Psalm 38:12
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New International Version (©1984)
Those who seek my life set their traps, those who would harm me talk of my ruin; all day long they plot deception.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Meanwhile, my enemies lay traps to kill me. Those who wish me harm make plans to ruin me. All day long they plan their treachery.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Those who seek my life lay their snares; those who seek my hurt speak of ruin and meditate treachery all day long.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Those who seek my life lay snares for me; And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction, And they devise treachery all day long.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
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.

King James Bible
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.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they that sought my soul used violence. And they that sought evils to me spoke vain things, and studied deceits all the day long.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

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

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Geneva Study Bible

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.

Wesley's Notes

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

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

12. seek after my life-(1Sa 20:1; 22:23).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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.


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)

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

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.

lay snares Ps 10:9 64:2-5 119:110 140:5 141:9 2Sa 17:1-3 Lu 20:19,20

speak Ps 35:20 62:3,4 2Sa 16:7,8 Lu 20:21,22

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