Psalms 27:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 14:4 : 4 All those who behave wickedly do not understand– those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to the LORD.
  • Job 19:22 : 22 Why do you pursue me like God does? Will you never be satiated with my flesh?
  • John 18:3-6 : 3 So Judas obtained a squad of soldiers and some officers of the chief priests and Pharisees. They came to the orchard with lanterns and torches and weapons. 4 Then Jesus, because he knew everything that was going to happen to him, came and asked them,“Who are you looking for?” 5 They replied,“Jesus the Nazarene.” He told them,“I am he.”(Now Judas, the one who betrayed him, was standing there with them.) 6 So when Jesus said to them,“I am he,” they retreated and fell to the ground.
  • Ps 9:3 : 3 When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated before you.
  • Job 31:31 : 31 if the members of my household have never said,‘If only there were someone who has not been satisfied from Job’s meat!’–
  • Ps 18:4 : 4 The waves of death engulfed me, the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.
  • Ps 18:38-42 : 38 I beat them to death; they fall at my feet. 39 You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me. 40 You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me. 41 They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the LORD, but he does not answer them. 42 I grind them as fine windblown dust; I beat them underfoot like clay in the streets.
  • Ps 22:16 : 16 Yes, wild dogs surround me– a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.
  • Ps 53:4 : 4 All those who behave wickedly do not understand– those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to God.
  • Ps 62:3-4 : 3 How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence. 4 They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses.(Selah)
  • Ps 118:12 : 12 They surrounded me like bees. But they disappeared as quickly as a fire among thorns. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.
  • Isa 8:15 : 15 Many will stumble over the stone and the rock, and will fall and be seriously injured, and will be ensnared and captured.”
  • Ps 3:7 : 7 Rise up, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Sam 22:38-41
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    78%

    38I chase my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until I wipe them out.

    39I wipe them out and beat them to death; they cannot get up; they fall at my feet.

    40You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me.

    41You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

  • Ps 18:37-40
    4 verses
    77%

    37I chase my enemies and catch them; I do not turn back until I wipe them out.

    38I beat them to death; they fall at my feet.

    39You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me.

    40You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

  • Ps 56:2
    77%

    2Those who anticipate my defeat attack me all day long. Indeed, many are fighting against me, O Exalted One.

  • Ps 9:3
    77%

    3When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated before you.

  • Ps 27:3
    77%

    3Even when an army is deployed against me, I do not fear. Even when war is imminent, I remain confident.

  • Ps 27:1
    76%

    1By David. The LORD delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The LORD protects my life! I am afraid of no one!

  • Ps 71:10
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    10For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

  • Job 27:7
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    7The Condition of the Wicked“May my enemy be like the wicked, my adversary like the unrighteous.

  • Ps 17:9
    75%

    9Protect me from the wicked men who attack me, my enemies who crowd around me for the kill.

  • Ps 118:13
    75%

    13“You aggressively attacked me and tried to knock me down, but the LORD helped me.

  • Ps 13:4
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    4Then my enemy will say,“I have defeated him!” Then my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.

  • Ps 38:19-20
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    75%

    19But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me.

    20They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.

  • Ps 27:12
    75%

    12Do not turn me over to my enemies, for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me.

  • Ps 35:15
    75%

    15But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.

  • Ps 25:19
    74%

    19Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me.

  • Ps 3:7
    74%

    7Rise up, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.

  • Ps 71:13
    74%

    13May my accusers be humiliated and defeated! May those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace!

  • Ps 22:16
    74%

    16Yes, wild dogs surround me– a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.

  • Ps 41:5
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    5My enemies ask this cruel question about me,‘When will he finally die and be forgotten?’

  • Ps 41:9
    74%

    9Even my close friend whom I trusted, he who shared meals with me, has turned against me.

  • Ps 7:5
    74%

    5may an enemy relentlessly chase me and catch me; may he trample me to death and leave me lying dishonored in the dust.(Selah)

  • Ps 22:13
    74%

    13They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey.

  • 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)

  • Jer 18:22
    73%

    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 118:7
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    7The LORD is on my side as my helper. I look in triumph on those who hate me.

  • Job 16:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9His anger has torn me and persecuted me; he has gnashed at me with his teeth; my adversary locks his eyes on me.

    10People have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn; they unite together against me.

  • Ps 56:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.

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

  • Ps 143:3
    73%

    3Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.

  • Ps 102:8
    73%

    8All day long my enemies taunt me; those who mock me use my name in their curses.

  • Ps 17:13
    73%

    13Rise up, LORD! Confront him! Knock him down! Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man!

  • Jer 20:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying,“Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say,“Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.

    11But the LORD is with me to help me like an awe-inspiring warrior. Therefore those who persecute me will fail and will not prevail over me. They will be thoroughly disgraced because they did not succeed. Their disgrace will never be forgotten.

  • Job 30:12-14
    3 verses
    73%

    12On my right the young rabble rise up; they drive me from place to place, and build up siege ramps against me.

    13They destroy my path; they succeed in destroying me without anyone assisting them.

    14They come in as through a wide breach; amid the crash they come rolling in.

  • Ps 54:3
    73%

    3For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life.(Selah)

  • Mic 3:3
    73%

    3You devour my people’s flesh, strip off their skin, and crush their bones. You chop them up like flesh in a pot– like meat in a kettle.

  • Ps 59:3
    72%

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

  • Ps 55:3
    72%

    3because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

  • 2 Sam 22:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hate me, for they were too strong for me.

    19They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD helped me.