18 Bible Verses about Attempting To Kill Me

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

But those who seek to destroy my life
will go into the depths of the earth.

Let those who seek my life
be disgraced and confounded;
let those who wish me harm
be driven back and humiliated.

The wicked hope to destroy me,
but I contemplate Your decrees.

David fled from Naioth in Ramah and came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What did I do wrong? How have I sinned against your father so that he wants to take my life?”

Lord, they have killed Your prophets
and torn down Your altars.
I am the only one left,
and they are trying to take my life!

I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.

But You, Lord, know
all their deadly plots against me.
Do not wipe out their guilt;
do not blot out their sin before You.
Let them be forced to stumble before You;
deal with them in the time of Your anger.

For strangers rise up against me,
and violent men seek my life.
They have no regard for God.Selah

Those who seek my life set traps,
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.

They replied to the king, “As for the man who annihilated us and plotted to destroy us so we would not exist within the whole territory of Israel,

Then David said to Abishai and all his servants, “Look, my own son, my own flesh and blood, intends to take my life—how much more now this Benjaminite! Leave him alone and let him curse me; the Lord has told him to.

Let those who seek to kill me
be disgraced and humiliated;
let those who plan to harm me
be turned back and ashamed.

Let those who seek to take my life
be disgraced and confounded.
Let those who wish me harm
be driven back and humiliated.

“Who made you a leader and judge over us?” the man replied. “Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?”

Then Moses became afraid and thought: What I did is certainly known.

Do you want to kill me, the same way you killed the Egyptian yesterday?

Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for the one who wants to take my life wants to take your life. You will be safe with me.”

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