Psalms 38:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 38:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 38:16 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 38:16 — KJV
“For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.”
— Psalms 38:16 (KJV)
Psalms 38:16 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 38:16
“For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel; hands: Heb. hand feet: Heb. foot heart: Heb. soul”
Shares key themes with Psalms 38:16: hear, rejoice, foot
“Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover. the hall...: or, Pilate's house”
Shares key themes with Psalms 38:16: lest, should, over
“Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 38:16: rejoice, magnify, themselves
“And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 38:16: hear, should, against
“And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 38:16: lest, over, against
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