Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

O God, arrogant men have risen up against me,
And a band of violent men have sought my life,
And they have not set You before them.

King James Version

O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.

Holman Bible

God, arrogant people have attacked me;
a gang of ruthless men seeks my life.
They have no regard for You.

International Standard Version

God, arrogant men rise up against me, while a company of ruthless individuals want to kill me. They do not have regard for you.

A Conservative Version

O God, the proud have risen up against me, and a company of violent men have sought after my soul, and have not set thee before them.

American Standard Version

O God, the proud are risen up against me, And a company of violent men have sought after my soul, And have not set thee before them.

Amplified


O God, arrogant and insolent men have risen up against me;
A band of violent men have sought my life,
And they have not set You before them.

Darby Translation

O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assembly of the violent seek after my soul, and they have not set thee before them.

Julia Smith Translation

O God, the proud rose up against me, and the assemblies of the terrible sought my soul; and they set not thee before them.

King James 2000

O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set you before them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

O God, arrogant men have risen up against me, even a gang of ruthless men seek my life, but they do not set you before them.

Modern King James verseion

O God, the proud have risen against me, and the company of violent men have sought after my life, and have not set You before them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O God, the proud are risen against me; and the congregation of the mighty seeketh after my soul, and have not set thee before their eyes.

NET Bible

O God, arrogant men attack me; a gang of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life.

New Heart English Bible

God, the proud have risen up against me. A company of violent men have sought after my soul, and they do not hold regard for you before them.

The Emphasized Bible

O God, the insolent, have arisen against me, And, the assembly of tyrants, have sought my life, And have not set thee before them.

Webster

O God, the proud have risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.

World English Bible

God, the proud have risen up against me. A company of violent men have sought after my soul, and they don't hold regard for you before them.

Youngs Literal Translation

O God, the proud have risen up against me, And a company of the terrible sought my soul, And have not placed Thee before them,

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Lament And Petition

13 Your loving kindness toward me is great. You have rescued me from the depths of the grave. 14 O God, arrogant men have risen up against me,
And a band of violent men have sought my life,
And they have not set You before them.
15 But you, O Jehovah, are a compassionate and merciful God. You are patient, always faithful and ready to forgive.

Cross References

Psalm 54:3

For strangers have risen up against me. And oppressors seek after my life. They have not kept God in their presence.

2 Samuel 15:1-12

Absalom provided a chariot and horses for himself. He had an escort of fifty men to run ahead of him.

2 Samuel 16:20-1

Absalom turned to Ahithophel and said: Give us your advice! What should we do?

2 Samuel 17:14

Absalom and all the people of Israel said: The advice of Hushai from Archi's family is better than Ahithophel's advice. Jehovah commanded Ahithophel's good advice to be defeated in order to ruin Absalom.

Psalm 10:4

In his arrogant attitude he does not search for God. His faulty reasoning concludes: There is no God.

Psalm 10:11

He says in his heart (to himself): God has forgotten. He has hidden his face. He will never see it!

Psalm 10:13

Why does the wicked person despise God? Why does he say in his heart: God does not require it?

Psalm 14:4

Are all the workers of wickedness, those who devour my people as if they were devouring food, so ignorant that they do not call on Jehovah?

Psalm 36:1

([Psalm of David]) Sin speaks to the ungodly deep within his heart. There is no reverence for God before his eyes.

Psalm 36:11

Do not let the foot of pride come upon me. Do not let the hand of the ungodly drive me away.

Psalm 119:51

The arrogant utterly deride me, yet I do not turn aside from your law.

Psalm 119:69

The arrogant have forged a lie against me. With all my heart I will observe your precepts.

Psalm 119:85

The arrogant have dug pits for me. They are not in agreement with your law.

Psalm 140:5

Arrogant people have laid a trap for me. They have spread out a net with ropes. They have set traps for me along the road.

Ezekiel 8:12

Then he said: Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are committing in the dark, each man in the room of his carved images? For they say: 'Jehovah does not see us! Jehovah has forsaken the land!'

Ezekiel 9:9

He answered me: The wickedness of the nations of Israel and Judah is terrible! The land is filled with murder, and the city is filled with wrongdoing. They think that Jehovah has abandoned the land and that he does not see.

Matthew 26:3-4

The chief priest and the elders of the people assembled at the court of Caiaphas, the high priest.

Matthew 27:1-2

It was morning. The chief priests and those in authority conspired to put Jesus to death.

Acts 4:27-28

Truly both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the people of the nations and the people of Israel, were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you have anointed.

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