Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Enemy » The wickedness of david's
For zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
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My very life was bowed down.
They dug a pit before me;
Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah.
My life is among lions;
I must lie among those who breathe out fire—
The sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
They consult only to throw him down from his high position [to dishonor him];
They delight in lies.
They bless with [the words of] their mouths,
But inwardly they curse. Selah.
All day long they twist my words and say hurtful things;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would destroy me are powerful, being my enemies wrongfully;
I am forced to restore what I did not steal.
For my enemies have spoken against me;
Those who watch for my life have consulted together,
My enemies taunt me all day long;
Those who ridicule me use my name as a curse.
For the mouths of the wicked and the mouth of deceit are opened against me; they have spoken to me and against me with lying tongues. They have compassed me about also with words of hatred and have fought against me without a cause. In return for my love they are my adversaries, but I resort to prayer. read more.
And they have rewarded and laid upon me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
And they have rewarded and laid upon me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
Many a time and much have they afflicted me from my youth up -- "let Israel now say -- " Many a time and much have they afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me. The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.
Slander » Saints exposed to
In [connection with] all this, they [the unbelievers] are resentful and surprised that you do not [think like them, value their values and] run [hand in hand] with them into the same excesses of dissipation and immoral freedom, and they criticize and abuse and ridicule you and make fun of your values.
Those who seek my life lay snares for me,
And those who seek to injure me threaten mischievous things and destruction;
They devise treachery all the day long.
For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me;
They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.