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Psalms 27:2
Psalms 27:2 is verse 2 of Psalms chapter 27, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
King James Version
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
World English Bible
When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
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Psalms 27:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
2 When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
3 Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.
4 One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 3:7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
Psalms 18:4The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
Psalms 22:16For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
Psalms 62:3How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
Psalms 62:4They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
Psalms 14:4Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.
Psalms 53:4Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon God.
Job 19:22Why do you persecute me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?
Job 31:31if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
Psalms 18:38I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
Psalms 18:39You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
Psalms 18:40You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
Psalms 18:41They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
Psalms 18:42I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
Psalms 118:12They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
Isaiah 8:15Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured.”
John 18:3So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
John 18:4Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”
John 18:5“Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. Jesus said, “I am He.” And Judas His betrayer was standing there with them.
John 18:6When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.