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Psalms 56:5–6

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Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
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From verse 5

  1. Matthew 22:15Rank 1 from verse 5
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    15¶ Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.

  2. Luke 11:54Rank 2 from verse 5
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    54Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

  3. Psalms 41:7Rank 3 from verse 5
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    7All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

  4. Isaiah 29:20–21Rank 4 from verse 5
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    20For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:

    21That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

  5. 2 Peter 3:16Rank 5 from verse 5
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    16As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

From verse 6

  1. Psalms 59:3Rank 1 from verse 6
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    3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.

  2. Psalms 71:10Rank 2 from verse 6
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    10For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

  3. Psalms 140:2Rank 3 from verse 6
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    2Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

  4. Acts 23:12–14Rank 4 from verse 6
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    12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

    13And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.

    14And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

  5. Luke 20:20Rank 5 from verse 6
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    20And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

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Psalms 56:5

COMBINED MEANING

every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

wrest

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To twist, turn aside, distort, pervert, or force from the proper meaning or course.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thoughts

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Things thought or purposed in the mind or heart; ideas, reasonings, intentions, or purposes.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 56:6

COMBINED MEANING

hide

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Sense 1: To conceal, keep from sight or knowledge, or lie concealed. Sense 2: As a noun, an animal skin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

mark

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1. A sign or token set upon or belonging to a person or thing. 2. An object or point aimed at. 3. To notice, observe, designate, keep account of, or set a sign upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

steps

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Movements or paces of the feet; footsteps, courses, degrees, or stages in going.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wait

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Sense 1: To remain in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: To attend or serve. Sense 3: As a noun, an ambush or concealed watch.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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4In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

5Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

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6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

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7Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.

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