Psalm 59:3

Modern English Version

For behold, they lie in wait for my life; the mighty gather against me, not for my transgression nor for my sin, O  Lord.

Cross References

Psalm 56:6

They stir up strife, they lurk, they watch my steps, when they wait for my life.

Psalm 69:4

Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head; they are mighty who would destroy me, being my enemies wrongfully; what I did not steal, I must now restore.

1 Samuel 24:11

See, my father! Look at the corner of your robe in my hand. Indeed, I cut off the corner of your robe, but I did not kill you. Observe and see that there is no evil or rebellion in my hand. I have not sinned against you, but you are lying in wait for my life to take it.

Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright will deliver them.

John 15:25

But that the word which is written in their law might be fulfilled, ‘They hated Me without a cause.’

Micah 7:2

The godly has perished from the earth, and no one is upright among men. All of them lie in wait for bloodshed; each hunts his brother with a net.

Acts 23:21

Do not trust them. More than forty men, who have bound themselves with an oath to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him, are waiting for him. And now they are ready, waiting for your promise.”

Psalm 38:12

Those who seek my life lay their snares; those who seek my harm speak of destruction, and plan treachery all day long.

Psalm 2:2

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His anointed, saying,

1 Samuel 26:18

He said, “Why is my lord pursuing after his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

1 Samuel 24:17

And he said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, while I have rewarded you with evil.

1 Samuel 19:1

And Saul spoke to Jonathan, his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul’s son, delighted very much in David.

Psalm 140:2

who devise evil things in their hearts; continually do they stir up wars.

Proverbs 24:15

Lay not in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; plunder not his resting place,