Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



because zeal for Your house has consumed me,
and the insults of those who insult You
have fallen on me.
Verse ConceptsIrreverenceProperty, HousesSubstitutionHumility Of ChristProphecies Concerning ChristInsulting ChristMessianic PropheciesPassion

They prepared a net for my steps;
I was despondent.
They dug a pit ahead of me,
but they fell into it!Selah
Verse ConceptsBowingNetsPitsDigging PitsMan TrappingPsalm InterjectionsPit Used As Traps

I am surrounded by lions;
I lie down with those who devour men.
Their teeth are spears and arrows;
their tongues are sharp swords.
Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfBitingLionsSpeech, Power And Significance OfSuffering, Of Jesus ChristTeethSharpnessEnemies Surrounding


They twist my words all day long;
all their thoughts against me are evil.
Verse ConceptsTwistingThoughts Of The WickedMisrepresentationAll DayConspiracyMisunderstandings

Those who hate me without cause
are more numerous than the hairs of my head;
my deceitful enemies, who would destroy me,
are powerful.
Though I did not steal, I must repay.
Verse Conceptsenemies, of Jesus ChristHatredInjustice, Nature And Source OfRestitutionProphecies Concerning ChristMany EnemiesNumber Of HairsHating Without A CauseReasons Why The World Hates ChristiansMessianic PropheciesHateHairEnemy Attackshaters

For my enemies talk about me,
and those who spy on me plot together,
Verse ConceptsFaultsDesire For DeathMan's CounselEnemy Attacks


For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues. They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause. In return for my love they accuse me, but I continue to pray. read more.
They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

Since my youth they have often attacked me- let Israel say- Since my youth they have often attacked me, but they have not prevailed against me. Plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.

For troubles without number have surrounded me;
my sins have overtaken me; I am unable to see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my courage leaves me.
Verse ConceptsAn Innumerable NumberGuilty ConsciencesDespair, Description OfNumber Of HairsHair

Those who hate me without cause
are more numerous than the hairs of my head;
my deceitful enemies, who would destroy me,
are powerful.
Though I did not steal, I must repay.
Verse Conceptsenemies, of Jesus ChristHatredInjustice, Nature And Source OfRestitutionProphecies Concerning ChristMany EnemiesNumber Of HairsHating Without A CauseReasons Why The World Hates ChristiansMessianic PropheciesHateHairEnemy Attackshaters


Those who hate me without cause
are more numerous than the hairs of my head;
my deceitful enemies, who would destroy me,
are powerful.
Though I did not steal, I must repay.
Verse Conceptsenemies, of Jesus ChristHatredInjustice, Nature And Source OfRestitutionProphecies Concerning ChristMany EnemiesNumber Of HairsHating Without A CauseReasons Why The World Hates ChristiansMessianic PropheciesHateHairEnemy Attackshaters

This is what the Lord,
the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, says
to one who is despised,
to one abhorred by people,
to a servant of rulers:
“Kings will see and stand up,
and princes will bow down,
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel—and He has chosen you.”
Verse ConceptsRedemption, In OtProphecies Concerning ChristBowing Before MessiahMessianic Prophecies

Those who hate me without cause
are more numerous than the hairs of my head;
my deceitful enemies, who would destroy me,
are powerful.
Though I did not steal, I must repay.
Verse Conceptsenemies, of Jesus ChristHatredInjustice, Nature And Source OfRestitutionProphecies Concerning ChristMany EnemiesNumber Of HairsHating Without A CauseReasons Why The World Hates ChristiansMessianic PropheciesHateHairEnemy Attackshaters

For even the Messiah did not please Himself. On the contrary, as it is written, The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfInsultsSelfishnessUnselfishnessHumility Of ChristProphecies Concerning ChristNot Pleasing People

Save me, God, for the water has risen to my neck. I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no footing; I have come into deep waters, and a flood sweeps over me. I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God. read more.
Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head; my deceitful enemies, who would destroy me, are powerful. Though I did not steal, I must repay. God, You know my foolishness, and my guilty acts are not hidden from You. Do not let those who put their hope in You be disgraced because of me, Lord God of Hosts; do not let those who seek You be humiliated because of me, God of Israel. For I have endured insults because of You, and shame has covered my face. I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother's sons because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.