82 occurrences in 13 translations

'Themselves' in the Bible

Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Verse ConceptsTerror Of GodMere MenPsalm Interjectionsterrorism

They say to themselves, "We will not be moved throughout all time, and we will not experience adversity."

Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceSelf DelusionFalse HopesNot MovedNo Troublerehabilitation

The wicked say to themselves, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."

Verse ConceptsVeilsInfidelity To GodGod, All knowingGod Not SeeingGod ForgettingGod Hidingrehabilitation

Why do the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "God will not seek justice."?

Verse ConceptsAccountabilityrehabilitationNot Seeking God

The sorrows of those who take another godfor themselves will multiply;I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,and I will not speak their names with my lips.

Verse ConceptsBlood Of SacrificesSorrowIdolatryMaking Cereal Offerings And LibationsThe Ungodly SufferingNo Help In Other GodsWorshiping Together

Indeed, you deliver the oppressed, but you bring down those who exalt themselves in their own eyes.

Verse ConceptsHumilityPride, Results OfHumbling The ProudAbasing PeopleGod Opposes The ProudHumility And Pride

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

Verse ConceptsForeignersObedience To GodPretendingObeying People

As waters I have been poured out, And separated themselves have all my bones, My heart hath been like wax, It is melted in the midst of my bowels.

Verse ConceptsHuman EmotionEnjoyment, Lack OfHeart, HumanPouringMeltingWaxBowelsDislocatingMessianic Propheciesbreasts

And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he who hath not revived his soul.

Verse ConceptsBanquets, Events CelebratedKneelingMortalityGod Opposes The Prouddust

The distresses of my heart have enlarged themselves, From my distresses bring me out.

Verse ConceptsAgony, In HeartAfflictions, Prayer Duringproblemsfreelonlinessworries

When evildoers drew near against me to eat my flesh-- my adversaries and my enemies [who drew near] to me-- they themselves stumbled and fell.

Verse ConceptsStumblingDownfallPeople OvercomingEnemiesProtection From EnemiesEnemy Attacks

Let destruction come on them without their knowledge; let them be taken themselves in their secret nets, falling into the same destruction.

Verse ConceptsLack Of ExpectationLet Evil Reboundsurprises

But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

Verse ConceptsUnkindnessCharacter Of WickedPitilessnessPitilessness CondemnedPeople StumblingNot Knowing PeopleRejoicing In Evil

Do not let them say to themselves, "Aha! We have what we wanted!" Do not let them say, "We have devoured him!"

Verse ConceptsEvil Desires

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

Verse ConceptsConfusionHumiliationClothed With Bad ThingsRejoicing In EvilHurt

For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

Verse ConceptsPeople StumblingRejoicing In Evil

In fact, people walk around as shadows. Surely, they busy themselves for nothing, heaping up possessions but not knowing who will get them.

Verse ConceptsBusynessFutilityWealthHuman IgnoranceRest, PhysicalRiches, Ungodly Use OfTreasureCare, WorldlyCovetousness, Nature ofNot Knowing The FutureDrawbacks To Richesgathering

Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.

Verse ConceptsPlundering

The princes of the people have assembled themselves as the people of the God of Abraham,For the shields of the earth belong to God;He is highly exalted.

Verse ConceptsAbraham, Family And DescendantsClaimsEarth, Belonging To GodNoblesShieldsBlessings For Jew And GentileSurrender

For behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together;

{They themselves saw} [it], so they were astonished. They were terrified; they ran off.

Verse ConceptsPeoples Who Fled

Their graves are their eternal homes,their homes from generation to generation,though they have named estates after themselves.

Verse ConceptsPeople Naming ThingsInner Beauty

As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form is for consumption. Sheol is a dwelling for him.

Verse ConceptsFeedingGrave, TheSheolSheepInadequate ShepherdingDeath Of The WickedBeauty, Temporal Nature OfUprightnessHow Death Is InevitableThe Fact Of DeathDeath Of Loved One

My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.

Verse ConceptsPride, Results OfMany EnemiesAll DayEnemy Attacksharassment

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

Verse ConceptsAlianceseagernessAmbushLooking At People For EvilPeople WaitingEnemy Attacksfootprints

They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

Verse ConceptsBowingNetsPitsDigging PitsMan TrappingPsalm InterjectionsPit Used As Traps

They are melted as waters, They go up and down for themselves, His arrow proceedeth as they cut themselves off.

Verse ConceptsArrows

For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsOffenceWaitingAmbushNo SinWaiting On The LordEnemy Attacksgathering

They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.

Verse ConceptsGod Help!God Waking UpNo SinEnemy Attacks

But those who seek my life to destroy itWill [be destroyed and] go into the depths of the earth [into the underworld].

Verse ConceptsdepthAttempting To Kill Meseeking

So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

Verse ConceptsGesturesShaking The HeadThe Tongue

The righteous doth rejoice in Jehovah, And hath trusted in Him, And boast themselves do all the upright of heart!

Verse ConceptsTrust, Importance OfRejoicingUprightness

The wilderness pastures drip with dew, and the hills wrap themselves with joy.

Verse ConceptsBeauty Of NatureThe Beauty Of Nature

[The] pasturelands put on flocks, and [the] valleys clothe themselves with grain. They shout in triumph; they even sing.

Verse ConceptsGrainShoutingValleysClothing The Earth

Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

Verse ConceptsAmazingGod, Works OfWhat God Does

Rebuke the wildlife that lives among the reeds, the nations that congregate like bulls and cows, humbling themselves with pieces of silver, for God scatters the nations that delight in battle.

Verse ConceptsBullsCalvesStretching OutWarfare, Nature OfScattering The PeoplesWild Beasts Subdued

Let them be ashamed; let them perish who are {my adversaries}. Let [them] wrap themselves with scorn and disgrace who seek my harm.

Verse ConceptsBlamedisgraceHurt

His name is to the age, Before the sun is his name continued, And they bless themselves in him, All nations do pronounce him happy.

Verse ConceptsConsistencyMission, Of IsraelBlessing Through God's People

For my heart doth show itself violent, And my reins prick themselves,

Verse ConceptsConviction Of SinBitterness

For indeed, [those] distancing themselves from you will be ruined. You destroy each who abandons you for harlotry.

Verse ConceptsPrayerlessnessUnfaithfulness, To God

It seems as if one had lifted upAn axe in a forest of trees [to set a record of destruction].

Verse ConceptsAxesFelling Trees

They say to themselves, "We'll crush them completely;" They burned down all the meeting places of God in the land.

Verse ConceptsBurning JerusalemThose Subjected To Peoplerelentless

Spoiled themselves have the mighty of heart, They have slept their sleep, And none of the men of might found their hands.

Verse ConceptsSleep, And DeathUnable To Harm

Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

Verse ConceptsMockery

The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.

Verse ConceptsHatredEternal JudgementHating Godhaters

For behold, Your enemies make an uproar,And those who hate You have exalted themselves.

Verse ConceptsHating God

The little birds have places for themselves, where they may put their young, even your altars, O Lord of armies, my King and my God.

Verse ConceptsNestsHomeKnowing God, Effects OfBirds, Types Of BirdsSparrowsSwallowsBirdsconnection

For, lo, Thine enemies, O Jehovah, For, lo, Thine enemies, do perish, Separate themselves do all workers of iniquity.

Verse ConceptsScattering The PeoplesEnemies Of God

How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

Verse ConceptsBoasting, CondemnedSpeech, Negative Aspects OfEvildoersarrogance

And he has made their evil designs come back on themselves, cutting them off in their sin; the Lord our God will put an end to them.

Verse ConceptsFruits Of SinDestruction Of The WickedGod Has RequitedGod Makes Evil Reboundwickedness

Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.

Verse ConceptsFate Of IdolatersShame Of IdolatryWorship God!

The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.

Verse ConceptsDaybreakLying Down To RestAt Daybreak

They make a calf in Horeb, And bow themselves to a molten image,

They defiled themselves by their actionsand prostituted themselves by their deeds.

Verse ConceptsActionsFalse ReligionSpiritual HarlotryDebaucheryProstitutionSin, Effects Of

Many times he delivered them, but they had a rebellious attitude, and degraded themselves by their sin.

Verse ConceptsRebellion, Of IsraelUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfWasteHumbling The ProudGod Saving From Enemies

And there he gives the poor a resting-place, so that they may make themselves a town;

Verse ConceptsCity Of God

Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

Verse ConceptsCloaksClothed With Bad ThingsPeople Accusing People

Thy people offer themselves willingly In the day of thy power, in holy array: Out of the womb of the morning Thou hast the dew of thy youth.

Verse ConceptseagernessdewBeauty, SpiritualWombThe Call Of GodFreshness Of YouthPeople WillingFree WillVolunteeringBattle

For evil's scepter will not rest on the land that has been allotted to the righteous, and so the righteous will not direct themselves to do wrong.

Verse ConceptsIniquity, Believer's Relation ToWicked RulersRighteous, TheSceptreRestwickedness

Let your priests clothe themselves with righteousness, and let your faithful sing for joy.

Verse ConceptsSaintsClothed With Righteousnessjoyfulness

Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

Verse ConceptsPlansEvil DevicesPsalm InterjectionsGod's PlanGods PlanGod's Plan For Uswickedness

They cause to fall on themselves burning coals, Into fire He doth cast them, Into deep pits -- they arise not.

Verse ConceptsBurning People

“Bring my soul out of prison (adversity),So that I may give thanks and praise Your name;The righteous will surround me [in triumph],For You will look after me.”

Verse ConceptsPrisonersFriends SurroundingPlenty Through GodGod Freeing CaptivesWe Thank GodSpiritual crownsThe SoulGoodnesssoulfreejail

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Themselves (1085 instances)

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