Psalms 38:12 Cross References - MLV

¹² Those also who seek after my life lay snares for me. And those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things and meditate deceits all the day long.

⁷ And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, you man of blood and worthless fellow. ⁸ Jehovah has returned upon you all the blood of the house of Saul in whose stead you have reigned. And Jehovah has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son, and behold, you are taken in your own mischief because you are a man of blood.

¹ Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men and I will arise and pursue after David this night. ² And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed and will make him afraid. And all the people who are with him will flee. And I will only kill* the king, ³ and I will bring back all the people to you. The man whom you seek is as if all returned, so all the people will be in peace.

⁹ He lurks in secret as a lion in his covering. He lies in wait to catch the poor man. He catches the poor man when he draws him in his net.

⁴ Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor who seek after my soul. Let them be turned back and confounded who devise my hurt.

²⁰ Because they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

³ Because strangers have risen up against me and violent men have sought after my soul. They have not set God before them. Selah.

³ How long will you* set upon a man, that you* may kill, all of you*, like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence? ⁴ They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity. They delight in lies. They praise with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

² Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, from the tumult of the workers of wickedness, ³ who have flashed their tongue like a sword and have aimed their arrows, even bitter words, ⁴ that they may shoot in secret places at a blameless man. Suddenly do they shoot at him and do not fear.
⁵ They encourage themselves in an evil purpose. They speak of laying snares secretly. They say, Who will see them?

¹¹⁰ The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I have not gone-astray from your precepts.

⁵ The proud have hid a snare for me and cords. They have spread a net by the wayside. They have set snares for me. Selah.

⁹ Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me and from the traps of the workers of wickedness.

¹⁹ And the high-priests and the scribes sought to put hands upon him in that same hour and yet they feared the people; for they knew that he spoke this parable to them.


²⁰ And having observed him, they sent forth agents, who themselves pretended to be righteous, in order that they might grab him from his speech, that they might give him to the rule and the authority of the governor. ²¹ And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that you say and teach correctly, and do not accept the countenance of men, but in truth, are teaching the way of God. ²² Is it legal for us to give tax to Caesar or not?