Psalms 38:12

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My loved ones and friends stand aloof from my affliction, and my relatives stand far off.

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  • Ps 35:20 : 20 For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
  • Ps 140:5 : 5 Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plot to overthrow my steps.
  • Ps 141:9 : 9 Keep me from the trap they have set for me and from the snares of those who do evil.
  • Ps 64:2-5 : 2 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; protect my life from the fear of the enemy. 3 Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, from the tumult of those who practice wickedness. 4 They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like bitter arrows. 5 They shoot from hiding places at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear.
  • 2 Sam 16:7-8 : 7 As he cursed, Shimei shouted, "Get out! Get out, you man of bloodshed, you worthless man! 8 The Lord has repaid you for all the bloodshed in the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. The Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. You are now caught in your own evil, for you are a man of bloodshed."
  • 2 Sam 17:1-3 : 1 Ahithophel said to Absalom, 'Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will set out and pursue David tonight.' 2 I will attack him while he is weary and weak-handed, and I will frighten him. All the people with him will flee, and I will strike down only the king. 3 I will bring back all the people to you, as though everyone returns to the man you seek. Then all the people will be at peace.
  • Ps 35:4 : 4 Let those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; let those who devise harm against me retreat and be humiliated.
  • Ps 10:9 : 9 He lies in wait secretly, like a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the afflicted; he catches the afflicted by drawing them into his net.
  • Ps 54:3 : 3 God, save me by Your name, and vindicate me by Your power.
  • Ps 62:3-4 : 3 Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken. 4 How long will you assault a man? Would you all throw him down—like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
  • Ps 119:110 : 110 The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.
  • Luke 20:19-22 : 19 The chief priests and the scribes sought to arrest him right then, but they feared the people because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. 20 They watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere, so that they might trap him in something he said and hand him over to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor. 21 So they questioned him, saying, 'Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in truth. 22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?'

Similar Verses (AI)

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    7When one of them comes to visit, he speaks falsely, his heart gathers wickedness, and when he goes out, he tells it to others.

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  • Ps 56:5-6
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    5In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

    6All day long they twist my words; all their plans are against me for evil.

  • Ps 35:19-20
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    19Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me; do not let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously.

    20For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

  • Ps 71:10
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    10For my enemies have spoken against me; those who watch my life conspire together.

  • Ps 31:13
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    13I am forgotten like someone dead and gone; I have become like a broken vessel.

  • Ps 38:19-20
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    19I confess my iniquity; I am anxious because of my sin.

    20But my enemies are vigorous and strong, and many are those who hate me wrongfully.

  • Ps 35:4
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    4Let those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; let those who devise harm against me retreat and be humiliated.

  • Ps 140:2
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    2Rescue me, O LORD, from evil people; protect me from men of violence.

  • Ps 109:2-3
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    2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have opened against me; they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

    3They surrounded me with words of hatred and fought against me without cause.

  • Ps 102:8
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    8I lie awake; I am like a lonely bird on a housetop.

  • Lam 3:62
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    62The lips of my adversaries and their murmuring are against me all day long.

  • Ps 35:15
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    15But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; attackers I did not know came against me, ripping at me without ceasing.

  • Ps 59:3
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    3Deliver me from evildoers, and save me from those who thirst for blood.

  • Jer 20:10
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    10I hear many whispering, 'Terror on every side! Report him! Let’s report him!' All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, 'Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him.'

  • Ps 38:11
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    11My heart throbs, my strength has left me; even the light of my eyes—it has also gone from me.

  • Ps 41:5
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    5I said, 'O LORD, have mercy on me; heal my soul, for I have sinned against you.'

  • Ps 140:5
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    5Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plot to overthrow my steps.

  • Ps 70:2
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    2God, deliver me! LORD, hurry to help me!

  • Prov 1:18
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    5They shoot from hiding places at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear.

  • Ps 55:3
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    3Pay attention to me and answer me. My thoughts are restless, and I am distraught.

  • Ps 21:11
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    11You will destroy their offspring from the earth, and their descendants from among mankind.

  • Jer 5:26
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    26Among My people are wicked men. They lie in wait like those who set traps; they set deadly snares to catch people.

  • Ps 25:19
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    19Look at my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with violent hatred.

  • Ps 40:14
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    14Be pleased, LORD, to deliver me; hurry, LORD, to help me.

  • Ps 62:3-4
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    3Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

    4How long will you assault a man? Would you all throw him down—like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?

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    22Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring a raiding party upon them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and hidden snares for my feet.

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    16For I wait for you, O LORD; you will answer, O Lord my God.

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    9Keep me from the trap they have set for me and from the snares of those who do evil.

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    9Do not grant the desires of the wicked, O LORD; do not let their plans succeed, lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

  • Ps 35:11-12
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    11False witnesses rise up; they question me about things I do not know.

    12They repay me evil for good, leaving my soul in grief.

  • Ps 35:7
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    7For without cause, they hid a pit for me; without reason, they dug a trap to capture my life.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

  • Ps 38:13
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    13Those who seek my life lay snares for me; those who seek to harm me speak of ruin and plot deception all day long.

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    52My enemies hunted me like a bird, without cause.

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    9Protect me from the wicked who attack me, from my life’s enemies who surround me.

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    13May my accusers perish in shame; may they be covered with scorn and disgrace who seek to harm me.