Psalm 59:3
New King James Version
3 For look, they lie in wait for my life;
(A)The mighty gather against me,
Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord.
Psalm 56:6
New King James Version
6 They gather together,
They hide, they mark my steps,
When they lie in wait for my life.
Psalm 69:4
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4 Those who (A)hate me without a cause
Are more than the hairs of my head;
They are mighty who would destroy me,
Being my enemies wrongfully;
Though I have stolen nothing,
I still must restore it.
1 Samuel 24:11
New King James Version
11 Moreover, my father, see! Yes, see the corner of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the corner of your robe, and did not kill you, know and see that there is (A)neither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you. Yet you (B)hunt my life to take it.
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Proverbs 12:6
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6 (A)The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”
(B)But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
John 15:25
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25 But this happened that the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, (A)‘They hated Me without a cause.’
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Micah 7:2
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2 The (A)faithful[a] man has perished from the earth,
And there is no one upright among men.
They all lie in wait for blood;
(B)Every man hunts his brother with a net.
Footnotes
- Micah 7:2 Or loyal
Acts 23:21
New King James Version
21 But do not yield to them, for more than forty of them lie in wait for him, men who have bound themselves by an oath that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him; and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you.”
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Psalm 38:12
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12 Those also who seek my life lay snares for me;
Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction,
And plan deception all the day long.
Psalm 37:32-33
New King James Version
32 The wicked (A)watches the righteous,
And seeks to slay him.
33 The Lord (B)will not leave him in his hand,
Nor condemn him when he is judged.
Psalm 7:3-6
New King James Version
3 O Lord my God, (A)if I have done this:
If there is (B)iniquity in my hands,
4 If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me,
Or (C)have plundered my enemy without cause,
5 Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me;
Yes, let him trample my life to the earth,
And lay my honor in the dust. Selah
6 Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;
(D)Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies;
(E)Rise up [a]for me to the judgment You have commanded!
Footnotes
- Psalm 7:6 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX O Lord my God
Psalm 2:2
New King James Version
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the (A)rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His (B)Anointed,[a] saying,
Footnotes
- Psalm 2:2 Christ, Commissioned One, Heb. Messiah
1 Samuel 26:18
New King James Version
18 And he said, (A)“Why does my lord thus pursue his servant? For what have I done, or what evil is in my hand?
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1 Samuel 24:17
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17 (A)Then he said to David: “You are (B)more righteous than I; for (C)you have rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded you with evil.
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1 Samuel 19:1
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Saul Persecutes David
19 Now Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill (A)David; but Jonathan, Saul’s son, (B)delighted greatly in David.
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Acts 4:26-27
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26 The kings of the earth took their stand,
And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His Christ.’
27 “For (A)truly against (B)Your holy Servant Jesus, (C)whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together
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Psalm 10:9-10
New King James Version
9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den;
He lies in wait to catch the poor;
He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
10 So [a]he crouches, he lies low,
That the helpless may fall by his [b]strength.
Footnotes
- Psalm 10:10 Or he is crushed, is bowed
- Psalm 10:10 Or mighty ones
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