King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
Complete Jewish Bible:
They gather together and hide themselves, spying on my movements, hoping to kill me.
Berean Standard Bible:
They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
American Standard Version:
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
They gather themselves together{H1481}{H8799)}, they hide{H6845}{H8799)}{H8675)}{H6845}{H8686)} themselves, they mark{H8104}{H8799)} my steps{H6119}, when they wait{H6960}{H8765)} for my soul{H5315}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Psalms 71:10
- For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
Psalms 59:3
- For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not [for] my transgression, nor [for] my sin, O LORD.
Psalms 140:2
- Which imagine mischiefs in [their] heart; continually are they gathered together [for] war.
Acts 23:12
- ¶ And 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.
Acts 23:14
- And 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.
Luke 20:20
- ¶ And 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.
Acts 4:5
- ¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
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Commentary for Psalms 56:6
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H1481
There are 94 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גּוּר
Transliteration: gûwr
Pronunciation: goor
Description: a primitive root; properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid); abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, [idiom] surely. - Strong's Number: H6845
There are 30 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: צָפַן
Transliteration: tsâphan
Pronunciation: tsaw-fan'
Description: a primitive root; to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk; esteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place). - Strong's Number: H8104
There are 440 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁמַר
Transliteration: shâmar
Pronunciation: shaw-mar'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man). - Strong's Number: H6119
There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָקֵב
Transliteration: ʻâqêb
Pronunciation: aw-kabe'
Description: or (feminine) עִקְּבָה; from עָקַב; a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army); heel, (horse-) hoof, last, lier in wait (by mistake for עָקֵב), (foot-) step. - Strong's Number: H6960
There are 45 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קָוָה
Transliteration: qâvâh
Pronunciation: kaw-vaw'
Description: a primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect; gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon). - Strong's Number: H5315
There are 683 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נֶפֶשׁ
Transliteration: nephesh
Pronunciation: neh'-fesh
Description: from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.