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Psalms 56:6

They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

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ASV

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יָג֤וּרוּ׀ya.Gu.ruthey stir up troubleH1481 →
יִצְפּ֗וֹנוּyitz.Po.nuthey lie hiddenH6845 →
הֵ֭מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992 →
עֲקֵבַ֣י'a.ke.Vaiheels myH6119 →
יִשְׁמֹ֑רוּyish.Mo.ruthey watch forH8104 →
כַּ֝אֲשֶׁ֗רka.'a.Sherjust asH834 →
קִוּ֥וּki.Vuthey have waited forH6960 →
נַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.Shilife myH5315 →

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Psalms 59:3See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.Psalms 71:10For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,Psalms 140:2who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.Psalms 142:3Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.Psalms 64:2Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,Psalms 59:10My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.Acts 23:12–14When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.Luke 20:20So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.Psalms 83:3With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,Isaiah 54:15If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you.Psalms 64:2–6Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,Psalms 57:6They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! SelahJob 31:4Does He not see my ways and count my every step?Psalms 37:32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,Daniel 6:4Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.Psalms 2:1–3Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?Acts 4:5–6The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.

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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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