Psalms 119:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

Princes also sit and speak against me, but Your servant meditates on Your statutes.

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  • 1 Sam 20:31 : 31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the ground, you shall not be established, nor your kingdom. Therefore now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.
  • 1 Sam 22:7-9 : 7 Then Saul said to his servants that stood about him, Hear now, you Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds; 8 That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that shows me that my son has made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or shows to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? 9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. 10 And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him food, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. 11 Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they all came to the king. 12 And Saul said, Hear now, you son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord. 13 And Saul said to him, Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
  • Ps 2:1-2 : 1 Why do the nations rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
  • Luke 22:66 : 66 And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,
  • Luke 23:1-2 : 1 And the whole crowd arose and led Him to Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse Him, saying, We found this man misleading the nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, claiming that He is Christ, a King.
  • Luke 23:10-11 : 10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused Him. 11 And Herod with his soldiers treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, arraying Him in a splendid robe, and sent Him back to Pilate.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 119:24
    77%

    24Your testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.

  • Ps 119:161
    77%

    161SCHIN. Princes persecute me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of Your word.

  • Ps 119:21-22
    2 verses
    76%

    21You rebuke the proud, the cursed, who stray from Your commandments.

    22Remove from me reproach and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.

  • Ps 119:78
    75%

    78Let the proud be ashamed, for they treated me wrongfully without a cause; but I will meditate on Your precepts.

  • Ps 119:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15I will meditate on Your precepts, and contemplate Your ways.

    16I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

  • Ps 119:95
    73%

    95The wicked wait for me to destroy me, but I will consider Your testimonies.

  • Ps 119:97-99
    3 verses
    72%

    97MEM. Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.

    98You, through Your commandments, have made me wiser than my enemies; for they are ever with me.

    99I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.

  • Ps 119:69
    72%

    69The proud have forged a lie against me, but I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.

  • Ps 119:157-158
    2 verses
    72%

    157Many are my persecutors and my enemies, yet I do not turn from Your testimonies.

    158I see the treacherous and am disgusted because they do not keep Your word.

  • Ps 119:46-47
    2 verses
    71%

    46I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

    47And I will delight myself in Your commandments, which I love.

  • Ps 119:11-13
    3 verses
    71%

    11Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.

    12Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.

    13With my lips I have declared all the judgments of Your mouth.

  • Ps 119:42-43
    2 verses
    71%

    42So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in Your word.

    43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for I have hoped in Your judgments.

  • Ps 119:84
    71%

    84How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

  • Ps 119:141
    71%

    141I am small and despised, yet I do not forget Your precepts.

  • Ps 119:51-52
    2 verses
    71%

    51The proud have had me greatly in derision, yet I have not turned aside from Your law.

    52I remembered Your judgments of old, O LORD, and have comforted myself.

  • Ps 119:143
    71%

    143Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, yet Your commandments are my delights.

  • Ps 119:124-125
    2 verses
    70%

    124Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy, and teach me Your statutes.

    125I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.

  • Ps 119:26-27
    2 verses
    70%

    26I have declared my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.

    27Make me understand the way of Your precepts, so shall I meditate on Your wondrous works.

  • Ps 2:2
    70%

    2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,

  • Ps 77:12
    70%

    12I will meditate also on all Your work, and talk of Your deeds.

  • Ps 119:59
    70%

    59I considered my ways and turned my feet to Your testimonies.

  • Ps 31:13
    70%

    13For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take my life.

  • 2 Sam 22:23
    70%

    23For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

  • Ps 119:171
    70%

    171My lips shall utter praise, for You teach me Your statutes.

  • Ps 119:122
    70%

    122Be surety for Your servant for good; do not let the proud oppress me.

  • Ps 71:10
    70%

    10For my enemies speak against me; and those who lie in wait for my soul take counsel together,

  • Lam 3:61-62
    2 verses
    70%

    61You have heard their reproach, O LORD, and all their schemes against me;

    62The lips of those who rose up against me, and their plot against me all day long.

  • Ps 119:39
    69%

    39Turn away my reproach which I dread, for Your judgments are good.

  • Ps 25:19
    69%

    19Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with cruel hatred.

  • Ps 18:22
    69%

    22For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

  • Ps 119:86-87
    2 verses
    69%

    86All Your commandments are faithful; they persecute me wrongfully; help me.

    87They almost made an end of me on earth, but I did not forsake Your precepts.

  • Ps 119:66
    69%

    66Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe Your commandments.

  • Ps 119:118
    69%

    118You reject all those who stray from Your statutes, for their deceit is falsehood.

  • Ps 119:133
    69%

    133Direct my steps by Your word, and let no iniquity have dominion over me.

  • Ps 109:2
    69%

    2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me; they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

  • Ps 119:110
    68%

    110The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.