Verse 3

Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they cast iniquity upon me, And in anger they persecute me.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 16:7-8 : 7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow: 8 Jehovah hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and Jehovah hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art [taken] in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood.
  • 2 Sam 19:19 : 19 And he said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
  • Ps 12:5 : 5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.
  • Ps 17:9 : 9 From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.
  • Ps 27:12 : 12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries: For false witnesses are risen up against me, And such as breathe out cruelty.
  • Ps 35:11 : 11 Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.
  • Ps 54:3 : 3 For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. {{Selah
  • Ps 71:11 : 11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; For there is none to deliver.
  • Ps 73:8 : 8 They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.
  • Lam 3:34-36 : 34 To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth, 35 To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High, 36 To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
  • Matt 26:59 : 59 Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;
  • 2 Sam 15:3 : 3 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.