Psalms 55:3

American Standard Version (1901)

Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they cast iniquity upon me, And in anger they persecute me.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 16:7-8 : 7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow: 8 Jehovah hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and Jehovah hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art [taken] in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood.
  • 2 Sam 19:19 : 19 And he said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
  • Ps 12:5 : 5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.
  • Ps 17:9 : 9 From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.
  • Ps 27:12 : 12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries: For false witnesses are risen up against me, And such as breathe out cruelty.
  • Ps 35:11 : 11 Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.
  • Ps 54:3 : 3 For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. {{Selah
  • Ps 71:11 : 11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; For there is none to deliver.
  • Ps 73:8 : 8 They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.
  • Lam 3:34-36 : 34 To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth, 35 To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High, 36 To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
  • Matt 26:59 : 59 Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;
  • 2 Sam 15:3 : 3 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

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    19Consider mine enemies, for they are many; And they hate me with cruel hatred.

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    2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.

    3They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.

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    12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hid myself from him:

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    4My heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

  • Job 16:9-10
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    9He hath torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me; He hath gnashed upon me with his teeth: Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

    10They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me.

  • Lam 1:21-22
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    21They have heard that I sigh; there is none to comfort me; all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: Thou wilt bring the day that thou hast proclaimed, and they shall be like unto me.

    22Let all their wickedness come before thee; And do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.

  • Ps 102:8
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    8Mine enemies reproach me all the day; They that are mad against me do curse by me.

  • Ps 35:15
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    15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: The abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not; They did tear me, and ceased not:

  • Ps 44:16
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    16For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth, By reason of the enemy and the avenger.

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    10For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

  • Ps 59:3
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    3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.

  • Ps 143:3
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    3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.

  • Ps 41:7
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    7All that hate me whisper together against me; Against me do they devise my hurt.

  • Ps 56:5-6
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    5All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against me for evil.

    6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.

  • Ps 55:2
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    2Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan,

  • Jer 20:10
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    10For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. Denounce, and we will denounce him, [say] all my familiar friends, they that watch for my fall; peradventure he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

  • Ps 41:5
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    5Mine enemies speak evil against me, [saying], When will he die, and his name perish?

  • Lam 3:52-53
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    52They have chased me sore like a bird, they that are mine enemies without cause.

    53They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and have cast a stone upon me.

  • Ps 38:19
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    19But mine enemies are lively, [and] are strong; And they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

  • Ps 17:9
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    9From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.

  • Ps 54:3
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    3For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. {{Selah

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    10Behold, he findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for his enemy:

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    9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

  • Ps 31:13
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    13For I have heard the defaming of many, Terror on every side: While they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

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    5And they have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love.

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    2For thou art the God of my strength; Why hast thou cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

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    24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And holdest me for thine enemy?

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    20For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take [thy name] in vain.

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    1[A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son]. Jehovah, how are mine adversaries increased! Many are they that rise up against me.

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    2How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

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    11He hath also kindled his wrath against me, And he counteth me unto him as [one of] his adversaries.

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  • Ps 13:4
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    4Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; [Lest] mine adversaries rejoice when I am moved.

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    19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

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    12They also that seek after my life lay snares [for me] ; And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all the day long.

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    2Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me.

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    22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

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    9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

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    7Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

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    11Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, Yea, unto my neighbors exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintance: They that did see me without fled from me.

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    10Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: For thou hast taken me up, and cast me away.

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    5He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.

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    3Surely against me he turneth his hand again and again all the day.