Psalms 70:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 70:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 70:2 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 70:2 — KJV
“Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.”
— Psalms 70:2 (KJV)
Psalms 70:2 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 70:2
“Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 70:2: let, confounded, seek
“Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 70:2: let, ashamed, confounded
“Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 70:2: let, confounded, seek
“Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 70:2: ashamed, confounded, after
“Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. welfare: Heb. peace”
Shares key themes with Psalms 70:2: let, seek, put
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