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Psalms 71:10

For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,

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ASV

For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

KJV

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
אָמְר֣וּ'a.me.Ruthey have spokenH559 →
אוֹיְבַ֣י'oy.Vaienemies myH341 →
לִ֑יLiof me
וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יve.sho.me.Reiand [those who] watch ofH8104 →
נַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.Shilife myH5315 →
נוֹעֲצ֥וּno.'a.Tzuthey have consultedH3289 →
יַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavtogetherH3162 →

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Psalms 56:6They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.Psalms 83:3With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,Psalms 31:13For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.Matthew 26:3–4At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,Psalms 37:32–33Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”Daniel 9:25Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,2 Samuel 17:1–14Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.1 Samuel 19:11Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”Psalms 10:9He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.John 11:53So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.Psalms 109:20May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against 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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