:14 : 14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
Isa 54:17 : 17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
Jer 9:3 : 3 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
Jas 3:6-8 : 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. 7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: 8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 64:4-5
2 verses
84%
4That they may shoot{H8800)} in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot{H8686)} at him, and fear{H8799)} not.
5They encourage{H8762)} themselves in an evil matter: they commune{H8762)} of laying snares privily{H8800)}; they say{H8804)}, Who shall see{H8799)} them?
Ps 64:7-8
2 verses
81%
7But God shall shoot{H8686)} at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
8So they shall make their own tongue to fall{H8686)} upon themselves: all that see{H8802)} them shall flee away{H8709)}.
Ps 140:2-3
2 verses
81%
2Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
Jer 9:8
79%
8Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
Ps 11:2
79%
2For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
Ps 37:14-15
2 verses
78%
14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent{H8804)} their bow, to cast down{H8687)} the poor and needy, and to slay{H8800)} such as be of upright conversation.
15Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken{H8735)}.
Rom 3:13-15
3 verses
78%
13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15Their feet are swift to shed blood:
Ps 58:7
75%
7Let them melt away{H8735)} as waters which run continually{H8691)}: when he bendeth{H8799)} his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces{H8709)}.
Ps 120:3-4
2 verses
75%
3What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
4Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Jer 9:3
75%
3And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
Ps 59:7
75%
7Behold, they belch out{H8686)} with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear{H8802)}?
Ps 52:2
75%
2Thy tongue deviseth{H8799)} mischiefs; like a sharp{H8794)} razor, working{H8802)} deceitfully.
Ps 7:12-13
2 verses
74%
12If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
Ps 73:9
74%
9They set{H8804)} their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh{H8799)} through the earth.
Ps 59:12
74%
12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken{H8735)} in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak{H8762)}.
Ps 21:11-12
2 verses
73%
11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
Ps 64:2
73%
2Hide{H8686)} me from the secret counsel of the wicked{H8688)}; from the insurrection of the workers{H8802)} of iniquity:
Lam 3:12-13
2 verses
73%
12He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
13He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.
Prov 26:18
73%
18As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
Ps 55:21
72%
21The words of his mouth were smoother{H8804)} than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer{H8804)} than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
Prov 24:2
72%
2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Ps 62:3-4
2 verses
72%
3How long will ye imagine mischief{H8779)} against a man? ye shall be slain{H8792)} all of you: as a bowing{H8803)} wall shall ye be, and as a tottering{H8803)} fence.
4They only consult{H8804)} to cast him down{H8687)} from his excellency: they delight{H8799)} in lies: they bless{H8762)} with their mouth, but they curse{H8762)} inwardly. Selah.
Prov 25:18
71%
18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Deut 32:23
71%
23I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.
Ps 109:2
71%
2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
Ps 5:9
71%
9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
Ps 10:7
71%
7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
Ps 58:4
71%
4Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth{H8686)} her ear;
Ps 140:9
71%
9As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Ps 38:12
71%
12They also that seek after my life lay snares{H8762)} for me: and they that seek{H8802)} my hurt speak{H8765)} mischievous things, and imagine{H8799)} deceits all the day long.
Ps 35:20
71%
20For they speak not peace: but they devise{H8799)} deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
Ps 45:5
71%
5Thine arrows are sharp{H8802)} in the heart of the king's enemies{H8802)}; whereby the people fall{H8799)} under thee.
Ps 37:12
70%
12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth{H8802)} upon him with his teeth.
Ps 83:3
70%
3They have taken crafty{H8686)} counsel against thy people, and consulted{H8691)} against thy hidden ones{H8803)}.
Ps 41:7
70%
7All that hate{H8802)} me whisper{H8691)} together against me: against me do they devise{H8799)} my hurt.
Prov 12:18
70%
18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Ps 17:11
70%
11They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
Isa 5:28
70%
28Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
Prov 1:18
70%
18And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.