Psalms 38:12
What does Psalms 38:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 38:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all the day long.
KJV
King James Version · 1611They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all the day long.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Thou hast corrected man for iniquity. And thou hast made his soul to waste away like a spider: surely in vain is any man disquieted.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they that seek after my life lay snares [for me]; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all the day long.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 54:3
For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. [Selah
- 2 Samuel 16:7
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow:
- Psalms 10:9
He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.
- Psalms 64:2
Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, From the tumult of the workers of iniquity;
- Luke 20:19
And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them.
- Psalms 35:4
Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul: Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.
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