Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
For my enemies talk concerning me, and those who watch for my life conspire 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,
King James 2000
For my enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel 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 Do not cast me away in the time of old age; when my strength fails do not abandon me. 10 For my enemies talk concerning me, and those who watch for my life conspire together, 11 saying, "His God has abandoned him. Pursue and seize him, because there is no deliverer."
Cross References
Psalm 56:6
They attack, they hide, they watch my {steps}, as they [lie in] wait for my life.
Psalm 83:3
They devise cunning schemes against your people, and consult together against your protected ones.
Matthew 27:1
Now [when it] was early morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus in order to put him to death.
1 Samuel 19:11
Then Saul sent messengers to David's house to guard him and to kill him in the morning, but Michal his wife told David, saying, "If {you do not save your life} tonight, [then] tomorrow you [will be] killed!"
2 Samuel 17:1-14
Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Please let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will set out and pursue after David {tonight}.
Psalm 2:2
[The] kings of [the] earth establish themselves, and the rulers conspire together against Yahweh and his anointed:
Psalm 10:9
He lies in ambush {secretly,} like a lion in a thicket. He lies in ambush to seize [the] poor; he seizes [the] poor by catching him in his net.
Psalm 31:13
For I hear [the] rumor of many, "Terror on every side!" When conspiring together against me, they have plotted to take my life.
Psalm 37:32-33
[The] wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to kill him.
Proverbs 1:11
If they say, "Come with us! We shall lie in wait for blood; we shall ambush the innocent without cause.
Jeremiah 20:10
For I hear the rumor of many, "Terror [is] from all around, denounce [him], yes, let us denounce him!" {All my close friends} [are] watchers of my stumbling, [saying], "perhaps he can be persuaded, and we can prevail over him, and we can take our revenge on him."
Matthew 26:3-4
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas,