Psalms 38:12
They who aim at my life lay their snares, they who seek my hurt speak of ruin, nursing treachery all the day long.
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In Context
11My dear ones and friends keep aloof, and my neighbors stand afar off.
13But I turn a deaf ear and hear not; like the dumb I open not my mouth.
Cross References
Psalms 10:9Like a lion that lurks in a secret lair they lurk intending to catch the defenceless; to seize them, to drag them away in their net.
Psalms 35:4Dishonor and shame be on those who are seeking my life! Defeat and confusion on those who are planning my hurt!
Psalms 41:5My enemies speak of me nothing but evil, “When will he die, and his name pass away?”
Psalms 62:3How long will you, all of you, batter a man, as one might a leaning wall?
Psalms 69:9It was zeal for your house that consumed me, and the insults they hurled at you fell upon me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 38:2-12
Sorrowful Complaints. 1 O Lord , rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. 4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 5 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness. 6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. 7… Read the whole commentary →