Psalms 71:10
8 My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.
9 Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,
11 saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
12 Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,
- KJV
- For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
- WEB
- For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,
- ASV
- For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
- DARBY
- For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together,
- BLB
- For my enemies speak against me, and those watching my soul take counsel together,
- ÅB
- For mine fiender har sagt om meg, de som tar vare på mitt liv, rådslår tilsammen
- OTB
- For mine fiender har talt mot meg;
Og de som søker mitt liv har sammensverget seg, - B1930
- For mine fiender har sagt om mig, de som tar vare på mitt liv, rådslår tilsammen
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 83:3
With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
Read in contextPsalms 56:6
They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
Read in contextPsalms 31:13
For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
Read in contextPsalms 37:32–33
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
Read in contextJeremiah 20:10
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 vengeance upon him.”
Read in contextMatthew 26:3–4
At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
Read in contextPsalms 2:2
The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
Read in contextPsalms 10:9
He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
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