Psalms 59:3
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 59
“For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.”Psalms 59:3
What Does Psalms 59:3 Mean?
Psalms 59:3 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 59, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 59:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 56:6“They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.”Psalms 69:4“They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.”1 Samuel 24:11“Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.”Daniel 6:7“All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.”Psalms 10:9“He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.”Psalms 94:21“They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.”Proverbs 12:6“The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.”John 15:25“But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.”Psalms 7:3“O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;”Psalms 37:32“The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.”Micah 7:2“The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.”1 Samuel 19:1“And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.”1 Samuel 24:17“And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.”1 Samuel 26:18“And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?”Psalms 2:2“The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,”Psalms 38:12“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.”Psalms 54:3“For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.”Acts 23:21“But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.”Genesis 40:15“For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.”Psalms 64:4“That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.”
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