Psalms 31:13
For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
Psalms 31:13 in other translations
| BSB | For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life. |
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| WEB | For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, while they conspire together against me, they plot to take away my life. |
| ASV | For I have heard the defaming of many, Terror on every side: While they took counsel together against me, They devised to take away my life. |
| YLT | For I have heard an evil account of many, Fear is round about. In their being united against me, To take my life they have devised, |
| DARBY | For I have heard the slander of many — terror on every side — when they take counsel together against me: they plot to take away my life. |
| BBE | False statements against me have come to my ears; fear was on every side: they were talking together against me, designing to take away my life. |
| Webster | For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life. |
What does Psalms 31:13 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 31:9-18
David's troubles made him a man of sorrows. Herein he was a type of Christ, who was acquainted with grief. David acknowledged that his afflictions were merited by his own sins, but Christ suffered for ours. David's friends durst not give him any assistance. Let us not think it strange if thus deserted, but make sure of a Friend in heaven who will not fail. God will be sure to order and dispose all for the best, to…
Psalms 31:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 31:13
- Jeremiah 20:10
For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
- Matthew 27:1
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
- Lamentations 2:22
Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of the Lord’s anger none escaped nor remained: those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.
- 1 Samuel 20:33
And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.
- Psalms 101:5
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
- Matthew 26:59
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
- 2 Samuel 17:1-4
Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only: And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace. And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
- Matthew 26:3-4
Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
- Psalms 55:10
Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
- Jeremiah 11:19
But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
- 1 Samuel 22:8-10
That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. And he enquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
- Luke 23:5
And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.
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Context
- Psalms 31:12
I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
- Psalms 31:13
For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
- Psalms 31:14
But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.
Psalms 31:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque he oído afrenta de muchos; miedo por todas partes, cuando consultaban juntos contra mí, é ideaban quitarme la vida. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Je suis oublié de leur cœur comme un mort, j’ai été comme un vase de rebut. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn ich habe die Verleumdung vieler gehört, Schrecken ringsum; indem sie zusammen wider mich ratschlagten, sannen sie darauf, mir das Leben zu nehmen. |