Psalms 59:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.”
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“See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 59:3 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 19:1Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,
- 1 Samuel 24:11See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.
- 1 Samuel 24:17and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
- 1 Samuel 26:18And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?
- Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
- Psalms 7:3O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
- Psalms 10:9He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
- Psalms 37:32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
- Psalms 38:12Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
- Psalms 56:6They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
- Psalms 69:4Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me— my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
- Psalms 140:2who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.
- Proverbs 12:6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
- Proverbs 24:15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
- Micah 7:2The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
- John 15:25But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’
- Acts 4:26The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’
- Acts 23:21Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
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