Psalms 64:5
“They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?”
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
Counter-Arguments
The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.
Cross-References
“The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.”
“For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.”
“And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.”
“And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.”
“And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?”