Thou hast heard their reproach, O LORD, and all their imaginations against me;
Parallel translations
- WEB You have heard their reproach, Yahweh, and all their devices against me,
- BSB O LORD, You have heard their insults, all their plots against me—
- NKJV You have heard their reproach, O Lord, All their schemes against me,
- NASB You have heard their reproach, Lord, All their schemes against me.
- NLT Lord, you have heard the vile names they call me. You know all about the plans they have made.
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Quick answer
God has heard the enemies' insults and all their plots.
Overview
The Lord hears the reproach and schemes directed against His servant. Their taunts and devices are not hidden from Him. This assurance that God hears even the mockery of the wicked grounds the believer's hope in divine justice, ultimately secured through Christ's vindication over His enemies (Ps. 56:8-9).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Lam 5:1Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.
- Zeph 2:8I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
- Ps 89:50Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
- Ps 74:18Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
- Lam 3:30He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
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