Psalms 59:3

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 56:6 : 6 They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.
  • Ps 69:4 : 4 Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I took not away -- I bring back.
  • 1 Sam 24:11 : 11 `And, my father, see, yea see the skirt of thine upper robe in my hand; for by cutting off the skirt of thy upper robe, and I have not slain thee, know and see that there is not in my hand evil and transgression, and I have not sinned against thee, and thou art hunting my soul to take it!
  • 1 Sam 24:17 : 17 And he saith unto David, `More righteous thou `art' than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;
  • 1 Sam 26:18 : 18 and he saith, `Why `is' this -- my lord is pursuing after his servant? for what have I done, and what `is' in my hand evil?
  • Ps 2:2 : 2 Station themselves do kings of the earth, And princes have been united together, Against Jehovah, and against His Messiah:
  • Ps 7:3-6 : 3 O Jehovah, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands, 4 If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause, 5 An enemy pursueth my soul, and overtaketh, And treadeth down to the earth my life, And my honour placeth in the dust. Selah. 6 Rise, O Jehovah, in Thine anger, Be lifted up at the wrath of mine adversaries, And awake Thou for me: Judgment Thou hast commanded:
  • Ps 10:9-9 : 9 He lieth in wait in a secret place, as a lion in a covert. He lieth in wait to catch the poor, He catcheth the poor, drawing him into his net. 10 He is bruised -- he boweth down, Fallen by his mighty ones hath the afflicted.
  • Ps 37:32-33 : 32 The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death. 33 Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.
  • 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.
  • Prov 12:6 : 6 The words of the wicked `are': `Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.
  • Mic 7:2 : 2 Perished hath the kind out of the land, And upright among men -- there are none, All of them for blood lie in wait, Each his brother they hunt `with' a net.
  • John 15:25 : 25 but -- that the word may be fulfilled that was written in their law -- They hated me without a cause.
  • Acts 4:26-27 : 26 the kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ; 27 for gathered together of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,
  • Acts 23:21 : 21 thou, therefore, mayest thou not yield to them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who did anathematize themselves -- not to eat nor to drink till they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from thee.'
  • 1 Sam 19:1 : 1 And Saul speaketh unto Jonathan his son, and unto all his servants, to put David to death,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 59:4
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    4Without punishment they run and prepare themselves, Stir up to meet me, and see.

  • Ps 56:5-6
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    5All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts `are' for evil,

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

  • Ps 54:3-4
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    80%

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

    4Lo, God `is' a helper to me, The Lord `is' with those supporting my soul,

  • Ps 71:10
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    10For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,

  • Ps 57:6
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    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 86:14
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    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 55:3
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    3Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.

  • Ps 140:4-5
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    4Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

    5The proud hid a snare for me -- and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah.

  • Ps 59:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1To the Overseer. -- `Destroy not,' by David. -- A secret treasure, in Saul's sending, and they watch the house to put him to death. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God, From my withstanders set me on high.

    2Deliver me from workers of iniquity, And from men of blood save me.

  • Ps 35:7
    76%

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

  • 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 141:9
    76%

    9Keep me from the gin they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.

  • Ps 3:1-2
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    76%

    1A Psalm of David, in his fleeing from the face of Absalom his son. Jehovah, how have my distresses multiplied! Many are rising up against me.

    2Many are saying of my soul, `There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah.

  • Ps 17:9
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    9From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.

  • Jer 18:22-23
    2 verses
    75%

    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 25:19
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    19See my enemies, for they have been many, And with violent hatred they have hated me.

  • Ps 31:13
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    13For I have heard an evil account of many, Fear `is' round about. In their being united against me, To take my life they have devised,

  • Ps 143:3
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    3For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.

  • Ps 27:12
    74%

    12Give me not to the will of my adversaries, For risen against me have false witnesses, And they breathe out violence to me.

  • Ps 38:19
    74%

    19And mine enemies `are' lively, They have been strong, and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied.

  • Jer 5:26
    74%

    26For the wicked have been found among My people. It looketh about the covering of snares, They have set up a trap -- men they capture.

  • Ps 94:21
    74%

    21They decree against the soul of the righteous, And innocent blood declare wicked.

  • Job 30:13
    74%

    13They have broken down my path, By my calamity they profit, `He hath no helper.'

  • Prov 1:18
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    18And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.

  • Ps 11:2
    74%

    2For lo, the wicked tread a bow, They have prepared their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

  • Ps 38:16
    74%

    16When I said, `Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot against me they magnified themselves.

  • Ps 70:2
    74%

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

  • Ps 40:14
    74%

    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.

  • Ps 109:2
    74%

    2For the mouth of wickedness, and the mouth of deceit, Against me they have opened, They have spoken with me -- A tongue of falsehood, and words of hatred!

  • Lam 1:14
    74%

    14Bound hath been the yoke of my transgressions by His hand, They are wrapped together, They have gone up on my neck, He hath caused my power to stumble, The Lord hath given me into hands, I am not able to rise.

  • Ps 37:32
    74%

    32The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

  • Ps 35:4
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    4They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.

  • Job 16:10
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    10They have gaped on me with their mouth, In reproach they have smitten my cheeks, Together against me they set themselves.

  • Ps 26:9
    74%

    9Do not gather with sinners my soul, And with men of blood my life,

  • Ps 142:6
    73%

    6Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I.

  • Ps 13:4
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    4Lest mine enemy say, `I overcame him,' Mine adversaries joy when I am moved.

  • Ps 31:4
    73%

    4Bring me out from the net that they hid for me, For Thou `art' my strength.

  • Ps 56:2
    73%

    2Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many `are' fighting against me, O most High,

  • Ps 64:2
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    2Hidest me from the secret counsel of evil doers, From the tumult of workers of iniquity.

  • Ps 9:13
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    13Favour me, O Jehovah, See mine affliction by those hating me, Thou who liftest me up from the gates of death,

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    16Who riseth up for me with evil doers? Who stationeth himself for me with workers of iniquity?

  • Ps 109:20
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    20This `is' the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.

  • Ps 140:2
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    2Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble `for' wars.

  • Jer 20:11
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    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.