Psalms 119:84

Bible in Basic English (1941)

How short is the life of your servant! when will you give your decision against those who are attacking me?

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  • Job 7:6-8 : 6 My days go quicker than the cloth-worker's thread, and come to an end without hope. 7 O, keep in mind that my life is wind: my eye will never again see good. 8 The eye of him who sees me will see me no longer: your eyes will be looking for me, but I will be gone.
  • Ps 7:6 : 6 Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging.
  • Ps 39:4-5 : 4 Lord, give me knowledge of my end, and of the measure of my days, so that I may see how feeble I am. 5 You have made my days no longer than a hand's measure; and my years are nothing in your eyes; truly, every man is but a breath. (Selah.)
  • Ps 89:47-48 : 47 See how short my time is; why have you made all men for no purpose? 48 What man now living will not see death? will he be able to keep back his soul from the underworld? (Selah.)
  • Ps 90:12 : 12 So give us knowledge of the number of our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom.
  • Rev 6:10-11 : 10 And they gave a great cry, saying, How long will it be, O Ruler, holy and true, before you take your place as judge and give punishment for our blood to those on the earth? 11 And there was given to every one a white robe, and they were ordered to take their rest for a little time, till the number was complete of the other servants, their brothers, who would be put to death, even as they had been.

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  • Ps 119:85-86
    2 verses
    79%

    85 The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me.

    86 All your teachings are certain; they go after me with evil design; give me your help.

  • 157 Great is the number of those who are against me; but I have not been turned away from your unchanging word.

  • Ps 13:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Will you for ever put me out of your memory, O Lord? will your face for ever be turned away from me?

    2 How long is my soul to be in doubt, with sorrow in my heart all the day? how long will he who is against me be given power over me?

  • 3 How long will sinners, O Lord, how long will sinners have joy over us?

  • 46 How long, O Lord, will you Keep yourself for ever from our eyes? how long will your wrath be burning like fire?

  • 134 Make me free from the cruel rule of man; then I will keep your orders.

  • 95 The sinners have been waiting for me to give me up to destruction; but I will give all my mind to your unchanging ward.

  • 15 The chances of my life are in your hand; take me out of the hands of my haters, and of those who go after me.

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    121 <AIN> I have done what is good and right: you will not give me into the hands of those who are working against me.

    122 Take your servant's interests into your keeping; let me not be crushed by the men of pride.

    123 My eyes are wasted with desire for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.

    124 Be good to your servant in your mercy, and give me teaching in your rules.

    125 I am your servant; give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your unchanging word.

  • 161 <SHIN> Rulers have been cruel to me without cause; but I have the fear of your word in my heart.

  • 15 O Lord, you have knowledge: keep me in mind and come to my help, and give their right reward to those who are attacking me; take me not away, for you are slow to be angry: see how I have undergone shame because of you from all those who make little of your word;

  • Ps 119:82-83
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    72%

    82 My eyes are full of weariness with searching for your word, saying, When will you give me comfort?

    83 For I have become like a wine-skin black with smoke; but I still keep the memory of your rules.

  • Lam 1:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21 Give ear to the voice of my grief; I have no comforter; all my haters have news of my troubles, they are glad because you have done it: let the day of fate come when they will be like me.

    22 Let all their evil-doing come before you; do to them as you have done to me for all my sins: for loud is the sound of my grief, and the strength of my heart is gone.

  • 23 But you, Lord, have knowledge of all the designs which they have made against my life; let not their evil-doing be covered or their sin be washed away from before your eyes: but let it be a cause of falling before you: so do to them in the time of your wrath.

  • 11 Let the cry of the prisoner come before you; with your strong arm make free the children of death;

  • 5 How long, O Lord? will you be angry for ever? will your wrath go on burning like fire?

  • 22 Why are you cruel to me, like God, for ever saying evil against me?

  • 10 O God, how long will those who are against us say cruel things? will the hater go on looking down on your name for ever?

  • 3 The evil man has gone after my soul; my life is crushed down to the earth: he has put me in the dark, like those who have long been dead.

  • 76 Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.

  • 24 Be my judge, O Lord my God, in your righteousness; do not let them be glad over me.

  • 19 See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.

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    1 <A Psalm. Of David. When he went in flight from Absalom his son.> Lord, how greatly are they increased who make attacks on me! in great numbers they come against me.

  • 20 My soul is broken with desire for your decisions at all times.

  • 2 How long will you go on judging falsely, having respect for the persons of evil-doers? (Selah.)

  • 40 See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness.

  • 164 Seven times a day do I give you praise, because of your upright decisions.

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    3 My soul is in bitter trouble; and you, O Lord, how long?

  • 12 And in your mercy put an end to my haters, and send destruction on all those who are against my soul; for I am your servant.

  • 16 Who will give me help against the sinners? and who will be my support against the workers of evil?

  • 13 Come back, O Lord; how long? let your purpose for your servants be changed.

  • 23 Rulers make evil designs against me; but your servant gives thought to your rules.

  • 143 Pain and trouble have overcome me: but your teachings are my delight.

  • 18 Let them be put to shame who are attacking me, but let me not be shamed; let them be overcome with fear, but let me not be overcome: send on them the day of evil, and put them to destruction twice over.

  • 5 My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name come to an end?

  • 153 <RESH> O see my trouble, and be my saviour; for I keep your law in my mind,

  • 4 O Lord God of armies, how long will your wrath be burning against the rest of your people?

  • 174 All my desire has been for your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my delight.

  • 6 Give ear to my cry, for I am made very low: take me out of the hands of my haters, for they are stronger than I.

  • 20 But, O Lord of armies, judging in righteousness, testing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them: for I have put my cause before you.

  • 107 I am greatly troubled, O Lord, give me life in keeping with your word.

  • 3 I am troubled because of the voice of the cruel ones, because of the loud cry of the evil-doers; for they put a weight of evil on me, and they are cruel in their hate for me.