Psalm 56:5

New International Reader's Version

All day long they twist my words. They are always making plans to destroy me.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:2

So Elijah went to speak to Ahab. There wasn’t enough food in Samaria. The people there were very hungry.

Psalm 118:6

The Lord is with me. I will not be afraid. What can mere human beings do to me?

Psalm 41:7

All my enemies whisper to each other about me. They want something terrible to happen to me.

Psalm 49:6

They trust in their wealth. They brag about how rich they are.

Jeremiah 18:18

They said, “Come on. Let’s make plans against Jeremiah. We’ll still have priests to teach us the law. We’ll always have wise people to give us advice. We’ll have prophets to bring us messages from the Lord. So come on. Let’s speak out against Jeremiah. We shouldn’t pay any attention to what he says.”

Matthew 22:15

The Pharisees went out. They made plans to trap Jesus with his own words.

Matthew 26:61

They said, “This fellow claimed, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God. I can build it again in three days.’ ”

Luke 11:54

They set traps for him. They wanted to catch him in something he might say.

John 2:19

Jesus answered them, “When you destroy this temple, I will raise it up again in three days.”

2 Peter 3:16

Paul writes the same way in all his letters. He speaks about what I have just told you. His letters include some things that are hard to understand. People who don’t know better and aren’t firm in the faith twist what he says. They twist the other Scriptures too. So they will be destroyed.

1 Samuel 18:17

Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I’ll give her to you to be your wife. Just serve me bravely and fight the Lord’s battles.” Saul said to himself, “I won’t have to lift my hand to strike him down. The Philistines will do that!”

1 Samuel 18:21

“I’ll give her to David to be his wife,” Saul said to himself. “Then maybe she’ll trap him. And maybe the Philistines will strike him down.” So Saul said to David, “Now you have a second chance to become my son-in-law.”

1 Samuel 18:29

So Saul became even more afraid of him. As long as Saul lived, he remained David’s enemy.

1 Samuel 20:33

But Saul threw his spear at Jonathan to kill him. Then Jonathan knew that his father wanted to kill David.

1 Samuel 20:7

Your father might say, ‘That’s all right.’ If he does, it will mean I’m safe. But he might become very angry. If he does, you can be sure he’s made up his mind to harm me.