When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
Parallel translations
- WEB When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
- KJV When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
- NKJV When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell.
- NASB When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
- NLT When evil people come to devour me, when my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.
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Quick answer
When evildoers attacked to devour him, they stumbled and fell. God overthrows the enemies who rise against his servant.
Overview
David recalls how his adversaries, intent on his destruction, were themselves brought down. The memory of past deliverance fuels his present confidence. The verse testifies that those who assault God's people will ultimately fail, a truth supremely shown when the powers arrayed against Christ were defeated through his death and resurrection.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Ps 118:12They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
- Ps 3:7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
- Ps 22:16For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
- Ps 14:4Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.
- Ps 9:3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
- Isa 8:15Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured.”
- Job 19:22Why do you persecute me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?
- Ps 18:4The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
- Ps 18:38–42I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
- John 18:3–6So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
- Job 31:31if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
- Ps 62:3–4How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
- Ps 53:4Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon God.
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