shooting from (A)ambush at the blameless,
    shooting at him suddenly and (B)without fear.
They (C)hold fast to their evil purpose;
    they talk of (D)laying snares secretly,
thinking, (E)“Who can see them?”
    They search out injustice,
saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.”
    For (F)the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.

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They shoot from ambush at the innocent;(A)
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.(B)

They encourage each other in evil plans,
    they talk about hiding their snares;(C)
    they say, “Who will see it[a]?”(D)
They plot injustice and say,
    “We have devised a perfect plan!”
    Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 64:5 Or us