Psalms 64:4

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in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 55:19 : 19 God, the one who has reigned as king from long ago, will hear and humiliate them.(Selah) They refuse to change, and do not fear God.
  • Ps 59:3-4 : 3 For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD. 4 Though I have done nothing wrong, they are anxious to attack. Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me!
  • Ps 64:7 : 7 But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow.
  • Hab 3:14 : 14 You pierce the heads of his warriors with a spear. They storm forward to scatter us; they shout with joy as if they were plundering the poor with no opposition.
  • John 19:6 : 6 When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out,“Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said,“You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!”
  • 1 Pet 2:22-23 : 22 He committed no sin nor was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.
  • 1 Sam 18:11 : 11 and Saul threw the spear, thinking,“I’ll nail David to the wall!” But David escaped from him on two different occasions.
  • 1 Sam 19:10 : 10 Saul tried to nail David to the wall with the spear, but he escaped from Saul’s presence and the spear drove into the wall. David escaped quickly that night.
  • 2 Sam 15:14 : 14 So David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem,“Come on! Let’s escape! Otherwise no one will be delivered from Absalom! Go immediately, or else he will quickly overtake us and bring disaster on us and kill the city’s residents with the sword.”
  • Neh 4:11 : 11 Our adversaries also boasted,“Before they are aware or anticipate anything, we will come in among them and kill them, and we will bring this work to a halt!”
  • Ps 10:8-9 : 8 He waits in ambush near the villages; in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim. 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.
  • Ps 11:2 : 2 For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Ps 64:5-8
    4 verses
    86%

    5They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast,“Who will see them?”

    6They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man’s inner thoughts cannot be discovered.

    7But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow.

    8Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,

  • Ps 64:2-3
    2 verses
    84%

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

    3They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

  • Ps 11:2
    82%

    2For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.

  • Ps 56:6
    77%

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

  • Ps 37:14
    76%

    14Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

  • Ps 21:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

    12For you make them retreat when you aim your arrows at them.

  • Ps 58:7
    75%

    7Let them disappear like water that flows away! Let them wither like grass!

  • Prov 1:18
    74%

    18but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives!

  • Ps 37:32
    74%

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

  • Ps 10:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8He waits in ambush near the villages; in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim.

    9He 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.

  • Ps 83:3
    73%

    3They carefully plot against your people, and make plans to harm the ones you cherish.

  • Prov 4:16
    73%

    16For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

  • Jer 9:8
    73%

    8Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.

  • Ps 35:20
    73%

    20For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who live peacefully in the land.

  • Ps 35:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    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 62:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.

    4They 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 7:13
    72%

    13He has prepared deadly weapons to use against him; he gets ready to shoot flaming arrows.

  • Job 34:26
    72%

    26He strikes them for their wickedness, in a place where people can see,

  • Prov 1:11
    72%

    11If they say,“Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously.

  • Job 40:13
    72%

    13Hide them in the dust together, imprison them in the grave.

  • Ps 17:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11They attack me, now they surround me; they intend to throw me to the ground.

    12He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.

  • Jer 18:22
    72%

    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 38:12
    72%

    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
    72%

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

  • Ps 140:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

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

    3Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips.(Selah)

  • Ps 41:7
    71%

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

  • Ps 69:22
    71%

    22May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!

  • Ps 94:21
    71%

    21They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent.

  • Ps 140:5
    71%

    5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)

  • Job 24:16
    71%

    16In the dark the robber breaks into houses, but by day they shut themselves in; they do not know the light.

  • Jer 5:16
    71%

    16All of its soldiers are strong and mighty. Their arrows will send you to your grave.

  • Ps 120:4
    71%

    4Here’s how! With the sharp arrows of warriors, with arrowheads forged over the hot coals.

  • Ps 40:14
    71%

    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 37:12
    71%

    12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

  • Ps 59:12
    71%

    12They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

  • Ps 35:4
    71%

    4May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

  • Ps 69:24
    71%

    24Pour out your judgment on them! May your raging anger overtake them!

  • Job 38:40
    70%

    40when they crouch in their dens, when they wait in ambush in the thicket?

  • Lam 3:12
    70%

    12He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrow.

  • Ps 57:6
    70%

    6They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it!(Selah)