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%

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

  • Ps 40:13
    79%

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

  • Lam 1:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13 From 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.

    14 A 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%

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

    10 My 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%

    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.

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

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

  • Ps 143:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    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.

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

  • Lam 1:20-22
    3 verses
    76%

    20 See, 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.

    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.

  • Ps 38:10
    76%

    10 My 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%

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

  • Ps 69:2-4
    3 verses
    75%

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

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

    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 40:11
    75%

    11 Take 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%

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

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

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

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

  • Ps 116:3
    74%

    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 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.

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

  • Ps 142:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

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

    4 Looking 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%

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

  • Ps 38:8
    74%

    8 I 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%

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

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

  • 2 Sam 22:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

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

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

  • Ps 18:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

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

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

  • Ps 88:3
    73%

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

  • Ps 9:13
    73%

    13 Have 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%

    3 For 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%

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

  • Ps 38:6
    73%

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

  • Ps 31:15
    73%

    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.

  • Ps 88:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15 I 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.

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

  • Ps 142:6
    73%

    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.

  • Ps 31:22
    73%

    22 And 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%

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

  • Ps 143:7
    72%

    7 Be 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%

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