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they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward <i>thought</i> of every one <i>of them</i>, and the heart, <i>is</i> deep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/64.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They devise iniquities: “We have perfected a shrewd scheme.” Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/64.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They devise injustices, <i>saying,</i> “We are ready <i>with</i> a well-conceived plot”; For the inward thought and the heart of a person are deep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/64.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They devise injustices, saying, &#8220We are ready with a well-conceived plot"; For the inward thought and the heart of a man are deep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/64.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They devise injustices, <i>saying,</i> “We are ready with a well-conceived plot”; For the inward thought and the heart of a man are deep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/64.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They searched out unrighteousness, <i>saying</i>, “We have completed a diligent search”; For the inward thought of a man and <i>his</i> heart are deep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/64.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They devise acts of injustice, <i>saying,</i> “We are ready with a well-conceived plan.” For the inward thought and the heart of a man are deep (mysterious, unsearchable).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/64.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They devise crimes and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” The inner man and the heart are mysterious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/64.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They devise crimes and say,&#8221 We have perfected a secret plan.&#8221 The inner man and the heart are mysterious. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/64.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, say they, a diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/64.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They make evil plans and say, "We'll commit a perfect crime. No one knows our thoughts." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/64.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, say they, a diligent search: and the inward thought of every one, and the heart, is deep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/64.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They search for the perfect crime and say, "We have perfected a foolproof scheme!" Human nature and the human heart are a mystery!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/64.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They make evil plans and say, "We have planned a perfect crime." The human heart and mind are a mystery. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/64.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They devise wicked schemes, saying, "We have completed our plans, hiding them deep in our hearts."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/64.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They devise injustice and say, ?We have perfected a secret plan.? For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/64.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man's inner thoughts cannot be discovered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/64.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They plot injustice; they hide a well-conceived plan. Surely man's mind and heart are cunning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/64.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/64.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/64.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They search out perverse things, “We perfected a searching search,” "" And the inward part of man, and the heart, [are] deep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/64.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They search out perverse things, 'We perfected a searching search,' And the inward part of man, and the heart are deep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/64.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They will search out iniquities; they completed a search searched out: and a man drew near, and a deep heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/64.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They have searched after iniquities: they have failed in their search. Man shall come to a deep heart: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/64.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 63:7>They have been searching carefully for iniquities. Their exhaustive search has failed. Man will approach with a deep heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/64.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They devise wicked schemes, conceal the schemes they devise; the designs of their hearts are hidden. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/64.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Who can search out our crimes? We have thought out a cunningly conceived plot.” For the human heart and mind are deep.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/64.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They plan wickedness, but they are destroyed in order to consume evil from among men and from the depths of the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/64.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They have conceived evils and they are consumed with searching evil from within a man, and from within the depths of his heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/64.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They search out iniquities, they have accomplished a diligent search; Even in the inward thought of every one, and the deep heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/64.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They have searched out iniquity; they have wearied themselves with searching diligently, a man shall approach and the heart is deep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/64-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=7475" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/64.htm">The Hurtful Tongue</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2664.htm" title="2664: yaḥ·pə·śū- (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To search. A primitive root; to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself, or mask.">They devise</a> <a href="/hebrew/5766.htm" title="5766: ‘ō·w·lōṯ (N-fp) -- Injustice, unrighteousness. Or lavel; and lavlah; or owlah; or.olah; from aval; evil.">injustice and say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="8552: tam·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- A primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive.">“We have perfected</a> <a href="/hebrew/2665.htm" title="2665: ḥê·p̄eś (N-ms) -- A device, plot. From chaphas; something covert, i.e. A trick.">a secret</a> <a href="/hebrew/2664.htm" title="2664: mə·ḥup·pāś (V-Pual-Prtcpl-ms) -- To search. A primitive root; to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself, or mask.">plan.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: wə·qe·reḇ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">For the inner</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: wə·lêḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">and the heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/6013.htm" title="6013: ‘ā·mōq (Adj-ms) -- From amaq; deep.">are mysterious.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a></span><br />The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-20.htm">Proverbs 12:20</a></span><br />Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-14.htm">Proverbs 6:14</a></span><br />With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a></span><br />Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-16.htm">Proverbs 4:16</a></span><br />For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a></span><br />Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-4.htm">Psalm 36:4</a></span><br />Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/140-2.htm">Psalm 140:2</a></span><br />who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-13.htm">Romans 3:13</a></span><br />“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a></span><br />You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-21.htm">Mark 7:21-23</a></span><br />For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. / All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-39.htm">Luke 11:39</a></span><br />Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-19.htm">1 Corinthians 3:19</a></span><br />For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.</p><p class="hdg">search</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-11.htm">Psalm 35:11</a></b></br> False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge <i>things</i> that I knew not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/22-9.htm">1 Samuel 22:9</a></b></br> Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/24-9.htm">1 Samuel 24:9</a></b></br> And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?</p><p class="hdg">a diligent search [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/5-9.htm">Psalm 5:9</a></b></br> For <i>there is</i> no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part <i>is</i> very wickedness; their throat <i>is</i> an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/20-5.htm">Proverbs 20:5</a></b></br> Counsel in the heart of man <i>is like</i> deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a></b></br> Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? 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In biblical context, devising injustice is often associated with the actions of those who oppose God's righteous order. The Hebrew word for "devise" suggests a calculated and deliberate plotting, similar to the schemes of the wicked described in <a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a>, where God lists things He hates, including "a heart that devises wicked schemes." This reflects the moral corruption prevalent in societies that turn away from divine law, as seen in the narratives of Israel's history when leaders and people alike engaged in idolatry and oppression.<p><b>“We have perfected a secret plan.”</b><br>The notion of a "secret plan" indicates a level of cunning and deceit. In the ancient Near Eastern context, secrecy in plans often involved conspiracies against rulers or the righteous, as seen in the story of Absalom's conspiracy against King David (2 Samuel 15). The idea of "perfecting" such a plan suggests a false sense of security and pride in their own wisdom, reminiscent of the Tower of Babel narrative (<a href="/genesis/11.htm">Genesis 11:1-9</a>), where human pride led to divine judgment. This phrase also echoes the futility of human schemes against God's sovereign will, as seen in <a href="/psalms/2.htm">Psalm 2:1-4</a>, where the nations conspire in vain against the Lord and His Anointed.<p><b>For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.</b><br>This phrase underscores the complexity and depth of human nature. Biblically, the "inner man" and the "heart" refer to the core of a person's being, encompassing thoughts, emotions, and will. <a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a> states, "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" This highlights the inscrutability and potential for evil within the human heart, which only God can truly know and judge. The mystery of the heart also points to the need for divine transformation, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26</a>, where God promises to give a new heart and spirit. In the New Testament, this transformation is fulfilled in Christ, who offers renewal and understanding through the Holy Spirit (<a href="/ephesians/3-16.htm">Ephesians 3:16-17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist (David)</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed to King David, this psalm reflects his experiences with adversaries who plot against him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/adversaries.htm">Adversaries</a></b><br>The individuals or groups who are devising secret plans and injustices against the psalmist.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_inner_man_and_the_heart.htm">The Inner Man and the Heart</a></b><br>Refers to the deep, often hidden, motivations and thoughts of individuals, highlighting the complexity and mystery of human intentions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_deceptive_nature_of_sin.htm">The Deceptive Nature of Sin</a></b><br>Sin often involves secretive and deceptive plans. We must be vigilant and discerning to recognize and resist such schemes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_mystery_of_the_heart.htm">The Mystery of the Heart</a></b><br>Human intentions can be complex and hidden. We should seek God's wisdom to understand our own hearts and the hearts of others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_human_plans.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Human Plans</a></b><br>While humans may devise secret plans, God is ultimately in control. Trust in His justice and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_integrity.htm">The Importance of Integrity</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to live with integrity, avoiding secretive and unjust actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_discernment.htm">Prayer for Discernment</a></b><br>Regularly pray for discernment to see through deceit and to align our hearts with God's truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_64.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 64</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_prolonged_suffering.htm">If God's 'arm is not too short' (Isaiah 59:1), why do we see prolonged suffering and injustice without divine intervention in this narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_16_11_suggest_god_delivers_innocents.htm">In Job 16:11, why would a just God 'deliver' the innocent to the ungodly, contradicting passages that promise divine protection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_64_9_align_with_suffering.htm">How does the confident expectation in Psalm 64:9 align with the countless instances of righteous people suffering without apparent deliverance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_faithful_still_suffer.htm">Psalm 20:1 - If this verse promises divine help in trouble, why do so many faithful people still suffer without apparent intervention?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/64.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">They search out iniquities</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., they plan wicked schemes.</span><p><span class= "bld">They accomplish a diligent search.</span>--See margin, which indicates the difficulty in this clause. The versions and some MSS. also suggest a corruption of the tent. Read "They have completed their subtle measures" (literally, <span class= "ital">the planned plan</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/64.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They search out iniquities;</span> <span class="cmt_word">they accomplish a diligent search;</span> rather, <span class="accented">they devise iniquities</span>. <span class="accented">We have accomplished</span> (<span class="accented">they say</span>) <span class="accented">a well devised device</span>. So modern critics generally (Hengstenberg, Kay, Cheyne, Canon Cook, Revised Version). <span class="cmt_word">Both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.</span> Therefore the righteous man is in great danger from them, unless God interpose. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/64-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They devise</span><br /><span class="heb">יַֽחְפְּֽשׂוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·pə·śū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2664.htm">Strong's 2664: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seek, to conceal oneself, mask</span><br /><br /><span class="word">injustice [and say],</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹלֹ֗ת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·lōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5766.htm">Strong's 5766: </a> </span><span class="str2">Injustice, unrighteousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“We have perfected</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֭מְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tam·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8552.htm">Strong's 8552: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete or finished</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a secret</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵ֣פֶשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·p̄eś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2664.htm">Strong's 2664: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seek, to conceal oneself, mask</span><br /><br /><span class="word">plan.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מְחֻפָּ֑שׂ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḥup·pāś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2665.htm">Strong's 2665: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something covert, a trick</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For the inner</span><br /><span class="heb">וְקֶ֥רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nearest part, the center</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֝֗ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the heart</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֵ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are mysterious.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָמֹֽק׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·mōq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6013.htm">Strong's 6013: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deep</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/64-6.htm">Psalm 64:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/64-6.htm">Psalm 64:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/64-6.htm">Psalm 64:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/64-6.htm">Psalm 64:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/64-6.htm">Psalm 64:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/64-6.htm">Psalm 64:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/64-6.htm">Psalm 64:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/64-6.htm">Psalm 64:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/64-6.htm">Psalm 64:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/64-6.htm">Psalm 64:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/64-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 64:6 They plot injustice saying We have made (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/64-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 64:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 64:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/64-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 64:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 64:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>