Psalm 71:10 “For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life…”

Psalm 71:10

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

For mine enemies speake of mee, and they that lay waite for my soule, take their counsell together,

Darby Translation

For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together,

Young's Literal Translation

For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,

Bible in Basic English

For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,

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Cross references

“and they”

Psalm 56:6 Psalm 10:9 Proverbs 1:11

Psalm 56:6 · BSB

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

Psalm 10:9 · BSB

He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.

Proverbs 1:11 · BSB

If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,

“lay wait for”

Jeremiah 20:10 1 Samuel 19:11 Psalm 37:32 Psalm 37:33

Jeremiah 20:10 · BSB

For 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 ve…

1 Samuel 19:11 · BSB

Then 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!”

Psalm 37:32 · BSB

Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,

Psalm 37:33 · BSB

the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.

“take”

Psalm 83:3 Psalm 2:2 2 Samuel 17:1–14 Matthew 27:1 Matthew 26:3 Matthew 26:4

Psalm 83:3 · BSB

With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,

Psalm 2:2 · BSB

The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:

2 Samuel 17:1–14 · BSB

Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.

Matthew 27:1 · BSB

When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.

Matthew 26:3 · BSB

At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

Matthew 26:4 · BSB

and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.

Also

Psalm 31:13

Psalm 31:13 · BSB

For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.

11saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”

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