Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

They will sojourn, they will hide, they will watch my heels as they waited for my soul

New American Standard Bible

They attack, they lurk,
They watch my steps,
As they have waited to take my life.

King James Version

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

Holman Bible

They stir up strife, they lurk;
they watch my steps
while they wait to take my life.

International Standard Version

They gather together and hide in ambush. They watch my every step as they lie in wait for my life.

A Conservative Version

They gather themselves together. They hide themselves. They mark my steps, even as they have waited for my soul.

American Standard Version

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.

Amplified


They attack, they hide and lurk,
They watch my steps,
As they have [expectantly] waited to take my life.

Bible in Basic English

They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

Darby Translation

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves; they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul.

King James 2000

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They attack, they hide, they watch my {steps}, as they [lie in] wait for my life.

Modern King James verseion

They stir up strife; they hide themselves; they watch my steps as they wait for my soul.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They hold all together, and keep themselves close, and mark my steps, when they lay wait for my soul.

NET Bible

They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.

New Heart English Bible

They conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.

The Emphasized Bible

They stir up strife - they lie hid, They, mark my steps, - Seeing they have waited for my life.

Webster

They assemble themselves, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

World English Bible

They conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.

Youngs Literal Translation

They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

Verse Info

Context Readings

A Call For God's Protection

5 All the day they will grieve my words: against me all their purposes for evil 6 They will sojourn, they will hide, they will watch my heels as they waited for my soul 7 For nothing is deliverance to them? In anger bring down the peoples, O God.

Cross References

Psalm 59:3

For behold, they lay in wait for my soul: the strong will gather against me; not my transgression and not my sin, O Jehovah.

Psalm 71:10

For mine enemies said to me, and they watching my soul took counsel together,

Psalm 140:2

Who reckoned evils in the heart; all the day they will gather together wars.

Job 14:16

For now thou wilt count my steps: wilt thou not watch over my sin?

Job 31:4

Will he not see my way, and number all my steps?

Psalm 2:1-3

Wherefore did the nations rage, and the peoples will meditate emptiness?

Psalm 10:8-10

Sitting in ambush of the enclosures: in hiding-places he will slay the innocent: his eyes will be hid to the afflicted.

Psalm 37:32

The unjust watches for the just, and seeks to kill him,

Psalm 57:6

They prepared a net for my steps; my soul was bent down: they dug a pit before me, they fell into the midst of it. Silence.

Psalm 64:2-6

Thou wilt cover me from the consultation of evil ones; from the crowd of the workers of vanity:

Psalm 89:51

Which thine enemies reproached, O Jehovah; which they reproached the heels of thy Messiah.

Isaiah 54:15

Behold, gathering, it shall gather together, not from me: who sojourned with thee shall fall for thee.

Jeremiah 20:10

For I heard the slander of many, terror from round about Announce ye, and we will announce. Every man of my peace watching my halting: perhaps he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we will take our vengeance of him.

Daniel 6:4

Then the presidents and satraps were seeking to find a pretext against Daniel from the part of the kingdom; and they will not be able to find any pretext and corruption, because that he was faithful, and any error and corruption was not found upon him.

Matthew 26:3-4

Then were gathered together the chief priests, and scribes, and the more ancient of the people, into the court-yard of the chief priest, called Caliaphas,

Matthew 26:57

And they having held Jesus, brought to Caiaphas the chief priest, where the scribes and elders were gathered together.

Matthew 27:1

And having been morning, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to kill him:

Luke 20:20

And having observed narrowly, they sent liers-in-wait, feigning themselves to be just, that they might seize upon his word, to deliver him to the beginning and authority of the leader.

Acts 4:5-6

And it was on the morrow, their rulers, and elders, and scribes, were gathered together at Jerusalem,

Acts 23:12-14

And it being day, certain of the Jews having made a condition, anathematized themselves, saying, neither to eat or drink till they kill Paul.

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