Psalm 55:3

New English Translation

because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:3

Absalom would then say to him, “Look, your claims are legitimate and appropriate. But there is no representative of the king who will listen to you.”

2 Samuel 19:19

He said to the king, “Don’t think badly of me, my lord, and don’t recall the sin of your servant on the day when you, my lord the king, left Jerusalem! Please don’t call it to mind!

Psalm 12:5

“Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the Lord. “I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”

Psalm 17:9

Protect me from the wicked men who attack me, my enemies who crowd around me for the kill.

Psalm 27:12

Do not turn me over to my enemies, for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me.

Psalm 35:11

Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me.

Psalm 54:3

For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life. (Selah)

Psalm 71:11

They say, “God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!”

Psalm 73:8

They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.

Matthew 26:59

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.