Psalms 35:4

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May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 129:5 : 5 May all who hate Zion be humiliated and turned back!
  • Isa 37:29 : 29 Because you rage against me and the uproar you create has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose, and my bridle between your lips, and I will lead you back the way you came.”
  • Jer 46:5 : 5 “What do I see! The soldiers are frightened. They are retreating. They are being scattered. They have fled for refuge without looking back. Terror is all around them,” says the LORD.
  • Ezek 13:19 : 19 You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. You have put to death people who should not die and kept alive those who should not live by your lies to my people, who listen to lies!
  • Matt 27:1 : 1 Jesus Brought Before Pilate When it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him.
  • John 18:6 : 6 So when Jesus said to them,“I am he,” they retreated and fell to the ground.
  • 1 Sam 23:23 : 23 Locate precisely all the places where he hides and return to me with dependable information. Then I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will find him among all the thousands of Judah.”
  • 1 Kgs 19:10 : 10 He answered,“I have been absolutely loyal to the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, even though the Israelites have abandoned the covenant they made with you, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”
  • Ps 31:17-18 : 17 O LORD, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated! May they go wailing to the grave! 18 May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!
  • Ps 35:26 : 26 May those who rejoice in my troubles be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who arrogantly taunt me be covered with shame and humiliation!
  • Ps 38:12 : 12 Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.
  • Ps 40:14-15 : 14 May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed! 15 May those who say to me,“Aha! Aha!” be humiliated and disgraced!
  • Ps 70:2-3 : 2 May those who are trying to take my life be embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed! 3 May those who say,“Aha! Aha!” be driven back and disgraced!
  • Ps 71:24 : 24 All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice, for those who want to harm me will be embarrassed and ashamed.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 70:2-3
    2 verses
    93%

    2May those who are trying to take my life be embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

    3May those who say,“Aha! Aha!” be driven back and disgraced!

  • Ps 40:14-15
    2 verses
    91%

    14May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

    15May those who say to me,“Aha! Aha!” be humiliated and disgraced!

  • Ps 71:13
    86%

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

  • Ps 35:24-26
    3 verses
    85%

    24Vindicate me by your justice, O LORD my God! Do not let them gloat over me!

    25Do not let them say to themselves,“Aha! We have what we wanted!” Do not let them say,“We have devoured him!”

    26May those who rejoice in my troubles be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who arrogantly taunt me be covered with shame and humiliation!

  • Jer 17:18
    81%

    18May those who persecute me be disgraced. Do not let me be disgraced. May they be dismayed. Do not let me be dismayed. Bring days of disaster on them. Bring on them the destruction they deserve.”

  • Ps 35:3
    78%

    3Use your spear and lance against those who chase me! Assure me with these words:“I am your deliverer!”

  • Ps 83:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

    16Cover their faces with shame, so they might seek you, O LORD.

    17May they be humiliated and continually terrified! May they die in shame!

  • Ps 109:20
    77%

    20May the LORD repay my accusers in this way, those who say evil things about me!

  • Ps 129:5
    77%

    5May all who hate Zion be humiliated and turned back!

  • Ps 38:12
    76%

    12Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

  • Ps 7:5
    76%

    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 56:6
    76%

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

  • Ps 109:28-29
    2 verses
    76%

    28They curse, but you will bless. When they attack, they will be humiliated, but your servant will rejoice.

    29My accusers will be covered with shame, and draped in humiliation as if it were a robe.

  • Ps 35:5-8
    4 verses
    76%

    5May they be like wind-driven chaff, as the LORD’s angel attacks them!

    6May their path be dark and slippery, as the LORD’s angel chases them!

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

    8Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!

  • Ps 6:10
    75%

    10They will be humiliated and absolutely terrified! All my enemies will turn back and be suddenly humiliated!

  • Ps 25:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

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

    20Protect me and deliver me! Please do not let me be humiliated, for I have taken shelter in you!

  • Ps 35:12
    75%

    12They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.

  • Ps 71:10
    75%

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

  • Ps 57:6
    74%

    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 20:11
    74%

    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.

  • Ps 140:9
    74%

    9As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

  • Ps 63:9
    74%

    9Enemies seek to destroy my life, but they will descend into the depths of the earth.

  • 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 54:3
    74%

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

  • Ps 13:4
    73%

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

  • Ps 71:24
    73%

    24All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice, for those who want to harm me will be embarrassed and ashamed.

  • Ps 41:7
    73%

    7All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me.

  • Ps 69:6
    73%

    6Let none who rely on you be disgraced because of me, O Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies! Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me, O God of Israel!

  • Jer 18:22-23
    2 verses
    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.

    23But you, LORD, know all their plots to kill me. Do not pardon their crimes! Do not ignore their sins as though you had erased them! Let them be brought down in defeat before you! Deal with them while you are still angry!

  • Ps 35:19
    73%

    19Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!

  • Ps 35:15
    73%

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

  • Ps 17:13
    73%

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

  • Ps 86:14
    72%

    14O God, arrogant men attack me; a gang of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life.

  • Ps 119:78
    72%

    78May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! But I meditate on your precepts.

  • Ps 31:17
    72%

    17O LORD, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated! May they go wailing to the grave!

  • Ps 44:15
    72%

    15All day long I feel humiliated and am overwhelmed with shame,

  • Ps 38:20
    72%

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

  • Job 16:10
    72%

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

  • Jer 18:20
    72%

    20Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me. Just remember how I stood before you pleading on their behalf to keep you from venting your anger on them.