Psalms 27:2 BSB — MannaFest

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12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בִּקְרֹ֤ב	bik.Ro	when drew near	H7126 →
עָלַ֨י׀	'a.Lai	on me	H5921 →
מְרֵעִים֮	me.re.'Im	evil-doers	H7489 →
לֶאֱכֹ֪ל	le.'e.Khol	to devour	H398 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בְּשָׂ֫רִ֥י	be.Sa.Ri	flesh my	H1320 →
צָרַ֣י	tza.Rai	opponents my	H6862 →
וְאֹיְבַ֣י	ve.'o.ye.Vai	and enemies my	H341 →
לִ֑י	Li	to <the> me
הֵ֖מָּה	He.mah	they	H1992 →
כָשְׁל֣וּ	kha.she.Lu	they stumbled	H3782 →
וְנָפָֽלוּ׃	ve.na.Fa.lu	and they fell	H5307 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 22:16
For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
leads to
- John 19:37
  And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”
- Zechariah 12:10
  Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They…
- Matthew 27:35
  When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
- John 20:25
  So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put…
- John 19:23
  When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
Through
Psalms 3:7
Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
leads to
- Psalms 58:6
  O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
- Job 29:17
  I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.
- Job 16:10
  They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

John 18:6When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.Psalms 118:12They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.Jeremiah 15:21I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.”Psalms 56:9Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.Psalms 3:7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.Psalms 35:3Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”Isaiah 8:15Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured.”Psalms 9:3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.Psalms 22:16For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.Psalms 14:4Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.Job 19:22Why do you persecute me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?Psalms 119:150Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.Daniel 11:19After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.Psalms 56:1Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.Psalms 53:4Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon God.Psalms 18:4The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.John 18:3–6So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.Psalms 18:38–42I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.

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