Psalms 35:4

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 129:5 : 5 Confounded and turn backward do all hating Zion.
  • Isa 37:29 : 29 Because of thy anger towards Me, And thy noise -- it came up into Mine ears, I have put My hook in thy nose, And My bridle in thy lips, And I have caused thee to turn back In the way in which thou camest.
  • Jer 46:5 : 5 Wherefore have I seen them dismayed -- They are turned backward, And their mighty ones are beaten down, And `to' a refuge they have fled, and not turned the face? Fear `is' round about -- an affirmation of Jehovah.
  • Ezek 13:19 : 19 Yea, ye pierce Me concerning My people, For handfuls of barley, And for pieces of bread, to put to death Souls that should not die, And to keep alive souls that should not live, By your lying to My people -- hearkening to lies.
  • Matt 27:1 : 1 And morning having come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put him to death;
  • John 18:6 : 6 when, therefore, he said to them -- `I am `he',' they went away backward, and fell to the ground.
  • 1 Sam 23:23 : 23 And see and know of all the hiding-places where he hideth himself, and ye have turned back unto me prepared, and I have gone with you, and it hath been, if he is in the land, that I have searched him out through all the thousands of Judah.'
  • 1 Kgs 19:10 : 10 And he saith, `I have been very zealous for Jehovah, God of Hosts, for the sons of Israel have forsaken Thy covenant -- Thine altars they have thrown down, and Thy prophets they have slain by the sword, and I am left, I, by myself, and they seek my life -- to take it.'
  • Ps 31:17-18 : 17 O Jehovah, let me not be ashamed, For I have called Thee, let the wicked be ashamed, Let them become silent to Sheol. 18 Let lips of falsehood become dumb, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.
  • Ps 35:26 : 26 They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.
  • Ps 38:12 : 12 And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.
  • Ps 40:14-15 : 14 They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are seeking my soul to destroy it, They are turned backward, And are ashamed, who are desiring my evil. 15 They are desolate because of their shame, Who are saying to me, `Aha, aha.'
  • Ps 70:2-3 : 2 Let them be ashamed and confounded Who are seeking my soul, Let them be turned backward and blush Who are desiring my evil. 3 Let them turn back because of their shame, Who are saying, `Aha, aha.'
  • Ps 71:24 : 24 My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed -- because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 70:2-3
    2 verses
    93%

    2Let them be ashamed and confounded Who are seeking my soul, Let them be turned backward and blush Who are desiring my evil.

    3Let them turn back because of their shame, Who are saying, `Aha, aha.'

  • Ps 40:14-15
    2 verses
    91%

    14They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are seeking my soul to destroy it, They are turned backward, And are ashamed, who are desiring my evil.

    15They are desolate because of their shame, Who are saying to me, `Aha, aha.'

  • Ps 71:13
    86%

    13They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered `with' reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,

  • Ps 35:24-26
    3 verses
    85%

    24Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me.

    25They do not say in their heart, `Aha, our desire.' They do not say, `We swallowed him up.'

    26They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.

  • Jer 17:18
    81%

    18Let my pursuers be ashamed, and let not me be ashamed -- me! Let them be affrighted, and let not me be affrighted -- me! Bring in on them a day of evil, And a second time `with' destruction destroy them.

  • Ps 35:3
    78%

    3And draw out spear and lance, To meet my pursuers. Say to my soul, `Thy salvation I `am'.'

  • Ps 83:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

    16Fill their faces `with' shame, And they seek Thy name, O Jehovah.

    17They are ashamed and troubled for ever, Yea, they are confounded and lost.

  • Ps 109:20
    77%

    20This `is' the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.

  • Ps 129:5
    77%

    5Confounded and turn backward do all hating Zion.

  • Ps 38:12
    76%

    12And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.

  • Ps 7:5
    76%

    5An enemy pursueth my soul, and overtaketh, And treadeth down to the earth my life, And my honour placeth in the dust. Selah.

  • Ps 56:6
    76%

    6They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

  • Ps 109:28-29
    2 verses
    76%

    28They revile, and Thou dost bless, They have risen, and are ashamed, And Thy servant doth rejoice.

    29Mine accusers put on blushing, and are covered, As an upper robe `is' their shame.

  • Ps 35:5-8
    4 verses
    76%

    5They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away.

    6Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of Jehovah their pursuer.

    7For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul.

    8Meet him doth desolation -- he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it.

  • Ps 6:10
    75%

    10Ashamed and troubled greatly are all mine enemies, They turn back -- ashamed `in' a moment!

  • Ps 25:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19See my enemies, for they have been many, And with violent hatred they have hated me.

    20Keep my soul, and deliver me, Let me not be ashamed, for I trusted in Thee.

  • Ps 35:12
    75%

    12They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,

  • Ps 71:10
    75%

    10For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,

  • Ps 57:6
    74%

    6A net they have prepared for my steps, Bowed down hath my soul, They have digged before me a pit, They have fallen into its midst. Selah.

  • Jer 20:11
    74%

    11And Jehovah `is' with me, as a terrible mighty one, Therefore my persecutors stumble and prevail not, They have been exceedingly ashamed, For they have not acted wisely, Confusion age-during is not forgotten.

  • Ps 140:9
    74%

    9The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covereth them.

  • Ps 63:9
    74%

    9And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth.

  • Ps 59:3
    74%

    3For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah.

  • Ps 54:3
    74%

    3For strangers have risen up against me And terrible ones have sought my soul, They have not set God before them. Selah.

  • Ps 13:4
    73%

    4Lest mine enemy say, `I overcame him,' Mine adversaries joy when I am moved.

  • Ps 71:24
    73%

    24My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed -- because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!

  • Ps 41:7
    73%

    7All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:

  • Ps 69:6
    73%

    6Let not those waiting on Thee be ashamed because of me, O Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Let not those seeking Thee Blush because of me, O God of Israel.

  • Jer 18:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22A cry is heard from their houses, For Thou bringest against them suddenly a troop, For they dug a pit to capture me, And snares they have hidden for my feet.

    23And Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast known, All their counsel against me `is' for death, Thou dost not cover over their iniquity, Nor their sin from before Thee blottest out, And they are made to stumble before Thee, In the time of Thine anger work against them!

  • Ps 35:19
    73%

    19Mine enemies rejoice not over me `with' falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.

  • Ps 35:15
    73%

    15And -- in my halting they have rejoiced, And have been gathered together, Gathered against me were the smiters, And I have not known, They have rent, and they have not ceased;

  • Ps 17:13
    73%

    13Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,

  • Ps 86:14
    72%

    14O God, the proud have risen up against me, And a company of the terrible sought my soul, And have not placed Thee before them,

  • Ps 119:78
    72%

    78Ashamed are the proud, For `with' falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.

  • Ps 31:17
    72%

    17O Jehovah, let me not be ashamed, For I have called Thee, let the wicked be ashamed, Let them become silent to Sheol.

  • Ps 44:15
    72%

    15All the day my confusion `is' before me, And the shame of my face hath covered me.

  • Ps 38:20
    72%

    20And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.

  • Job 16:10
    72%

    10They have gaped on me with their mouth, In reproach they have smitten my cheeks, Together against me they set themselves.

  • Jer 18:20
    72%

    20Is evil recompensed instead of good, That they have dug a pit for my soul? Remember my standing before Thee to speak good of them, To turn back Thy wrath from them.