Psalms 59:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 56:6 : 6 They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.
  • 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!
  • 1 Sam 24:11 : 11 Look, my father, and see the edge of your robe in my hand! When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn’t kill you. So realize and understand that I am not planning evil or rebellion. Even though I have not sinned against you, you are waiting in ambush to take my life.
  • 1 Sam 24:17 : 17 He said to David,“You are more innocent than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!
  • 1 Sam 26:18 : 18 He went on to say,“Why is my lord chasing his servant? What have I done? What wrong have I done?
  • Ps 2:2 : 2 The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the LORD and his anointed king.
  • Ps 7:3-6 : 3 O LORD my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions, 4 or have wronged my ally, or helped his lawless enemy, 5 may an enemy relentlessly chase me and catch me; may he trample me to death and leave me lying dishonored in the dust.(Selah) 6 Stand up angrily, LORD! Rise up with raging fury against my enemies! Wake up for my sake and execute the judgment you have decreed for them!
  • Ps 10:9-9 : 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. 10 His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.
  • Ps 37:32-33 : 32 Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them. 33 But the LORD does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law.
  • 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.
  • Prov 12:6 : 6 The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.
  • Mic 7:2 : 2 Faithful men have disappeared from the land; there are no godly men left. They all wait in ambush to shed blood; they hunt their own brother with a net.
  • John 15:25 : 25 Now this happened to fulfill the word that is written in their law,‘They hated me without reason.’
  • Acts 4:26-27 : 26 The kings of the earth stood together, and the rulers assembled together, against the Lord and against his Christ.’ 27 “For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,
  • Acts 23:21 : 21 So do not let them persuade you to do this, because more than forty of them are lying in ambush for him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him, and now they are ready, waiting for you to agree to their request.”
  • 1 Sam 19:1 : 1 Saul Repeatedly Attempts to Take David’s Life Then Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much.

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    4Though I have done nothing wrong, they are anxious to attack. Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me!

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

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

  • Ps 57:6
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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)

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

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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.

  • Ps 140:4-5
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    4O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

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  • Ps 59:1-2
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    2Deliver me from evildoers! Rescue me from violent men!

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

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

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  • Ps 17:9
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    9Protect me from the wicked men who attack me, my enemies who crowd around me for the kill.

  • Jer 18:22-23
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    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.

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  • Ps 25:19
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    19Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me.

  • Ps 31:13
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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.

  • Ps 143:3
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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.

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

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

  • Jer 5:26
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    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.

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

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    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!

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    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!

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    2For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

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

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    4May 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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    10People have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn; they unite together against me.

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    4You will free me from the net they hid for me, for you are my place of refuge.

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

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

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

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

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    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.