Psalms 86:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You.”
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“The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“O God, the proud are risen up against me, And a company of violent men have sought after my soul, And have not set thee before them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“O God, the proud have risen up against me, And a company of the terrible sought my soul, And have not placed Thee before them,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 86:14 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 15:1Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.
- 2 Samuel 16:20Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give me counsel. What should we do?”
- 2 Samuel 17:14Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
- Psalms 10:4In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
- Psalms 10:11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
- Psalms 10:13Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
- Psalms 14:4Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.
- Psalms 36:1An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
- Psalms 36:11Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
- Psalms 54:3For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life— men with no regard for God. Selah
- Psalms 54:5He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.
- Psalms 119:51The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.
- Psalms 119:69Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
- Psalms 119:85The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
- Psalms 140:5The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
- Ezekiel 8:12“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”
- Ezekiel 9:9He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’
- Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
- Acts 4:27In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
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