Psalms 40:14

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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.

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  • Ps 35:4 : 4 They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.
  • 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 71:13 : 13 They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered `with' reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,
  • Isa 41:11 : 11 Lo, all those displeased with thee, They are ashamed and blush, They are as nothing, yea, perish Do the men who strive with thee.
  • Isa 45:24 : 24 Only in Jehovah, said hath one, Have I righteousness and strength, Unto Him he cometh in, And ashamed are all those displeased with Him.
  • Matt 21:38-41 : 38 and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance; 39 and having taken him, they cast `him' out of the vineyard, and killed him; 40 whenever therefore the lord of the vineyard may come, what will he do to these husbandmen?' 41 They say to him, `Evil men -- he will evilly destroy them, and the vineyard will give out to other husbandmen, who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons.'
  • John 18:6 : 6 when, therefore, he said to them -- `I am `he',' they went away backward, and fell to the ground.
  • Acts 9:4-6 : 4 and having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, `Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?' 5 And he said, `Who art thou, Lord?' and the Lord said, `I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute; hard for thee at the pricks to kick;' 6 trembling also, and astonished, he said, `Lord, what dost thou wish me to do?' and the Lord `said' unto him, `Arise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what it behoveth thee to do.'
  • Acts 12:23-24 : 23 and presently there smote him a messenger of the Lord, because he did not give the glory to God, and having been eaten of worms, he expired. 24 And the word of God did grow and did multiply,
  • 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 9:3 : 3 In mine enemies turning backward, they stumble and perish from Thy face.
  • 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 70:1-3
    3 verses
    94%

    1To the Overseer, by David. -- `To cause to remember.' O God, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help, haste.

    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 35:4
    91%

    4They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.

  • Ps 35:24-26
    3 verses
    87%

    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.

  • 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,

  • Jer 17:18
    84%

    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 40:15
    82%

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

  • Ps 83:16-17
    2 verses
    81%

    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
    79%

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

  • Ps 109:28-29
    2 verses
    79%

    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 6:10
    79%

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

  • Ps 129:5
    79%

    5Confounded and turn backward do all hating Zion.

  • Ps 40:13
    78%

    13Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help make haste.

  • Ps 25:20
    77%

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

  • Ps 31:17
    76%

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

  • Ps 119:78
    76%

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

  • Jer 20:11
    76%

    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 69:6
    76%

    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.

  • Ps 140:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

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

    10They cause to fall on themselves burning coals, Into fire He doth cast them, Into deep pits -- they arise not.

  • Ps 71:10
    76%

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

  • Ps 56:6
    75%

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

  • Ps 25:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2My God, in Thee I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed, Let not mine enemies exult over me.

    3Also let none waiting on Thee be ashamed, Let the treacherous dealers without cause be ashamed.

  • Ps 13:4
    75%

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

  • Job 16:10
    75%

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

  • Job 8:22
    74%

    22Those hating thee do put on shame, And the tent of the wicked is not!

  • Ps 38:12
    74%

    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 35:19
    74%

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

  • Ps 86:14
    74%

    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 7:5
    74%

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

  • Ps 44:15
    74%

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

  • Isa 45:16
    74%

    16They have been ashamed, And they have even blushed -- all of them, Together gone in confusion have those carving images.

  • Jer 18:23
    74%

    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 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 38:20
    74%

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

  • 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.

  • 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 69:22
    73%

    22Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence -- for a trap.

  • 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 119:80
    73%

    80My heart is perfect in Thy statutes, So that I am not ashamed.

  • Ps 63:9
    73%

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

  • Jer 18:20
    73%

    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.

  • Job 27:7
    73%

    7As the wicked is my enemy, And my withstander as the perverse.