Psalms 40:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 38:4 : 4 For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear.
  • Ps 69:4 : 4 Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!
  • Ps 73:26 : 26 My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.
  • Ps 116:3 : 3 The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.
  • Ps 19:12 : 12 Who can know all his errors? Please do not punish me for sins I am unaware of.
  • Ps 22:11-19 : 11 Do not remain far away from me, for trouble is near and I have no one to help me. 12 Many bulls surround me; powerful bulls of Bashan hem me in. 13 They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey. 14 My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me. 15 The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death. 16 Yes, wild dogs surround me– a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet. 17 I can count all my bones; my enemies are gloating over me in triumph. 18 They are dividing up my clothes among themselves; they are rolling dice for my garments. 19 But you, O LORD, do not remain far away! You are my source of strength! Hurry and help me!
  • Gen 42:28 : 28 He said to his brothers,“My money was returned! Here it is in my sack!” They were dismayed; they turned trembling to one another and said,“What in the world has God done to us?”
  • Isa 53:6 : 6 All of us had wandered off like sheep; each of us had strayed off on his own path, but the LORD caused the sin of all of us to attack him.
  • Luke 18:13-14 : 13 The tax collector, however, stood far off and would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said,‘God, be merciful to me, sinner that I am!’ 14 I tell you that this man went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
  • Luke 21:26 : 26 People will be fainting from fear and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
  • Heb 4:15 : 15 For we do not have a high priest incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way just as we are, yet without sin.
  • 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but by being made alive in the spirit.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 38:4
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    4For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear.

  • Ps 40:13
    79%

    13Please be willing, O LORD, to rescue me! O LORD, hurry and help me!

  • Lam 1:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13מ(Mem) He sent down fire into my bones, and it overcame them. He spread out a trapper’s net for my feet; he made me turn back. He has made me desolate; I am faint all day long.

    14נ(Nun) My sins are bound around my neck like a yoke; they are fastened together by his hand. He has placed his yoke on my neck; he has sapped my strength. The Lord has handed me over to those whom I cannot resist.

  • Ps 31:9-10
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    77%

    9Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.

    10For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.

  • Ps 55:3-5
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    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.

    4My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.

    5Fear and panic overpower me; terror overwhelms me.

  • Ps 143:3-4
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    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.

    4My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.

  • Lam 1:20-22
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    76%

    20ר(Resh) Look, O LORD! I am distressed; my stomach is in knots! My heart is pounding inside me. Yes, I was terribly rebellious! Out in the street the sword bereaves a mother of her children; Inside the house death is present.

    21ש(Sin/Shin) They have heard that I groan, yet there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have brought it about. Bring about the day of judgment that you promised so that they may end up like me!

    22ת(Tav) Let all their wickedness come before you; afflict them just as you have afflicted me because of all my acts of rebellion. For my groans are many, and my heart is sick with sorrow.

  • Ps 38:10
    76%

    10My heart beats quickly; my strength leaves me; I can hardly see.

  • Ps 38:17
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    17For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.

  • Ps 69:2-4
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    2I sink into the deep mire where there is no solid ground; I am in deep water, and the current overpowers me.

    3I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.

    4Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!

  • Ps 40:11
    75%

    11O LORD, you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!

  • Ps 25:16-19
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    16Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed!

    17Deliver me from my distress; rescue me from my suffering!

    18See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins!

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

  • Ps 116:3
    74%

    3The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.

  • Ps 3:1-2
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    1A psalm of David, written when he fled from his son Absalom. LORD, how numerous are my enemies! Many attack me.

    2Many say about me,“God will not deliver him.”(Selah)

  • Ps 142:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.

    4Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.

  • Jonah 2:5
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    5Water engulfed me up to my neck; the deep ocean surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

  • Ps 38:8
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    8I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel.

  • Job 30:15-16
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    15Terrors are turned loose on me; they drive away my honor like the wind, and like a cloud my deliverance has passed away.

    16Job’s Despondency“And now my soul pours itself out within me; days of suffering take hold of me.

  • 2 Sam 22:5-6
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    74%

    5The waves of death engulfed me; the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.

    6The ropes of Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me.

  • Ps 18:4-5
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    4The waves of death engulfed me, the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.

    5The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.

  • Ps 88:3
    73%

    3For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol.

  • Ps 9:13
    73%

    13when they prayed:“Have mercy on me, LORD! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

  • Ps 59:3
    73%

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

  • Ps 109:22
    73%

    22For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me.

  • Ps 38:6
    73%

    6I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning.

  • Ps 31:15
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    15You determine my destiny! Rescue me from the power of my enemies and those who chase me.

  • Ps 88:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain.

    16Your anger overwhelms me; your terrors destroy me.

  • Ps 142:6
    73%

    6Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.

  • Ps 31:22
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    22I jumped to conclusions and said,“I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

  • Ps 22:11
    72%

    11Do not remain far away from me, for trouble is near and I have no one to help me.

  • Ps 143:7
    72%

    7Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.

  • Ps 38:2
    72%

    2For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.