Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

For, aliens, have risen up against me, And, men of violence, have sought my life, They have not set God before them. Selah.

New American Standard Bible

For strangers have risen against me
And violent men have sought my life;
They have not set God before them. Selah.

King James Version

For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

Holman Bible

For strangers rise up against me,
and violent men seek my life.
They have no regard for God.Selah

International Standard Version

For the arrogant have arisen against me; oppressors have sought to take my life. They do not keep God in mind! Interlude

A Conservative Version

For strangers are risen up against me, and violent men have sought after my soul. They have not set God before them. Selah.

American Standard Version

For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. Selah

Amplified


For strangers have risen against me
And violent men have sought my life;
They have not set God before them. Selah.

Bible in Basic English

For men who are going after me have come out against me, violent men are purposing to take my soul; they have not put God before their eyes. (Selah.)

Darby Translation

For strangers are risen up against me, and the violent seek after my life: they have not set God before them. Selah.

Julia Smith Translation

For strangers rose up against me, and the powerful sought out my soul: they set not God before them. Silence.

King James 2000

For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For foreigners have risen against me, and ruthless [men] seek my life. They have not set God before them. Selah

Modern King James verseion

For strangers have risen up against me, and cruel men seek after my soul; they have not set God before them. Selah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For strangers are risen up against me; and tyrants, which have not God before their eyes, seek after my soul. Selah.

NET Bible

For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life. (Selah)

New Heart English Bible

For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought after my soul. They haven't set God before them. Selah.

Webster

For strangers have risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

World English Bible

For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought after my soul. They haven't set God before them. Selah.

Youngs Literal Translation

For strangers have risen up against me And terrible ones have sought my soul, They have not set God before them. Selah.

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Prayer For Deliverance

2 O God! Hear my prayer, Give ear to the sayings of my mouth; 3 For, aliens, have risen up against me, And, men of violence, have sought my life, They have not set God before them. Selah. 4 Lo! God, is bringing me help, My Lord, is with the upholders of my life;

Cross References

Psalm 86:14

O God, the insolent, have arisen against me, And, the assembly of tyrants, have sought my life, And have not set thee before them.

Psalm 36:1

Declareth the transgression of the lawless one, within my heart, There is, no dread of God, before his eyes;

Job 19:13-15

My Brethren - from beside me, hath he moved far away, and, mine acquaintance, are wholly estranged from me;

Psalm 16:8

I have set Yahweh before me continually, because he is on my right hand, I shall not be shaken!

Psalm 22:16

For dogs have surrounded me, - An assembly of evil doers, have encircled me, They have pierced my hands and my feet,

Psalm 40:14

Let them turn pale and then at once blush, who are seeking my life to snatch it away, - Let them draw back, and be confounded, who are taking pleasure in my calamity;

Psalm 53:4

Are the workers of iniquity, without knowledge? Devouring my people, as they devour food? Upon God, have they not called.

Psalm 59:3-5

For lo! they have lain in wait for my life, Mighty ones stir up strife against me, Without transgression of mine, and without sin of mine, O Yahweh;

Psalm 69:8

One estranged, have I become, to my own brethren, Yea, an alien, to the sons of my own mother;

Matthew 27:20-23

But, the High-priests and the elders, persuaded the multitudes, that they should claim Barabbas, but, Jesus, should, destroy.

John 16:3

And, these things, will they do, because they got to know, neither the Father nor me.

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