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Psalms 54:3

For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life— men with no regard for God. Selah

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ASV

For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. [Selah

KJV

For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֤יkiforH3588 →
זָרִ֨ים׀za.RimstrangersH2114 →
קָ֤מוּKa.muthey have risen upH6965 →
עָלַ֗י'a.Laion meH5921 →
וְֽ֭עָרִיצִיםVe.'a.ri.tzimand ruthless [people]H6184 →
בִּקְשׁ֣וּbik.Shuthey have soughtH1245 →
נַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.Shilife myH5315 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
שָׂ֨מוּSa.muthey have setH7760 →
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
לְנֶגְדָּ֣םle.neg.Damto before themselvesH5048 →
סֶֽלָה׃Se.lahSelahH5542 →

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Psalms 86:14The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You.Psalms 36:1An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.John 16:3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.Psalms 53:4Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon God.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 144:7Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,Psalms 38:12Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.Psalms 16:8I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.Psalms 22:16For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.Psalms 59:3–5See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.Job 19:13–15He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.Psalms 40:14May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.Matthew 27:20–23But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.Psalms 69:8I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,1 Samuel 23:20Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”Psalms 55:3at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.Psalms 59:5O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. SelahPsalms 52:1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

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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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