Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The wicked hope to destroy me,
but I contemplate Your decrees.

New American Standard Bible

The wicked wait for me to destroy me;
I shall diligently consider Your testimonies.

King James Version

The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.

International Standard Version

The wicked lay in wait to destroy me, while I ponder your decrees.

A Conservative Version

The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider thy testimonies.

American Standard Version

The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me; But I will consider thy testimonies.

Amplified


The wicked wait for me to destroy me,
But I will consider Your testimonies.

Bible in Basic English

The sinners have been waiting for me to give me up to destruction; but I will give all my mind to your unchanging ward.

Darby Translation

The wicked have awaited me to destroy me; but I attend unto thy testimonies.

Julia Smith Translation

The unjust waited for me to destroy me: I shall understand thy testimonies.

King James 2000

The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider your testimonies.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For me [the] wicked [lie in] wait to destroy me. I give attention to your testimonies.

Modern King James verseion

The wicked have waited for me to destroy me; but I will think on Your testimonies.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The ungodly lay wait for me to destroy me, but I consider thy testimonies.

NET Bible

The wicked prepare to kill me, yet I concentrate on your rules.

New Heart English Bible

The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes.

The Emphasized Bible

For me, have the lawless waited, to destroy me, Thy testimonies, will I diligently consider.

Webster

The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.

World English Bible

The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes.

Youngs Literal Translation

Thy wicked waited for me to destroy me, Thy testimonies I understand.

Verse Info

Context Readings

Lamed

94 I am Yours; save me,
for I have sought Your precepts.
95 The wicked hope to destroy me,
but I contemplate Your decrees.
96 I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but Your command is without limit.


Cross References

1 Samuel 23:20-23

Now, whenever the king wants to come down, let him come down. Our part will be to hand him over to the king.”

2 Samuel 17:1-4

Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose 12,000 men, and I will set out in pursuit of David tonight.

Psalm 10:8-10

He waits in ambush near the villages;
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;

Psalm 27:2

When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,
my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.

Psalm 37:32

The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous
and seeks to kill him;

Psalm 38:12

Those who seek my life set traps,
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.

Psalm 119:24

Your decrees are my delight
and my counselors.

Psalm 119:31

I cling to Your decrees;
Lord, do not put me to shame.

Psalm 119:61

Though the ropes of the wicked
were wrapped around me,
I did not forget Your instruction.

Psalm 119:69

The arrogant have smeared me with lies,
but I obey Your precepts with all my heart.

Psalm 119:85-87

The arrogant have dug pits for me;
they violate Your instruction.

Psalm 119:111

I have Your decrees as a heritage forever;
indeed, they are the joy of my heart.

Psalm 119:125

I am Your servant; give me understanding
so that I may know Your decrees.

Psalm 119:129

פ PeYour decrees are wonderful;
therefore I obey them.

Psalm 119:167

I obey Your decrees
and love them greatly.

Matthew 26:3-5

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

Acts 12:11

Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from all that the Jewish people expected.”

Acts 23:21

Don’t let them persuade you, because there are more than 40 of them arranging to ambush him, men who have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they kill him. Now they are ready, waiting for a commitment from you.”

Acts 25:3

asking him to do them a favor against Paul, that he might summon him to Jerusalem. They were preparing an ambush along the road to kill him.

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