“That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.”
The reference to enemies shooting suddenly and without fear establishes that the verbal assault comes without hesitation and with confidence in its effectiveness. The targeting of the innocent establishes that there is no legitimate provocation; the attack is unjustified. The description of enemies emboldening one another indicates coordinated and mutual reinforcement of wickedness. This verse articulates the organized and persistent nature of the campaign against the righteous.
Church Fathers on Psalms 64:4
1. Though chiefly the Lord's Passion is noticed in this Psalm, neither could the Martyrs have been strong, unless they had beheld Him, that first suffered; nor such things would they have endured in suffering, as He did, unless they had hoped for such things in the Resurrection as He had showed of Himself: but your Holiness knows that our Head is our Lord Jesus Christ, and that all that cleave unto Him are the members of Him the Head ....And let no one say, that now-a-days in…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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