Psalms 38:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me; when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 94:18 : 18 If I say,“My foot is slipping,” your loyal love, O LORD, supports me.
  • Deut 32:35 : 35 I will get revenge and pay them back at the time their foot slips; for the day of their disaster is near, and the impending judgment is rushing upon them!”
  • Ps 13:3-4 : 3 Look at me! Answer me, O LORD my God! Revive me, or else I will die! 4 Then my enemy will say,“I have defeated him!” Then my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.
  • Ps 35:24-26 : 24 Vindicate me by your justice, O LORD my God! Do not let them gloat over me! 25 Do not let them say to themselves,“Aha! We have what we wanted!” Do not let them say,“We have devoured him!” 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!

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    17For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.

  • 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 35:24-27
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    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!

    27May those who desire my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! May they continually say,“May the LORD be praised, for he wants his servant to be secure.”

  • Ps 18:36
    78%

    36You widen my path; my feet do not slip.

  • Ps 73:2
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    2But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my feet almost slid out from under me.

  • Ps 38:15
    77%

    15Yet I wait for you, O LORD! You will respond, O Lord, my God!

  • 2 Sam 22:37
    77%

    37You widen my path; my feet do not slip.

  • Ps 35:15
    77%

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

  • Ps 94:18
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    18If I say,“My foot is slipping,” your loyal love, O LORD, supports me.

  • Ps 36:11
    76%

    11Do not let arrogant men overtake me, or let evil men make me homeless!

  • Jer 20:10
    76%

    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.

  • Ps 18:38
    75%

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

  • Ps 17:5-6
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  • Job 19:5
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    5If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and plead my disgrace against me,

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    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 56:6
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    6They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.

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    13For I hear what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction. When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life.

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  • Ps 31:22
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  • Lam 1:21-22
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    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 59:3
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    3For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD.

  • Ps 49:5
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    13They destroy my path; they succeed in destroying me without anyone assisting them.

  • Jer 18:22
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  • Ps 55:3
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  • Ps 26:1
    73%

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  • Ps 140:5
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  • Ps 71:10
    73%

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

  • Job 16:10
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    10People have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn; they unite together against me.

  • Ps 18:18
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    18They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD helped me.

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  • Ps 25:15
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    15I continually look to the LORD for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net.

  • Ps 40:14
    73%

    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!

  • Ps 55:12
    73%

    12Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him.

  • Job 31:29
    72%

    29If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him–

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    72%

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

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    72%

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

  • 2 Sam 22:19
    72%

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

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    72%

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    72%

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    72%

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    72%

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