Then Absalom would say to this man, “Look, you are right, but King David won’t listen to you.”
Psalm 55:3 - Easy To Read Version My enemy said bad things to me.\par That wicked man yelled at me.\par My enemies were angry and attacked me.\par They brought troubles crashing down on top of me.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked: For they cast iniquity upon me, And in wrath they hate me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [And I am distracted] at the noise of the enemy, because of the oppression and threats of the wicked; for they would cast trouble upon me, and in wrath they persecute me. American Standard Version (1901) Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they cast iniquity upon me, And in anger they persecute me. Common English Bible over the enemy’s noise, at the wicked person’s racket, because they bring disaster on me and harass me furiously. Catholic Public Domain Version My enemies have trampled over me all day long. For those who make war against me are many. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version My enemies have trodden on me all the day long; for they are many that make war against me. |
Then Absalom would say to this man, “Look, you are right, but King David won’t listen to you.”
Shimei said to the king, “My lord, don’t think about the wrong things I did. My lord and king, don’t remember the bad things I did when you left Jerusalem.
But the Lord says:\par “Bad people stole from the poor people.\par They took things from helpless people.\par But now I will stand and defend those weary (tired) people.”\par
Lord, save me from the bad people\par who are trying to ruin me.\par Protect me from the people around me\par who are trying to hurt me.\par
My enemies have attacked me.\par They have told lies about me.\par They have told lies to hurt me.\par
A group of witnesses {\cf2\super [217]} are planning\par to hurt me.\par Those people will ask me questions\par that I know nothing about.\par
Strangers that don’t even worship God\par have turned against me.\par Those powerful men are trying to kill me.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [324]})\i0 \par
My enemies said,“Go get him!God left him.And no person will help him.”
They say cruel, evil things\par about other people.\par They are proud and stubborn.\par And they are always planning ways\par to take advantage of other people.\par
The leading priests and the Jewish council tried to find something against Jesus so that they could kill him. They tried to find people to lie and say that Jesus had done wrong.