Psalms 64:2
Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
Original Language Analysis
תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי
Hide
H5641
תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי
Hide
Strong's:
H5641
Word #:
1 of 6
to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
מִסּ֣וֹד
me from the secret counsel
H5475
מִסּ֣וֹד
me from the secret counsel
Strong's:
H5475
Word #:
2 of 6
a session, i.e., company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret
מְרֵעִ֑ים
of the wicked
H7489
מְרֵעִ֑ים
of the wicked
Strong's:
H7489
Word #:
3 of 6
properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e., bad (physically, socially or morally)
Cross References
Psalms 143:9Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.Psalms 59:2Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.Jeremiah 11:19But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.Psalms 27:5For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.Psalms 31:20Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.Psalms 56:6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.Jeremiah 18:23Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.Isaiah 32:2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.Acts 25:3And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
Historical Context
David repeatedly faced conspiracies, from Saul's court plots to Absalom's rebellion. The 'insurrection' (Hebrew 'rigshah'—tumultuous assembly) likely refers to organized rebellion requiring God's supernatural protection to survive.
Questions for Reflection
- How does God's protection from secret plots you don't even know about demonstrate His providential care?
- What does the existence of 'secret counsel' among the wicked teach about spiritual warfare?
Analysis & Commentary
The plea to 'hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked' reveals that conspiracies operate in darkness. The Hebrew 'sod' (secret counsel/assembly) indicates organized plotting. David's need for divine concealment demonstrates that human wisdom cannot detect or defend against hidden schemes—only God's omniscience and protection suffice.