Psalms 62:3
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 62 connects to 10 cross-references. A psalm of David expressing quiet trust in God alone as rock, salvation, and fortress amid enemies who scheme. The repeated exhortation 'For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence' frames a meditation on the vanity of trusting in …
Other Translations
How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
Till when do ye devise mischief against a man? Ye are destroyed all of you, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.
How long will you go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling?
Cross References
And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, …
And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or …
O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, …
For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, …
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.