Psalms 11:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 7:10 : 10 The Exalted God is my shield, the one who delivers the morally upright.
  • Ps 21:12 : 12 For you make them retreat when you aim your arrows at them.
  • Ps 37:14 : 14 Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.
  • Jer 9:3 : 3 The Lord Laments That He Has No Choice But to Judge Them The LORD says,“These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.
  • Matt 26:4 : 4 They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
  • Acts 23:12-15 : 12 The Plot to Kill Paul When morning came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty of them who formed this conspiracy. 14 They went to the chief priests and the elders and said,“We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to partake of anything until we have killed Paul. 15 So now you and the council request the commanding officer to bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine his case by conducting a more thorough inquiry. We are ready to kill him before he comes near this place.”
  • Ps 64:3-5 : 3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge, 4 in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation. 5 They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast,“Who will see them?”
  • Ps 64:10 : 10 The godly will rejoice in the LORD and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.
  • Ps 94:15 : 15 For justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated.
  • Ps 97:11 : 11 The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy.
  • Ps 125:4 : 4 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, to the morally upright!
  • Ps 142:3 : 3 Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
  • Ps 32:11 : 11 Rejoice in the LORD and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright!
  • 1 Sam 18:21 : 21 Saul said,“I will give her to him so that she may become a snare to him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David,“Today is the second time for you to become my son-in-law.”
  • 1 Sam 23:9 : 9 When David realized that Saul was planning to harm him, he told Abiathar the priest,“Bring the ephod!”
  • Ps 7:12 : 12 If a person does not repent, God will wield his sword. He has prepared to shoot his bow.
  • Ps 10:2 : 2 The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.
  • Ps 10:8-9 : 8 He waits in ambush near the villages; in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim. 9 He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:14-15
    2 verses
    84%

    14Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

    15Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

  • Ps 64:2-7
    6 verses
    82%

    2Hide me from the plots of evil men, from the crowd of evildoers.

    3They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

    4in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.

    5They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast,“Who will see them?”

    6They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man’s inner thoughts cannot be discovered.

    7But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow.

  • Ps 21:11-12
    2 verses
    78%

    11Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

    12For you make them retreat when you aim your arrows at them.

  • Lam 3:12-13
    2 verses
    78%

    12He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrow.

    13ה(He) He shot his arrows into my heart.

  • Ps 7:12-13
    2 verses
    77%

    12If a person does not repent, God will wield his sword. He has prepared to shoot his bow.

    13He has prepared deadly weapons to use against him; he gets ready to shoot flaming arrows.

  • Ps 37:32
    77%

    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

  • Ps 140:2
    76%

    2who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.

  • Ps 10:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8He waits in ambush near the villages; in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim.

    9He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

  • Jer 9:8
    75%

    8Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.

  • Prov 1:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,

    18but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives!

  • Ps 11:3
    74%

    3When the foundations are destroyed, what can the godly accomplish?”

  • Ps 17:11
    74%

    11They attack me, now they surround me; they intend to throw me to the ground.

  • Jer 9:3
    74%

    3The Lord Laments That He Has No Choice But to Judge Them The LORD says,“These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.

  • Prov 1:11
    74%

    11If they say,“Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously.

  • Ps 59:3
    74%

    3For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD.

  • Ps 10:2
    74%

    2The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

  • Ps 140:5
    74%

    5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)

  • Ps 58:7
    73%

    7Let them disappear like water that flows away! Let them wither like grass!

  • Ps 56:6
    73%

    6They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.

  • Jer 5:26
    73%

    26“Indeed, there are wicked scoundrels among my people. They lie in wait like bird catchers hiding in ambush. They set deadly traps to catch people.

  • Ps 57:6
    73%

    6They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it!(Selah)

  • Ps 37:12
    73%

    12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

  • Prov 24:15
    73%

    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Prov 14:19
    72%

    19Bad people have bowed before good people, and wicked people have bowed at the gates of someone righteous.

  • Prov 24:2
    72%

    2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

  • Ps 45:5
    72%

    5Your arrows are sharp and penetrate the hearts of the king’s enemies. Nations fall at your feet.

  • Ps 35:7
    72%

    7I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me.

  • Rom 11:10
    72%

    10let their eyes be darkened so that they may not see, and make their backs bend continually.”

  • Ps 11:1
    72%

    1For the music director; by David. In the LORD I have taken shelter. How can you say to me,“Flee to a mountain like a bird!

  • Mic 2:1
    72%

    1Land Robbers Will Lose Their Land Beware wicked schemers, those who devise calamity as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.

  • Ps 28:3
    72%

    3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

  • Ps 62:3
    72%

    3How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.

  • Jer 18:22
    72%

    22Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.

  • Ps 94:21
    72%

    21They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent.

  • Hos 7:6
    72%

    6They approach him, all the while plotting against him. Their hearts are like an oven; their anger smolders all night long, but in the morning it bursts into a flaming fire.

  • Mic 7:3
    72%

    3They are experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men announce what they wish and then they plan it out.

  • Lam 2:4
    72%

    4ד(Dalet) He prepared his bow like an enemy; his right hand was ready to shoot. Like a foe he killed everyone, even our strong young men; he has poured out his anger like fire on the tent of Daughter Zion.

  • Prov 2:14
    72%

    14who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;

  • Ps 141:9
    72%

    9Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set.