Psalms 27:2

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“When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.”

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BSBPD

“When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, Even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 27:2 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 19:22Why do you persecute me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?
  2. Job 31:31if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
  3. Psalms 3:7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
  4. Psalms 9:3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
  5. Psalms 14:4Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.
  6. Psalms 18:4The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
  7. Psalms 18:38I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
  8. Psalms 22:16For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
  9. Psalms 53:4Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon God.
  10. Psalms 62:3How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
  11. Psalms 118:12They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
  12. Isaiah 8:15Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured.”
  13. John 18:3So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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