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Psalms 27:2
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When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
When evil-doers came on me to eat up my flesh, [Even] my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
Evil people may try to destroy my body. My enemies and those who hate me attack me, but they are overwhelmed and defeated.
When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall.
When the wicked, [even] my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
When evil-doers came at me to eat up my flesh, Even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall.
The while noiful men neiyen on me; for to ete my fleischis. Myn enemyes, that trobliden me; thei weren maad sijk and felden doun.
When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
Brutal people may attack and try to kill me, but they will stumble. Fierce enemies may attack, but they will fall.
When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, Even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
When evil-doers, even my haters, came on me to put an end to me, they were broken and put to shame.
When evildoers assailed me to devour my flesh, my adversaries and foes, they stumbled and fell.
When evil-doers, mine adversaries and mine enemies, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
Evil people might attack me. They might try to destroy my body. Yes, my enemies might attack me and try to destroy me, but they will stumble and fall.
When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh,
When the wicked, euen mine enemies and my foes came vpon me to eat vp my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
When sinful men, and all who hated me, came against me to destroy my flesh, they tripped and fell.
When evildoers assail me to devour my flesh— my adversaries and foes— they shall stumble and fall.
When the wicked, euen mine enemies and my foes came vpon mee to eate vp my flesh; they stumbled and fell.
When evildoers came upon me to devour me, even my enemies and those who hate me, they together stumbled and fell.
When evil people attack me and try to kill me, they stumble and fall.
When there drew near against me evil-doers to devour my flesh, mine adversaries, and mine enemies - mine! - they, stumbled and fell!
(26-2) Whilst the wicked draw near against me, to eat my flesh. My enemies that trouble me, have themselves been weakened, and have fallen.
When evildoers assail me, uttering slanders against me, my adversaries and foes, they shall stumble and fall.
When the malitious approched neare vnto me for to eate vp my fleshe: mine enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
When evil-doers drew nigh against me to eat up my flesh, my persecutors and mine enemies, they fainted and fell.
When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.
When evil-doers came at me to eat up my flesh, Even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
When evildoers drew near against me to eat my flesh— my adversaries and my enemies who drew near to me— they themselves stumbled and fell.
When the evildoers, my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.
Therfore when the wicked (euen myne enemies & my foes) came vpon me, to eate vp my flesh, they stombled and fell.
When vandal hordes ride down ready to eat me alive, Those bullies and toughs fall flat on their faces.
When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell.
When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh,My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
Contextual Overview
A psalm of David.
The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble? 2 When evil people come to devour me, when my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. 3 Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not be afraid. Even if I am attacked, I will remain confident. 4 The one thing I ask of the Lord — the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord 's perfections and meditating in his Temple. 5 For he will conceal me there when troubles come; he will hide me in his sanctuary. He will place me out of reach on a high rock. 6 Then I will hold my head high above my enemies who surround me. At his sanctuary I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy, singing and praising the Lord with music.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
wicked: Psalms 3:7, Psalms 18:4, Psalms 22:16, Psalms 62:3, Psalms 62:4
came upon: Heb. approached against
to: Psalms 14:4, Psalms 53:4, Job 19:22, Job 31:31
they: Psalms 18:38-42, Psalms 118:12, Isaiah 8:15, John 18:3-6
Reciprocal: Exodus 14:13 - Fear ye not Numbers 13:30 - General Deuteronomy 7:18 - shalt not Joshua 1:9 - be not Joshua 10:8 - General Joshua 11:6 - Be not Joshua 17:18 - for thou shalt Judges 6:33 - Then all 2 Kings 18:5 - trusted 1 Chronicles 28:20 - fear not Ezra 3:3 - for fear Esther 7:6 - this wicked Psalms 25:19 - Consider Psalms 34:4 - from Psalms 35:3 - stop Psalms 37:40 - from Psalms 49:5 - Wherefore Psalms 56:1 - swallow Psalms 56:9 - then Psalms 59:2 - save Psalms 119:95 - wicked Psalms 119:150 - draw nigh Psalms 124:3 - Then they Proverbs 3:25 - Be Proverbs 28:1 - the righteous Isaiah 7:2 - And his heart Isaiah 33:6 - strength Jeremiah 10:25 - eaten Jeremiah 15:21 - deliver Jeremiah 20:11 - my Jeremiah 46:6 - stumble Daniel 3:17 - our God Daniel 11:19 - but Mark 6:24 - The head John 9:22 - because John 11:10 - General John 18:6 - they went Romans 5:4 - and experience Revelation 17:16 - eat
Cross-References
As the time of his death drew near, Jacob called for his son Joseph and said to him, "Please do me this favor. Put your hand under my thigh and swear that you will treat me with unfailing love by honoring this last request: Do not bury me in Egypt.
Then Jacob said to Joseph, "Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will take you back to Canaan, the land of your ancestors.
Then David took an oath before Jonathan and said, "Your father knows perfectly well about our friendship, so he has said to himself, ‘I won't tell Jonathan—why should I hurt him?' But I swear to you that I am only a step away from death! I swear it by the Lord and by your own soul!"
Don't brag about tomorrow, since you don't know what the day will bring.
Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: "This is what the Lord says: ‘Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.'"
"Remember, O Lord , how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you." Then he broke down and wept bitterly.
You, too, must keep watch! For you don't know when the master of the household will return—in the evening, at midnight, before dawn, or at daybreak.
How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it's here a little while, then it's gone.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
When the wicked, [even] mine enemies and my foes, came upon me,.... They are wicked men, men of malignant spirits, and evildoers, who are the enemies and foes of the people of God, and who hate them with an implacable hatred, and do everything they can to distress and afflict them; and such enemies David had, who were many and mighty; and these "came upon" him, or "approached against" him c, they drew near to him to make war with him, as the word signifies d; they attacked him in an hostile manner; and their view was, as he says,
to eat up my flesh, as they eat bread, Psalms 14:4; to devour him at once, to make but one morsel of him, to destroy his life, to strip him of his substance, to take away his wives and children, as the Amalekites at Ziklag, 1 Samuel 30:1;
they stumbled and fell; the Lord put stumbling blocks in their way, and retarded their march, and hindered them from executing their designs; and they fell into the hands of David, and were subdued under him, or fell by death; and these past instances of divine goodness the psalmist calls to mind, to keep up his heart and courage, and animate and strengthen him against the fears of men, of death and hell.
c בקרב עלי "cum appropinquaverint adversum me", Pagninus; so Gejerus. d "Belligerantibus contra me", Junius Tremellius so Piscator & Ainsworth.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me - This refers, doubtless, to some particular period of his past life when he was in very great danger, and when God interposed to save him. The margin here is, “approached against me.” The literal rendering would be, “in the drawing near against me of the wicked to eat up my flesh.” The reference is to some period when they purposed an attack upon him, and when he was in imminent danger from such a threatened attack.
To eat up my flesh - As if they would eat me up. That is, they came upon me like ravening wolves, or hungry lions. We are not to suppose that they literally purposed to eat up his flesh, or that they were cannibals; but the comparison is one that is drawn from the fierceness of wild beasts rushing on their prey. Compare Psalms 14:4.
They stumbled and fell - They were overthrown. They failed in their purpose. Either they were thrown into a panic by a false fear, or they were overthrown in battle. The language would be rather applicable to the former, as if by some alarm they were thrown into consternation. Either they differed among themselves and became confused, or God threw obstacles in their way and they were driven back. The general idea is, that God had interposed in some way to prevent the execution of their purposes.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 27:2. When the wicked - came upon me — Near as I appeared to you to be in danger of losing my life, I was safe enough in the hands of the Lord; and those who thought to have eaten me up, stumbled, failed of their purpose, and fell; the Philistine lost his own life.
