Delight Yourself in the LORD
Psalms 37:32
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
- KJV
- The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
- WEB
- The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him.
- ASV
- The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.
- LSV
- The wicked is watching for the righteous, || And is seeking to put him to death.
- YLT
- The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.
- DBY
- The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him:
- DRC36:32
- The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death,
- GNV
- The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
- JPS
- The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
- LXXE36:32
- The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- צוֹפֶ֣ה רָ֭שָׁע לַצַּדִּ֑יק וּ֝מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ לַהֲמִיתוֹ׃BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.
- LXX-Br36:32
- Κατανοεῖ ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς τὸν δίκαιον, καὶ ζητεῖ τοῦ θανατῶσαι αὐτόν.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
PoetryAcrosticHomicideRighteousnessResurrectionPersecutionDavidPsalms, Book ofAfflictions and AdversitiesGod
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Cross-references most cited first
- Luke 19:47–48Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him. Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
- Psalms 10:8–10He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless. He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his…
- Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our…
- Luke 14:1One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
- Luke 20:20So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
- Acts 9:24but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
- Luke 6:7Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
- Luke 11:54waiting to catch Him in something He might say.
- Psalms 37:12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 36:32 in some Bibles
- 37:32 in most Bibles