Psalms 56:6 Cross References

Psalms 56:6

6: They come together to spy on me--watching my every step, eager to kill me.

For my enemies are whispering against me. They are plotting together to kill me.

They have set an ambush for me. Fierce enemies are out there waiting, though I have done them no wrong, O LORD.

The next morning a group of Jews got together and bound themselves with an oath to neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
There were more than forty of them.
They went to the leading priests and other leaders and told them what they had done. "We have bound ourselves under oath to neither eat nor drink until we have killed Paul.

Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent secret agents pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus.

If any nation comes to fight you, it will not be because I sent them to punish you. Your enemies will always be defeated because I am on your side.

Protect me from the plots of the wicked, from the scheming of those who do evil.
Sharp tongues are the swords they wield; bitter words are the arrows they aim.
They shoot from ambush at the innocent, attacking suddenly and fearlessly.
They encourage each other to do evil and plan how to set their traps. "Who will ever notice?" they ask.
As they plot their crimes, they say, "We have devised the perfect plan!" Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning.

Then the other administrators and princes began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling his affairs, but they couldn't find anything to criticize. He was faithful and honest and always responsible.

The next day the council of all the rulers and elders and teachers of religious law met in Jerusalem.
Annas the high priest was there, along with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and other relatives of the high priest.

They lurk in dark alleys, murdering the innocent who pass by. They are always searching for some helpless victim.
Like lions they crouch silently, waiting to pounce on the helpless. Like hunters they capture their victims and drag them away in nets.
The helpless are overwhelmed and collapse; they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.

Why do the nations rage? Why do the people waste their time with futile plans?
The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the LORD and against his anointed one.
"Let us break their chains," they cry, "and free ourselves from this slavery."

I have heard the many rumors about me. They call me "The Man Who Lives in Terror." And they say, "If you say anything, we will report it." Even my old friends are watching me, waiting for a fatal slip. "He will trap himself," they say, "and then we will get our revenge on him."

At that same time the leading priests and other leaders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest,
to discuss how to capture Jesus secretly and put him to death.

My enemies have set a trap for me. I am weary from distress. They have dug a deep pit in my path, but they themselves have fallen into it.

Then the people who had arrested Jesus led him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the teachers of religious law and other leaders had gathered.

Very early in the morning, the leading priests and other leaders met again to discuss how to persuade the Roman government to sentence Jesus to death.

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