They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. ¹  They plan how to hide ²  snares, and boast, ³  “Who will see them?” ⁴ 

biblegateway Psa 64:5

They hold fast to themselves an evil purpose; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, "Who can see them?"

They encourage each other in an evil plan; they talk about hiding traps and say, "Who will see them?"

They encourage one another in their evil plans. They talk about setting traps and say, "Who can see them?"

biblegateway Psa 64:5

They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares; they say, "Who will see them?"

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, who can see them?

bibleoremus Psa 64:5

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, "Who can see us?

They confirm their wicked resolves; they talk of hiding snares and say, “Who will see us?”

biblegateway Psa 64:5

They encourage themselves in an evil matter; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, "Who will see them?"

They encourage themselves [in] an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

biblegateway Psa 64:5

They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. ¹  They plan how to hide ²  snares, and boast, ³  “Who will see them?” ⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “they give strength to themselves, an evil matter [or “word”].”

² tn Heb “they report about hiding.”

³ tn Heb “they say.”

⁴ tn If this is a direct quotation (cf. NASB, NIV), the pronoun “them” refers to the snares mentioned in the previous line. If it is an indirect quotation, then the pronoun may refer to the enemies themselves (cf. NEB, which is ambiguous). Some translations retain the direct quotation but alter the pronoun to “us,” referring clearly to the enemies (cf. NRSV).