The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.
I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly.
I cling to Your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame.
Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him
He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an
Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law.
Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
Wonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them.
At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Ca
When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.
Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”
Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s g
I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.
Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.