Psalm 38:12 Parallel Translations

Those who seek my life lay traps for me. Those who are out to harm me talk about ruining me. All day long they think of ways to deceive me.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

They 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:

Those 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.

DBY:

And 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.

ERV:

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.

JPS:

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; and they that seek my hurt speak crafty devices, and utter deceits all the day.

WBS:

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.

WEB:

They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.

YLT:

And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.

Psalm 38:12 Cross References

XREF:

Psalm 35:4 Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.

Psalm 35:20 For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

Psalm 54:3 For strangers have risen against me And violent men have sought my life; They have not set God before them. Selah.

Psalm 140:5 The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

38:12 Deceit - They design mischief, but cover it with fair pretences.

MHC:

38:12-22 Wicked men hate goodness, even when they benefit by it. David, in the complaints he makes of his enemies, seems to refer to Christ. But our enemies do us real mischief only when they drive us from God and our duty. The true believer's trouble will be made useful; he will learn to wait for his God, and will not seek relief from the world or himself. The less we notice the unkindness and injuries that are done us, the more we consult the quiet of our own minds. David's troubles were the chastisement and the consequence of his transgressions, whilst Christ suffered for our sins and ours only. What right can a sinner have to yield to impatience or anger, when mercifully corrected for his sins? David was very sensible of the present workings of corruption in him. Good men, by setting their sorrow continually before them, have been ready to fall; but by setting God always before them, they have kept their standing. If we are truly penitent for sin, that will make us patient under affliction. Nothing goes nearer to the heart of a believer when in affliction, than to be under the apprehension of God's deserting him; nor does any thing come more feelingly from his heart than this prayer, Be not far from me. The Lord will hasten to help those who trust in him as their salvation.

CONC:

Crafty Deceit Deceits Deception Designing Desire Destruction Devices Devise Evil Full Harm Hurt Imagine Injure Lay Meditate Minds Mischievous Nets Plot Ruin Seek Seeking Snare Snares Soul Speak Spoken Talk Threatened Traps Treachery Utter

Crafty Deceit Deceits Deception Designing Desire Destruction Devices Devise Evil Full Harm Hurt Imagine Injure Life Meditate Minds Mischievous Nets Plot Ruin Seek Seeking Snare Snares Soul Speak Talk Threatened Traps Treachery Utter

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