Parallel Verses
King James 2000
For my enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
New American Standard Bible
And those who
King James Version
For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
Holman Bible
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,
Julia Smith Translation
For mine enemies said to me, and they watching my soul took 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
Shamar
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 71:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer To God The Rock Of Refuge
9 Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength fails. 10 For my enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, 11 Saying, God has forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
Cross References
Psalm 56:6
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
Psalm 83:3
They have taken crafty counsel against your people, and consulted against your hidden ones.
Matthew 27:1
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
1 Samuel 19:11
Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If you save not your life tonight, tomorrow you shall be slain.
2 Samuel 17:1-14
Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
Psalm 2:2
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
Psalm 10:9
He lies in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to catch the poor: he does catch the poor, when he draws him into his net.
Psalm 31:13
For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
Psalm 37:32-33
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.
Proverbs 1:11
If they say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause:
Jeremiah 20:10
For I heard the mocking of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my friends watched for my fall, saying, Perhaps he will be deceived, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
Matthew 26:3-4
Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,