Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

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

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,

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,

Darby Translation

For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult 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 Thou wilt not cast me off to the time of old age; as my strength fails thou wilt not forsake me. 10 For mine enemies said to me, and they watching my soul took counsel together, 11 Saying, God forsook him: pursue him and take him, for none delivering.


Cross References

Psalm 56:6

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

Psalm 83:3

Against thy people they will make crafty consultation, and they will counsel against thy hidden ones.

Matthew 27:1

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

1 Samuel 19:11

And Saul will send messengers to the house of David to watch him, and to kill him in the morning: and Michel his wife will announce to David, saying, If thou save not thy soul this night, to-morrow thou diest

2 Samuel 17:1-14

And Ahithophel will say to Absalom, I will now choose twelve thousand men. and I will rise and pursue after David this night:

Psalm 2:2

The kings of the earth will place themselves, and the princes sat down together against Jehovah and against his Messiah.

Psalm 10:9

He will lie in wait in secret as the lion in her den: he will lie in wait to catch the poor one: he will catch the poor one in drawing him into his net

Psalm 31:13

For I heard the slander of many sojourning round about: in their sitting together against me they purposed to take away my soul

Psalm 37:32-33

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

Proverbs 1:11

If they shall say, Go with us, we will lie in wait for blood, we will hide for the innocent gratuitously;

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.

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,

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