Psalms 70:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 35:4 : 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 35:26 : 26 Let all those who take pleasure in my troubles be shamed and come to nothing: let those who are lifted up against me be covered with shame and have no honour.
  • Ps 71:13 : 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 109:29 : 29 Let my haters be clothed with shame, covering themselves with shame as with a robe.
  • Isa 28:13 : 13 For this cause the word of the Lord will be to them rule after rule, line after line, here a little, there a little; so that they may go on their way, and falling back may be broken, and taken in the net.
  • Isa 41:11 : 11 Truly, all those who are angry with you will be made low and put to shame: those desiring to do you wrong will come to nothing and never again be seen.
  • John 18:6 : 6 And when he said to them, I am he, they went back, falling to the earth.
  • Ps 6:10 : 10 Let all those who are against me be shamed and deeply troubled; let them be turned back and suddenly put to shame.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 40:13-15
    3 verses
    94%

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

    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.

    15 Let those who say to me, Aha, aha! be surprised because of their shame.

  • Ps 35:3-4
    2 verses
    93%

    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.

  • 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 35:24-26
    3 verses
    85%

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

    25 Let them not say in their hearts, So we will have it: let them not say, We have put an end to him.

    26 Let all those who take pleasure in my troubles be shamed and come to nothing: let those who are lifted up against me be covered with shame and have no honour.

  • 3 Let those who say Aha, aha! be turned back as a reward of their shame.

  • 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.

  • 10 Let all those who are against me be shamed and deeply troubled; let them be turned back and suddenly put to shame.

  • 5 Let all the haters of Zion be shamed and turned back.

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

  • Ps 83:16-17
    2 verses
    78%

    16 Let their faces be full of shame; so that they may give honour to your name, O Lord.

    17 Let them be overcome and troubled for ever; let them be put to shame and come to destruction;

  • 1 <To the chief music-maker. Of David. To keep in memory.> Let your salvation come quickly, O God; come quickly to my help, O Lord.

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

  • 6 Let not those who have hope in you be put to shame because of me, O Lord God of armies: let not those who are waiting for you be made low because of me, O God of Israel.

  • Ps 109:28-29
    2 verses
    76%

    28 They may give curses but you give blessing; when they come up against me, put them to shame; but let your servant be glad.

    29 Let my haters be clothed with shame, covering themselves with shame as with a robe.

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

  • Ps 25:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

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

    20 O keep my soul, and take me out of danger: let me not be shamed, for I have put my faith in you.

  • 12 Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.

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    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.)

  • 78 Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.

  • 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.)

  • 12 They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.

  • 24 My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.

  • 22 Let their table before them be for their destruction; let their feasts become a net to take them.

  • 9 As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.

  • 9 But those whose desire is my soul's destruction will go down to the lower parts of the earth.

  • 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.

  • 11 But the Lord is with me as a great one, greatly to be feared: so my attackers will have a fall, and they will not overcome me: they will be greatly shamed, because they have not done wisely, even with an unending shame, kept in memory for ever.

  • 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.

  • 3 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.)

  • 17 Let me not be shamed, O Lord, for I have made my prayer to you; let the sinners be shamed, and let their mouths be shut in the underworld.

  • 20 They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.

  • 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.

  • 7 All my haters are talking secretly together against me; they are designing my downfall.

  • Lam 1:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    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.

  • 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.

  • 18 Come near to my soul, for its salvation: be my saviour, because of those who are against me.

  • 7 Let my hater be like the evil man, and let him who comes against me be as the sinner.

  • 19 Do not let my haters be glad over me falsely; let not those who are against me without cause make sport of me.

  • 3 Let no servant of yours be put to shame; may those be shamed who are false without cause.

  • 20 Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.

  • 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.