Psalm 71:10
For my enemies have spoken against me;
Those who watch for my life have consulted together,
Psalm 56:6
They attack, they hide and lurk,
They watch my steps,
As they have [expectantly] waited to take my life.
Psalm 83:3
They concoct crafty schemes against Your people,
And conspire together against Your hidden and precious ones.
Matthew 27:1
When it was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) conferred together against Jesus, [plotting how] to put Him to death [since under Roman rule they had no power to execute anyone];
1 Samuel 19:11
Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch for him, so that he might kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, told him, “If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.”
2 Samuel 17:1-14
Then, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Please let me choose 12,000 men, and I will set out and pursue David tonight.
Psalm 2:2
The kings of the earth take their stand;
And the rulers take counsel together
Against the Lord and His Anointed (the Davidic King, the Messiah, the Christ), saying,
Psalm 10:9
He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in his lair;
He lies in wait to catch the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.
Psalm 31:13
For I have heard the slander and whispering of many,
Terror is on every side;
While they schemed together against me,
They plotted to take away my life.
Psalm 37:32-33
The wicked lies in wait for the righteous
And seeks to kill him.
Proverbs 1:11
If they say, “Come with us;
Let us lie in wait to shed blood,
Let us ambush the innocent without cause;
Jeremiah 20:10
For I have heard the whispering and defaming words of many,
“Terror on every side!
Denounce him! Let us denounce him!”
All my familiar and trusted friends,
[Those who are] watching for my fall, say,
“Perhaps he will be persuaded and deceived; then we will overcome him,
And take our revenge on him.”
Matthew 26:3-4
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the [elegant home of the Jewish] high priest, whose name was
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He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in his lair;
He lies in wait to catch the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.
They attack, they hide and lurk,
They watch my steps,
As they have [expectantly] waited to take my life.
If they say, “Come with us;
Let us lie in wait to shed blood,
Let us ambush the innocent without cause;
Lay wait for
The wicked lies in wait for the righteous
And seeks to kill him.
For I have heard the whispering and defaming words of many,
“Terror on every side!
Denounce him! Let us denounce him!”
All my familiar and trusted friends,
[Those who are] watching for my fall, say,
“Perhaps he will be persuaded and deceived; then we will overcome him,
And take our revenge on him.”
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The kings of the earth take their stand;
And the rulers take counsel together
Against the Lord and His Anointed (the Davidic King, the Messiah, the Christ), saying,
They concoct crafty schemes against Your people,
And conspire together against Your hidden and precious ones.