New English Translation
Psalms 25:19
19Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me.
Psalms 25:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.
- New International Version (NIV)See how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me!
- English Standard Version (ESV)Consider how many are my foes, and with what violent hatred they hate me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Consider my enemies, for they are many; And they hate me with cruel hatred.
Context of Psalms 25:19
17Deliver me from my distress; rescue me from my suffering! 18See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins! Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me. 20Protect me and deliver me! Please do not let me be humiliated, for I have taken shelter in you! 21May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you!
Read all of Psalms 25Psalms 25:19 word by word
רְאֵֽה־אוֹיְבַ֥י כִּי־רָ֑בּוּ וְשִׂנְאַ֖ת חָמָ֣ס שְׂנֵאֽוּנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 25:19
- Psalms 3:1Lord, how numerous are my enemies! Many attack me.
- Psalms 27:2When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall.
- Psalms 38:19But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me.
- Psalms 56:2Those who anticipate my defeat attack me all day long. Indeed, many are fighting against me, O Exalted One.
- Psalms 57:4I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
- Psalms 138:7Even when I must walk in the midst of danger, you revive me. You oppose my angry enemies, and your right hand delivers me.
- Psalms 143:3Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.
- 2 Samuel 16:11Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “My own son, my very own flesh and blood, is trying to take my life. So also now this Benjaminite! Leave him alone so that he can curse, for the Lord has spoken to him.
- 2 Samuel 17:2When I catch up with him he will be exhausted and worn out. I will rout him, and the entire army that is with him will flee. I will kill only the king
- Luke 22:2The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.
- Luke 23:5But they persisted in saying, “He incites the people by teaching throughout all Judea. It started in Galilee and ended up here!”
- Psalms 11:5The Lord approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.
- Psalms 18:48He delivers me from my enemies; you snatch me away from those who attack me; you rescue me from violent men.
- Psalms 52:2Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.
- Psalms 86:14O God, arrogant men attack me; a gang of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life.
- Psalms 140:1O Lord, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men,
Commentaries on Psalms 25:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Consider mine enemies - Look upon them, and thou wilt see how impossible it is that I should be able to resist and overcome them. They are many, they hate me, and their hatred drives them to acts of cruelty against me.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Consider mine enemies - See Psalm 25:2. It is evident that one source of the trouble referred to in the psalm was the fact that he had cruel foes, and that he was apprehensive of their designs. The train of thought seems to be, in accordance with the remarks above, that enemies actually surrounded him, and threatened him, and that this fact suggested the inquiry whether this was not permitted on account of his sins. this had led him to think of the sins…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 The psalmist concludes, as he began, with expressing dependence upon God, and desire toward him. It is good thus to hope, and quietly to wait for the salvation of the Lord. And if God turns to us, no matter who turns from us. He pleads his own integrity. Though guilty before God, yet, as to his enemies, he had the testimony of conscience that he had done them no wrong. God would, at length, give Israel rest from all their enemies round about…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20The psalmist asks God to handle these enemies, knowing that the Lord hates violent people (see Psalm 11:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1916-19. A series of earnest appeals for aid because God had seemed to desert him (compare Psa 13:1; 17:13, &c.), his sins oppressed him, his enemies had enlarged his troubles and were multiplied, increasing in hate and violence (Psa 9:8; 18:48).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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