Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,

New American Standard Bible

For my enemies have spoken against me;
And those who watch for my life have consulted together,

King James Version

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

Holman Bible

For my enemies talk about me,
and those who spy on me plot together,

International Standard Version

For my enemies talk against me; those who seek to kill me plot together

A Conservative Version

For my enemies speak concerning me, and those who watch for my soul take counsel together,

American Standard Version

For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

Amplified


For my enemies have spoken against me;
Those who watch for my life have consulted together,

Darby Translation

For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together,

Julia Smith Translation

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

King James 2000

For my enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

Lexham Expanded Bible

For my enemies talk concerning me, and those who watch for my life conspire together,

Modern King James verseion

For my enemies speak against me; and those who watch for my soul plot together,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take their counsel together,

NET Bible

For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

New Heart English Bible

For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,

The Emphasized Bible

For mine enemies have spoken of me, And, they who watch for my life, have taken counsel together;

Webster

For my enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

World English Bible

For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,

Youngs Literal Translation

For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אויב איב 
'oyeb 
Usage: 272

שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

for my soul
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

Verse Info

Context Readings

A Prayer To God The Rock Of Refuge

9 Do not give me up when I am old; be my help even when my strength is gone. 10 For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs, 11 Saying, God has given him up; go after him and take him, for he has no helper.

Cross References

Psalm 56:6

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

Matthew 27:1

Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death.

1 Samuel 19:11

Then in that night Saul sent men to David's house to keep watch on him so as to put him to death in the morning: and David's wife Michal said to him, If you do not go away to a safe place tonight you will be put to death in the morning.

2 Samuel 17:1-14

Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me take out twelve thousand men and this very night I will go after David:

Psalm 2:2

The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,

Psalm 10:9

He keeps himself in a secret place like a lion in his hole, waiting to put his hands on the poor man, and pulling him into his net.

Psalm 31:13

False statements against me have come to my ears; fear was on every side: they were talking together against me, designing to take away my life.

Psalm 37:32-33

The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

Proverbs 1:11

If they say, Come with us; let us make designs against the good, waiting secretly for the upright, without cause;

Jeremiah 20:10

For numbers of them say evil secretly in my hearing (there is fear on every side): they say, Come, let us give witness against him; all my nearest friends, who are watching for my fall, say, It may be that he will be taken by deceit, and we will get the better of him and give him punishment.

Matthew 26:3-4

Then the chief priests and the rulers of the people came together in the house of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

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