Psalms 55:3 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 55:3

at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.

BSB

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ASV

Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they cast iniquity upon me, And in anger they persecute me.

KJV

Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

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Commentary

2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 3 (1872)

Because of the voice of the enemy. The enemy was vocal and voluble enough, and found a voice where his godly victim had nothing better than a "noise." Slander is seldom short of expression, it prates and prattles evermore. Neither David, nor our Lord, nor any of the saints were allowed to escape the attacks of venomous tongues, and this evil was in every case the cause of acute anguish.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

David was a man of great boldness, and in some very eminent instances had signalized his courage, and yet, when the danger was surprising and imminent, his heart failed him. Let not the stout man therefore glory in his courage any more than the strong man in his strength. Now David's heart is sorely pained within him; the terrors of death have fallen upon him,

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
מִקּ֤וֹל	mi.Kol	from [the] sound of	H6963 →
אוֹיֵ֗ב	'o.Yev	an enemy	H341 →
מִפְּנֵ֣י	mi.pe.Nei	<from> because of	H6440 →
עָקַ֣ת	'a.Kat	[the] pressure of	H6125 →
רָשָׁ֑ע	ra.Sha'	[the] wicked	H7563 →
כִּי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
יָמִ֥יטוּ	ya.Mi.tu	they drop	H4131 →
עָלַ֥י	'a.Lai	on me	H5921 →
אָ֝֗וֶן	'A.ven	wickedness	H205 →
וּבְאַ֥ף	u.ve.'Af	and in anger	H639 →
יִשְׂטְמֽוּנִי׃	yis.te.Mu.ni	they are hostile to me	H7852 →

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

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

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 27:12
Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
leads to
- Matthew 26:59–60
  Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 31:8
  You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.
- Psalms 35:11
  Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
- Psalms 41:11
  By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
- Acts 6:11–13
  Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
Through
Psalms 35:11
Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
leads to
- Psalms 27:12
  Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
Through
2 Samuel 19:19
and said, “My lord, do not hold me guilty, and do not remember your servant’s wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 22:15
  Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of my father’s household, for your servant knew…
Through
Psalms 71:11
saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
leads to
- Psalms 7:2
  or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

About Psalms

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

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Psalms