Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 64:2
Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
2. Thou wilt hide me from the secret council of evil doers,
From the tumultuous throng of workers of iniquity.
i.e. from secret machinations and open attack. The cognate verbs are used together in Psa 2:1-2 ( tumultuously assemble, R.V. marg.; take counsel). Cp. Psa 31:13. The same words occur in Psa 55:14, but in a good sense.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Hide me – Or, more literally, thou wilt hide me. There is both an implied prayer that this might be done, and a confident belief that it would be done. The idea is, Protect me; guard me; make me safe – as one is who is hidden or concealed so that his enemies cannot find him.
From the secret counsel – The word used here – sod – means properly couch, cushion; and then, a divan, a circle of friends sitting together on couches for familiar conversation, or for counsel. See Psa 25:14, note; Psa 55:14, note; compare Job 15:8; Job 29:4. Here the reference is to the consultations of his enemies for the purpose of doing him wrong. Of course, as they took this counsel together, he could not know it, and the word secret is not improperly applied to it. The idea here is, that although he did not know what that counsel or purpose was, or what was the result of their consultations, yet God knew, and he could guard him against it.
Of the wicked – Not the wicked in general, but his particular foes who were endeavoring to destroy him. Luther renders this, from the assembling of the wicked.
From the insurrection – The word used here – rigshah – means properly a noisy crowd, a multitude. The allusion is to such a crowd, such a disorderly and violent rabble, as constituted a mob. He was in danger not only from the secret purposes of the more calm and thoughtful of his enemies who were plotting against him, but from the excited passions of the multitude, and thus his life was in double danger. If he escaped the one, he had no security that he would escape the other. So the Redeemer was exposed to a double danger. There was the danger arising from the secret plottings of the Scribes and Pharisees assembled in council, and there was also the danger arising from the infuriated passions of the multitude. The former calmly laid the plan for putting him to death by a judicial trial; the others took up stones to stone him, or cried, Crucify him, crucify him! The word insurrection here does not well express the idea. The word tumult would better represent the meaning of the original.
Of the workers of iniquity – That is, of those who were arrayed against him.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 2. Hide me from the secret counsel] They plotted his destruction, and then formed insurrections in order to accomplish it.
Workers of iniquity] Those who made sin their labour, their daily employment; it was their occupation and trade. It is supposed that by this title the Babylonians are intended. See Ps 6:3; Ps 14:4; Ps 36:12; Ps 53:4; Ps 59:2.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
From the secret counsel, i.e. from the ill effects of their plots against me.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
2. insurrectionliterally,”uproar,” noisy assaults, as well as their secret counsels.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked,…. The word used denotes both the place where wicked men meet together for consultation; see Ge 49:6; and the counsel itself they there take; from the bad effects of which the psalmist desired to be hid and preserved. So Saul and his courtiers secretly took counsel against David, and the Jews against Christ, and that very privily and secretly; see Mt 26:3;
from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity; their noise, rage, and tumult; see Ps 2:1. The former phrase denotes their secret machinations and designs, and this their open violence; and the persons that entered into such measures are no other than evildoers and workers of iniquity; though they might be under a profession of religion, as David’s enemies, and the Jews, who were Christ’s enemies, were, Mt 7:22; and who are further described in the next verses.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(2) Secret counsel . . . insurrectionBetter, secret league (sd) . . . noisy gathering (rigshah). For sd see Psa. 25:14, and for rigshah see Note to Psa. 2:2.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2. Secret counsel Conspiracy, dark plotting.
Insurrection The word signifies a tumultuous assembly, a rushing together of the masses, as Psa 2:1; a noisy crowd, Psa 55:14. The secret counsel of Saul and the leaders of the nation gave birth to open demonstrations on the part of the people, both which are here deprecated.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Psa 64:2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
Ver. 2. Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked ] Or, from the mystery of evil doers, from the Church malignant, that mystery of iniquity. See the contrary, Psa 111:1 .
From the insurrection, &c.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Hide. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for protect.
secret counsel = conspiracy (2Sa 16:20-22; 2Sa 17:1-4).
wicked. Hebrew. ra’a’.
insurrection. The former, secret; this, open.
iniquity. Hebrew. ‘avah.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Hide: Psa 27:5, Psa 31:20, Psa 143:9, Isa 32:2
secret: Psa 56:6, Psa 109:2, Psa 109:3, Gen 4:6, 1Sa 23:22, 1Sa 23:23, 2Sa 17:2-4, Jer 11:19, Jer 18:23, Mat 26:3, Mat 26:4, Act 23:14, Act 23:15, Act 25:3
insurrection: Psa 2:2, Psa 3:1, Luk 23:18-23
Reciprocal: Gen 49:6 – secret Psa 1:1 – counsel Psa 37:14 – wicked Psa 38:12 – lay snares Psa 52:2 – Thy Psa 83:3 – They Jer 20:10 – I heard Jer 36:26 – but Dan 6:6 – assembled together Hab 3:14 – their Mar 14:1 – by Act 5:33 – took Act 23:12 – certain Act 24:9 – General
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
64:2 Hide me from the {b} secret counsel of the wicked; from the {c} insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
(b) That is, from their secret malice.
(c) That is, their outward violence.