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Psalms 35:4

May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.

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ASV

Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul: Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.

KJV

Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יֵבֹ֣שׁוּye.Vo.shumay they be ashamedH954 →
וְיִכָּלְמוּ֮ve.yi.kal.Muand they may be humiliatedH3637 →
מְבַקְשֵׁ֪יme.vak.Shei[those who] seekH1245 →
נַ֫פְשִׁ֥יnaf.Shi<of> life myH5315 →
יִסֹּ֣גוּyi.So.gumay they be turned backH5472 →
אָח֣וֹר'a.ChorbackwardsH268 →
וְיַחְפְּר֑וּve.yach.pe.Ruand may they be abashedH2659 →
חֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗יcho.she.Vei[those who] plotH2803 →
רָעָתִֽי׃ra.'a.Ti<of> harm myH7451 →

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Psalms 70:2–3May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.Jeremiah 46:5Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD.Psalms 35:26May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.Psalms 38:12Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.Psalms 31:17–18O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.Psalms 70:2May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.Psalms 129:5May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.Jeremiah 17:18Let my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring upon them the day of disaster and shatter them with double destruction.Psalms 83:17May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.Psalms 71:24My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.Psalms 40:14–15May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.Psalms 143:3For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.Psalms 40:14May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.Psalms 71:13May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.John 18:6When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.1 Samuel 23:23Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”Psalms 31:17O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.Psalms 17:9from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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