Psalm 71:10

Contemporary English Version 1995

My enemies are plotting because they want me dead.

Cross References

Jeremiah 20:10

I heard the crowds whisper, “Everyone is afraid. Now's our chance to accuse Jeremiah!” All of my so-called friends are just waiting for me to make a mistake. They say, “Maybe Jeremiah can be tricked. Then we can overpower him and get even at last.”

Psalm 83:3

They are sly, and they plot against those you treasure.

Psalm 56:6

They attack from ambush, watching my every step and hoping to kill me.

Psalm 31:13

I hear the crowds whisper, “Everyone is afraid!” They are plotting and scheming to murder me.

Matthew 27:1

Early the next morning all the chief priests and the nation's leaders met and decided that Jesus should be put to death.

Proverbs 1:11

when they say, “Come on! Let's gang up and kill somebody, just for the fun of it!

Psalm 10:9

They are hungry lions hiding in the bushes, hoping to catch some helpless passerby. They trap the poor in nets and drag them away.

Psalm 2:2

The kings of this earth have all joined together to turn against the Lord and his chosen king.

1 Samuel 19:11

Saul sent guards to watch David's house all night and then to kill him in the morning. Michal, David's wife, told him, “If you don't escape tonight, they'll kill you tomorrow!”

Psalm 109:20

Those are the cruel things my enemies wish for me. Let it all happen to them!