Bible Strands
Psalms 71:10
For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses God directly, describing coordinated hostility while pleading for preservation as physical strength fails in old age.
The words — אָמְר֣וּ ('a.me.Ru) means "they have spoken," and נוֹעֲצ֥וּ (no.'a.Tzu) means "they have consulted," marking the verbal and strategic coordination of the opposition.
The thread — This pattern of slander and life-threatening conspiracy appears in Psalms 31:13, Psalms 56:6, and Psalms 83:3.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that pleas for deliverance are grounded in specific, documented plots rather than vague anxiety, framing divine reliance as the only response to active conspiracy.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
Cross-references
- Psalms 31:13 For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
- Psalms 56:6 They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
- Psalms 83:3 With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
- Psalms 37:32 Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
- Jeremiah 20:10 For 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 vengeance upon him.”
- Matthew 26:3 At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- 1 Samuel 19:11 Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”
- 2 Samuel 17:1 Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
- Psalms 2:2 The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
- Psalms 10:9 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.