Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay. New Living Translation Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me; turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me. English Standard Version Let them be put to shame and dishonor who seek after my life! Let them be turned back and disappointed who devise evil against me! Berean Standard Bible May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded. King James Bible Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. New King James Version Let those be put to shame and brought to dishonor Who seek after my life; Let those be turned back and brought to confusion Who plot my hurt. New American Standard Bible Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me. NASB 1995 Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me. NASB 1977 Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me. Legacy Standard Bible Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those who devise evil against me be turned back and humiliated. Amplified Bible Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those be turned back [in defeat] and humiliated who plot evil against me. Christian Standard Bible Let those who intend to take my life be disgraced and humiliated; let those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed. Holman Christian Standard Bible Let those who seek to kill me be disgraced and humiliated; let those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Let all who want to kill me be disgraced and put to shame. Chase away and confuse all who plan to harm me. English Revised Version Let them be ashamed and brought to dishonour that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt. GOD'S WORD® Translation Let those who seek my life be put to shame and disgraced. Let those who plan my downfall be turned back in confusion. Good News Translation May those who try to kill me be defeated and disgraced! May those who plot against me be turned back and confused! International Standard Version Let those who seek my life be ashamed and disgraced; let those who plot evil against me be driven back and confounded. Majority Standard Bible May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded. NET Bible May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed! New Heart English Bible Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded. Webster's Bible Translation Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. World English Bible Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThey are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, "" Turned backward and confounded, "" Those devising my evil. Young's Literal Translation They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil. Smith's Literal Translation They seeking my soul shall be ashamed and disgraced: they shall be drawn back and be ashamed purposing my evil. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet them be confounded and ashamed that seek after my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded that devise against me. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Let those who seek my life be put to shame and disgrace. Let those who plot evil against me be turned back and confounded. New Revised Standard Version Let them be put to shame and dishonor who seek after my life. Let them be turned back and confounded who devise evil against me. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLet them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul; let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise evil against me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Those who seek my soul will be ashamed and they will be put to shame; they shall turn their behind and they shall be put to shame, those who plotted evil against me. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion that seek after my soul; Let them be turned back and be abashed that devise my hurt. Brenton Septuagint Translation Let them that seek my soul be ashamed and confounded: let them that devise evils against me be turned back and put to shame. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Contend with My Opponents…3Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.” 4May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded. 5May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.… Cross References Isaiah 41:11 Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD. Proverbs 26:27 He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. Lamentations 3:34-36 To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land, / to deny a man justice before the Most High, / to subvert a man in his lawsuit—of these the Lord does not approve. Jeremiah 18:18-23 Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.” / Attend to me, O LORD. Hear what my accusers are saying! / Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them. ... Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided. 1 Samuel 25:29 And should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling. Job 5:12-14 He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success. / He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning. / They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night. Psalm 7:15-16 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. / His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head. Psalm 9:15 The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. Psalm 40:14 May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated. Psalm 70:2 May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated. Psalm 71:13 May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace. Psalm 83:17 May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace. Matthew 5:10-12 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. Treasury of Scripture Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. confounded Psalm 35:26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me. Psalm 31:17,18 Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave… Psalm 40:14,15 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil… that Psalm 38:12 They 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. 1 Samuel 23:23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah. 1 Kings 19:10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. turned Psalm 129:5 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. Isaiah 37:29 Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest. Jeremiah 46:5 Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD. Jump to Previous Abashed Ashamed Attempts Confounded Confusion Damage Devise Devising Disappointed Disgraced Dishonor Dishonored Dismay Evil Foolish Humiliated Hurt Life Overcome Plot Ruin Seek Seeking Shame Soul TurnedJump to Next Abashed Ashamed Attempts Confounded Confusion Damage Devise Devising Disappointed Disgraced Dishonor Dishonored Dismay Evil Foolish Humiliated Hurt Life Overcome Plot Ruin Seek Seeking Shame Soul TurnedPsalm 35 1. David prays for his own safety, and his enemies' confusion11. He complains of their wrongful dealing 22. Thereby he incites God against them May those who seek my life The phrase "seek my life" in Hebrew is "מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי" (mevakshei nafshi). The word "seek" (מְבַקְשֵׁי) implies a determined pursuit, often with malicious intent. In the historical context of David's life, this refers to his enemies who were actively pursuing him to take his life. Spiritually, it can represent any force or influence that seeks to destroy one's spiritual well-being. The plea is for divine intervention against those who are intent on causing harm. be disgraced and put to shame may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay (1) when he was a fugitive from Saul (1 Samuel 19:15 - 26:4); and (2) during the rebellion of Absalom (2 Samuel 15:13 - 18:8). The psalm therefore belongs to one or other of those periods, most probably to the former (see the introductory paragraph, and note the resemblance between this passage and 1 Samuel 20:1; 1 Samuel 22:23). Let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. Imprecations closely resembling these occur frequently in the Davidical psalms (see ver. 26; Psalm 40:14; Psalm 70:2; Psalm 71:13), and amount to a sort of commonplace, to be used whenever the machinations of his enemies against him are the subject that occupies his thought. Hebrew May those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֪י (mə·ḇaq·šê) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after my life נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion be disgraced יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ (yê·ḇō·šū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed and put to shame; וְיִכָּלְמוּ֮ (wə·yik·kā·lə·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3637: To wound, to taunt, insult may those who plan חֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗י (ḥō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 2803: To think, account to harm me רָעָתִֽי׃ (rā·‘ā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil be driven back יִסֹּ֣גוּ (yis·sō·ḡū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5472: To move away, backslide and confounded. וְיַחְפְּר֑וּ (wə·yaḥ·pə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2659: To blush, to be ashamed, disappointed, to shame, reproach Links Psalm 35:4 NIVPsalm 35:4 NLT Psalm 35:4 ESV Psalm 35:4 NASB Psalm 35:4 KJV Psalm 35:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 35:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 35:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 35:4 French Bible Psalm 35:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 35:4 Let those who seek after my soul (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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