Psalms 40:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For unnumbered evils are round about me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I am bent down with their weight; they are more than the hairs of my head, my strength is gone because of them.

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  • Ps 38:4 : 4 For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight which is more than my strength.
  • Ps 69:4 : 4 Those who have hate for me without cause are greater in number than the hairs of my head; those who are against me, falsely desiring my destruction, are very strong; I gave back what I had not taken away.
  • Ps 73:26 : 26 My flesh and my heart are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage.
  • Ps 116:3 : 3 The nets of death were round me, and the pains of the underworld had me in their grip; I was full of trouble and sorrow.
  • Ps 19:12 : 12 Who has full knowledge of his errors? make me clean from secret evil.
  • Ps 22:11-19 : 11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near; there is no one to give help. 12 A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan. 13 I saw their mouths wide open, like lions crying after food. 14 I am flowing away like water, and all my bones are out of place: my heart is like wax, it has become soft in my body. 15 My throat is dry like a broken vessel; my tongue is fixed to the roof of my mouth, and the dust of death is on my lips. 16 Dogs have come round me: I am shut in by the band of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands and feet. 17 I am able to see all my bones; their looks are fixed on me: 18 They make a division of my robes among them, by the decision of chance they take my clothing. 19 Do not be far from me, O Lord: O my strength, come quickly to my help.
  • Gen 42:28 : 28 And he said to his brothers, My money has been given back: it is in my bag; then their hearts became full of fear, and turning to one another they said, What is this which God has done to us?
  • Isa 53:6 : 6 We all went wandering like sheep; going every one of us after his desire; and the Lord put on him the punishment of us all.
  • Luke 18:13-14 : 13 The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner. 14 I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
  • Luke 21:26 : 26 Men's strength will go from them in fear and in waiting for the things which are coming on the earth; for the powers of the heavens will be moved.
  • Heb 4:15 : 15 For we have not a high priest who is not able to be touched by the feelings of our feeble flesh; but we have one who has been tested in all points as we ourselves are tested, but without sin.
  • 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 Because Christ once went through pain for sins, the upright one taking the place of sinners, so that through him we might come back to God; being put to death in the flesh, but given life in the Spirit;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 38:4
    81%

    4For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight which is more than my strength.

  • Ps 40:13
    79%

    13Be pleased, O Lord, to take me out of danger; O Lord, come quickly and give me help.

  • Lam 1:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13From on high he has sent fire into my bones, and it has overcome them: his net is stretched out for my feet, I am turned back by him; he has made me waste and feeble all the day.

    14A watch is kept on my sins; they are joined together by his hand, they have come on to my neck; he has made my strength give way: the Lord has given me up into the hands of those against whom I have no power.

  • Ps 31:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

    9Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; my eyes are wasted with grief, I am wasted in soul and body.

    10My life goes on in sorrow, and my years in weeping; my strength is almost gone because of my sin, and my bones are wasted away.

  • Ps 55:3-5
    3 verses
    77%

    3I 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.

    4My heart is deeply wounded, and the fear of death has come on me.

    5Fear and shaking have come over me, with deep fear I am covered.

  • Ps 143:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    3The 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.

    4Because of this my spirit is overcome; and my heart is full of fear.

  • Lam 1:20-22
    3 verses
    76%

    20See, O Lord, for I am in trouble; the inmost parts of my body are deeply moved; my heart is turned in me; for I have been uncontrolled: outside the children are put to the sword, and in the house there is death.

    21Give 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.

    22Let 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.

  • Ps 38:10
    76%

    10My heart goes out in pain, my strength is wasting away; as for the light of my eyes, it is gone from me.

  • Ps 38:17
    75%

    17My feet are near to falling, and my sorrow is ever before me.

  • Ps 69:2-4
    3 verses
    75%

    2My feet are deep in the soft earth, where there is no support; I have come into deep waters, the waves are flowing over me.

    3I am tired with my crying; my throat is burning: my eyes are wasted with waiting for my God.

    4Those who have hate for me without cause are greater in number than the hairs of my head; those who are against me, falsely desiring my destruction, are very strong; I gave back what I had not taken away.

  • Ps 40:11
    75%

    11Take not away your gentle mercies from me, O Lord; let your mercy and your faith keep me safe for ever.

  • Ps 25:16-19
    4 verses
    75%

    16Be turned to me, and have mercy on me; for I am troubled and have no helper.

    17The troubles of my heart are increased: O take me out of my sorrows.

    18Give thought to my grief and my pain; and take away all my sins.

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

  • Ps 116:3
    74%

    3The nets of death were round me, and the pains of the underworld had me in their grip; I was full of trouble and sorrow.

  • Ps 3:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

    2Unnumbered are those who say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. (Selah.)

  • Ps 142:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3When my spirit is overcome, your eyes are on my goings; nets have been secretly placed in the way in which I go.

    4Looking to my right side, I saw no man who was my friend: I had no safe place; no one had any care for my soul.

  • Jonah 2:5
    74%

    5And I said, I have been sent away from before your eyes; how may I ever again see your holy Temple?

  • Ps 38:8
    74%

    8I am feeble and crushed down; I gave a cry like a lion because of the grief in my heart.

  • Job 30:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15Fears have come on me; my hope is gone like the wind, and my well-being like a cloud.

    16But now my soul is turned to water in me, days of trouble overtake me:

  • 2 Sam 22:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5For the waves of death came round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear;

    6The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me.

  • Ps 18:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4The cords of death were round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear.

    5The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me.

  • Ps 88:3
    73%

    3For my soul is full of evils, and my life has come near to the underworld.

  • Ps 9:13
    73%

    13Have mercy on me, O Lord, and see how I am troubled by my haters; let me be lifted up from the doors of death;

  • Ps 59:3
    73%

    3For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord.

  • Ps 109:22
    73%

    22For I am poor and in need, and my heart is wounded in me.

  • Ps 38:6
    73%

    6I am troubled, I am made low; I go weeping all the day.

  • Ps 31:15
    73%

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

  • Ps 88:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15I have been troubled and in fear of death from the time when I was young; your wrath is hard on me, and I have no strength.

    16The heat of your wrath has gone over me; I am broken by your cruel punishments.

  • Ps 142:6
    73%

    6Give 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.

  • Ps 31:22
    73%

    22And as for me, I said in my fear, I am cut off from before your eyes; but you gave ear to the voice of my prayer, when my cry went up to you.

  • Ps 22:11
    72%

    11Be not far from me, for trouble is near; there is no one to give help.

  • Ps 143:7
    72%

    7Be quick in answering me, O Lord, for the strength of my spirit is gone: let me see your face, so that I may not be like those who go down into the underworld.

  • Ps 38:2
    72%

    2For your arrows have gone into my flesh, and I am crushed under the weight of your hand.