Verse 2

In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 7:16 : 16 They dig a pit and hollow it out, only to fall into the hole they have made.
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 So that I may recount all your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion; I will rejoice in your salvation. 16 The nations have sunk into the pit they made; their feet are caught in the net they hid.
  • Ps 31:18 : 18 O LORD, let me not be put to shame, for I have called out to you. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them be silent in the grave.
  • Ps 36:11 : 11 Extend your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright in heart.
  • Ps 59:12 : 12 Do not kill them, Lord, or my people will forget. Scatter them by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
  • Ps 119:5 : 5 Oh, that my ways were steadfast in keeping Your statutes!
  • Ps 119:69 : 69 The insolent smear me with lies, but I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
  • Ps 119:85 : 85 The arrogant have dug pits for me, contrary to Your law.
  • Ps 119:122 : 122 Be surety for Your servant for good; do not let the proud oppress me.
  • Ps 140:5 : 5 Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plot to overthrow my steps.
  • Prov 5:22 : 22 The wicked will be caught by his own iniquities, and he will be held fast by the cords of his sin.
  • Isa 10:12-13 : 12 When the Lord has finished all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will punish the pride of the king of Assyria's heart and the glory of his haughty eyes. 13 For he says, 'By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, plundered their treasures, and brought down their mighty ones like a bull.'
  • Isa 14:13 : 13 You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the north.'
  • Isa 14:16 : 16 Those who see you will stare at you; they will contemplate you, saying, 'Is this the man who made the earth tremble and shook the kingdoms?'
  • Jer 43:2 : 2 Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, 'You are lying! The LORD our God did not send you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to settle there.’
  • Exod 9:17 : 17 You still set yourself against my people and refuse to let them go.
  • Exod 18:11 : 11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He acted against those who treated Israel arrogantly.