Psalms 54:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For men who are going after me have come out against me, violent men are purposing to take my soul; they have not put God before their eyes. (Selah.)

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 86:14 : 14 O God, men of pride have come up against me, and the army of violent men would take my life; they have not put you before them.
  • Ps 36:1 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David.> The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.
  • Ps 40:14 : 14 Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble.
  • Ps 53:4 : 4 Have the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food, as they would take bread; they make no prayer to God.
  • Ps 59:3-5 : 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. 4 For no sin of mine they go quickly and get themselves ready; be awake and come to my help, and see. 5 You, O Lord God of armies, are the God of Israel; come now and give punishment to the nations; have no mercy on any workers of deceit. (Selah.)
  • Ps 69:8 : 8 I have become strange to my brothers, and like a man from a far country to my mother's children.
  • Matt 27:20-23 : 20 Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death. 21 But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas. 22 Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross. 23 And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!
  • John 16:3 : 3 They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me.
  • Job 19:13-15 : 13 He has taken my brothers far away from me; they have seen my fate and have become strange to me. 14 My relations and my near friends have given me up, and those living in my house have put me out of their minds. 15 I am strange to my women-servants, and seem to them as one from another country.
  • Ps 16:8 : 8 I have put the Lord before me at all times; because he is at my right hand, I will not be moved.
  • Ps 22:16 : 16 Dogs have come round me: I am shut in by the band of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands and feet.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 54:4
    82%

    4 See, God is my helper: the Lord is the great supporter of my soul.

  • Ps 86:14
    82%

    14 O God, men of pride have come up against me, and the army of violent men would take my life; they have not put you before them.

  • Ps 59:3-4
    2 verses
    80%

    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.

    4 For no sin of mine they go quickly and get themselves ready; be awake and come to my help, and see.

  • Ps 3:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    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 71:10-11
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    79%

    10 For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,

    11 Saying, God has given him up; go after him and take him, for he has no helper.

  • Ps 57:6
    77%

    6 They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. (Selah.)

  • Ps 54:2
    77%

    2 Let my prayer come before you, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

  • Ps 55:3
    76%

    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.

  • Ps 143:3
    76%

    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.

  • Ps 7:5-6
    2 verses
    76%

    5 Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah.)

    6 Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging.

  • Ps 140:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4 O Lord, take me out of the hands of sinners; keep me safe from the violent man: for they are designing my downfall.

    5 The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. (Selah.)

  • Ps 56:5-6
    2 verses
    76%

    5 Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

    6 They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

  • Ps 83:2
    75%

    2 For see! those who make war on you are out of control; your haters are lifting up their heads.

  • Ps 59:1
    75%

    1 <To the chief music-maker; put to At-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When Saul sent, and they were watching the house, to put him to death.> Take me out of the hands of the cruel ones, O my God; keep me safe from those who come up against me.

  • Ps 94:16
    75%

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

  • Job 30:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12 The lines of his men of war put themselves in order, and make high their ways of destruction against me:

    13 They have made waste my roads, with a view to my destruction; his bowmen come round about me;

  • Ps 13:4
    75%

    4 And he who is against me may not say, I have overcome him; and those who are troubling me may not be glad when I am moved.

  • Ps 56:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1 <To the chief music-maker; put to Jonath elem rehokim. Of David. Michtam. When the Philistines took him in Gath.> Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.

    2 My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.

  • Job 16:10
    74%

    10 Their mouths are open wide against me; the blows of his bitter words are falling on my face; all of them come together in a mass against me.

  • Ps 17:9
    74%

    9 From the evil-doers who are violent to me, and from those who are round me, desiring my death.

  • Ps 27:12
    74%

    12 Do not give me into their hands, because false witnesses have come out against me, and men breathing destruction.

  • Ps 55:18
    74%

    18 He has taken my soul away from the attack which was made against me, and given it peace; for great numbers were against me.

  • Ps 43:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.

    2 You are the God of my strength; why have you put me from you? why do I go in sorrow because of the attacks of my haters?

  • Ps 35:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3 Take up your spear and keep back my attackers; say to my soul, I am your salvation.

    4 Let them be overcome and put to shame who make attempts to take my soul; let those who would do me damage be turned back and made foolish.

  • Ps 70:2
    74%

    2 Let those who go after my soul have shame and trouble; let those who have evil designs against me be turned back and made foolish.

  • Ps 35:24
    73%

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

  • Job 19:12
    73%

    12 His armies come on together, they make their road high against me, and put up their tents round mine.

  • Ps 71:13
    73%

    13 Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.

  • Ps 142:4
    73%

    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.

  • Ps 25:19
    73%

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

  • Ps 35:15
    73%

    15 But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.

  • Lam 3:52
    73%

    52 They who are against me without cause have gone hard after me as if I was a bird;

  • Ps 109:20
    73%

    20 Let this be the reward given to my haters from the Lord, and to those who say evil of my soul.

  • Ps 109:3
    73%

    3 Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause.

  • Ps 27:2
    73%

    2 When evil-doers, even my haters, came on me to put an end to me, they were broken and put to shame.

  • Ps 18:45
    73%

    45 They will be wasting away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.

  • 2 Sam 22:49
    72%

    49 He makes me free from my haters: I am lifted up over those who come up against me: you have made me free from the violent man.

  • 2 Sam 22:46
    72%

    46 They will be wasted away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.

  • Ps 42:9
    72%

    9 I will say to God my Rock, Why have you let me go from your memory? why do I go in sorrow because of the attacks of my haters?

  • Lam 3:62
    72%

    62 The lips of those who came up against me, and their thoughts against me all the day.