Psalm 55:3

New International Reader's Version

I’m troubled by what my enemies say about me. I’m upset because they say they will harm me. They cause me all kinds of suffering. When they are angry, they attack me with their words.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:3

Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are based on the law. So you have every right to make them. But the king doesn’t have anyone here who can listen to your case.”

2 Samuel 19:19

He said to him, “You are my king and master. Please don’t hold me guilty. Please forgive me for the wrong things I did on the day you left Jerusalem. Please forget all about them.

Psalm 12:5

The Lord says, “The poor are being robbed. Those who are in need groan. So I will stand up to help them. I will keep them safe from those who tell lies about them.”

Psalm 17:9

Save me from the sinful people who want to destroy me. Save me from my deadly enemies who are all around me.

Psalm 27:12

My enemies want to harm me. So don’t turn me over to them. Witnesses who tell lies are rising up against me. They say all sorts of evil things about me.

Psalm 35:11

Mean people come forward to speak against me. They ask me things I don’t know anything about.

Psalm 54:3

Enemies who are proud are attacking me. Mean people are trying to kill me. They don’t care about God.

Psalm 71:11

They say, “God has deserted him. Go after him and grab him. No one will save him.”

Psalm 73:8

They laugh at others and speak words of hatred. They are proud. They warn others about the harm they can do to them.

Matthew 26:59

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for something to use against Jesus. They wanted to put him to death.