Psalm 64:5

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

Cross-reference

Psalm 10:11 Parallel

Psalm 10:11 echoes the same wicked logic: 'God has forgotten, he hides his face, he will never see it.'

Psalm 59:7 Parallel

Psalm 59:7 has the wicked asking 'Who will hear us?' — the same secret confidence that no one perceives their evil.

Psalm 94:7 Parallel

Psalm 94:7 directly states the wicked's claim: 'The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.'

Psalm 124:7 Parallel

Psalm 124:7 celebrates escape from the fowler's snare — the same imagery of snares set by the wicked, now broken.

Psalm 140:5 Parallel

Psalm 140:5 describes hidden traps and snares set by the arrogant — nearly identical language to the secret snares here.

Psalm 11:2 Parallel

Psalm 11:2 depicts the wicked shooting in the dark at the upright — the same secret attack imagery as laying snares.

Psalm 140:2 Parallel

Psalm 140:2 echoes the same theme of evil people planning wicked schemes in their hearts, reinforcing the secret plotting described here.

Matthew 26:4 explicitly says they plotted to arrest Jesus by stealth — identical to 'laying snares secretly'.

Matthew 26:3 shows the chief priests gathering to plot against Jesus — a direct parallel to the secret conspiracy described here.

Ezekiel 8:12 records elders saying 'The Lord does not see us' — identical to the secret plotting mindset here.

Proverbs 1:11-14 describes the same secret ambush and evil purpose — wicked men enticing others to lie in wait for blood.

In 1 Samuel 23:19-23, the Ziphites conspire with Saul to trap David — a clear parallel to secret plotting against the righteous.

Isaiah 29:15 uses the same 'Who sees us?' rhetoric — those who think their deeds are hidden from God, directly echoing the secret plotters here.

Jeremiah 5:26 describes wicked men lurking and setting traps like fowlers, mirroring the secret snares laid by the plotters here.

Jeremiah 18:22 mentions hidden snares dug for the prophet, echoing the secret snares laid by the wicked in this psalm.

Isaiah 47:10 has Babylon saying 'No one sees me' in pride, similar to the secret plotters' thinking, though the context is national judgment.

In Numbers 22:6, Balak's request to Balaam mirrors the secret plotting against God's people — a parallel conspiracy to curse the righteous.

Exodus 15:9 Parallel

Exodus 15:9 records the enemy's boastful pursuit and destruction plans, paralleling the wicked's confident scheming in Psalm 64:5.