Psalms 70:2

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 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,
  • Ps 109:29 : 29 Mine accusers put on blushing, and are covered, As an upper robe `is' their shame.
  • Isa 28:13 : 13 And to whom a word of Jehovah hath been, Rule on rule, rule on rule, line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there, So that they go and have stumbled backward, And been broken, and snared, and captured.
  • 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.
  • John 18:6 : 6 when, therefore, he said to them -- `I am `he',' they went away backward, and fell to the ground.
  • Ps 6:10 : 10 Ashamed and troubled greatly are all mine enemies, They turn back -- ashamed `in' a moment!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 40:13-15
    3 verses
    94%

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

    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 35:3-4
    2 verses
    93%

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

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

  • Ps 71:13
    88%

    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.

  • Ps 70:3
    84%

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

  • Jer 17:18
    80%

    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 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 109:20
    79%

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

  • Ps 83:16-17
    2 verses
    78%

    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 70:1
    78%

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

  • Ps 71:10
    77%

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

  • 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 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 56:6
    76%

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

  • 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 38:12
    75%

    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
    75%

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

  • Ps 119:78
    75%

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

  • Ps 57:6
    75%

    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 35:12
    74%

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

  • Ps 71:24
    74%

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

  • Ps 69:22
    74%

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

  • 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.

  • Job 16:10
    74%

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

  • 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 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 31:17
    73%

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

  • Ps 38:20
    73%

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

  • Ps 69:4
    73%

    4Those 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.

  • Ps 41:7
    73%

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

  • Lam 1:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21They have heard that I have sighed, There is no comforter for me, All my enemies have heard of my calamity, They have rejoiced that Thou hast done `it', Thou hast brought in the day Thou hast called, And they are like to me.

    22Come in doth all their evil before Thee, And one is doing to them as Thou hast done to me, For all my transgressions, For many `are' my sighs, and my heart `is' sick!

  • Ps 86:14
    73%

    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 69:18
    73%

    18Be near unto my soul -- redeem it, Because of mine enemies ransom me.

  • Job 27:7
    72%

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

  • Ps 35:19
    72%

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

  • Ps 25:3
    72%

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

  • 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.

  • Jer 18:23
    72%

    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!