al H5921

עַל (al) means “upon” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

עַל Hebrew · H5921 5,771 tagged occurrences in 4,490 verses

Pronunciation guide: al Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5921A

עַל · al · upon

prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative)

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TBESH · H5921B

[כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] · [ki] al [ken] · as

conj forasmuch as, because that, because, notwithstanding, although

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

properly, the same as H5920 (עַל) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

KJV glosses: above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

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How translators render H5921

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
on	762
over	289
against	210
in	205
to	197
for	152
from	128
upon	115
at	88
by	82
therefore	74
and	70
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of	55
with	53
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against me	48
above	45
and on	39
because	38
against them	35
upon you	35
on them	34
upon them	33
into	32
it on	32
vvv	31
about	30
against him	28
over them	28
concerning	27
that is why	26
near	25
over you	25
beside	24
according to	23
along	23
from me	23
on him	22
against it	21
you	21
was in charge of	20
him	19
for him	18
upon him	18
for you	17
them	17
and against	16
over us	16
so	16
against her	15
on you	15
to you	15
upon me	15
upon us	15
was over	15
around	13
before	13
me	13
why	13
against us	12
facedown	12
men in	12
over him	12
to me	12
us	12
along with	11
as	11
atop	11
away from	11
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under	11
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to it	10
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upon it	10
even	9
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over me	9
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from you	8
it	8
next	8
off	8
together with	8
after	7
her	7
to him	7
administrator	6
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from above	6
from him	6
in charge of	6
regarding	6
through	6
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and next	5
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for her	5
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opposite	5
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there	5
to the tune of	5
among	4
and from	4
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beyond	4
east	4
here	4
in addition to	4
in command	4
in him	4
it is because	4
it pleases	4
of you	4
on me	4
on their behalf	4
on your behalf	4
past	4
this is why	4
with him	4
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across	3
and at	3
and for	3
and in	3
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as for	3
at me	3
be upon	3
because of it	3
because of them	3
cover	3
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faces	3
for it	3
from them	3
he was wearing	3
high above	3
i am against	3
i am against you	3
in front of	3
in spite of	3
is over	3
it into	3
next to	3
next to it	3
nor	3
on account of	3
on his behalf	3
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throughout	3
to her	3
toward him	3
upon her	3
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were in charge of	3
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where	3
with them	3
with us	3
about him	2
according	2
against joash	2
against zechariah	2
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and over	2
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await you	2
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extending across	2
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for your sake	2
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it around	2
it over	2
meat with	2
my	2
nearby	2
no wonder	2
or on	2
outside the city	2
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overlooking	2
placed on	2
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rested on them	2
so at	2
so that	2
than	2
the city	2
their	2
their own	2
things to	2
thus	2
to its value	2
to us	2
was upon me	2
were under	2
what is on	2
with you	2
you on	2
your	2
a high	1
a message	1
about me	1
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about us	1
about you	1
above me	1
above them	1
above you	1
accompanied by	1
accordingly	1
across it	1
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against gog	1
against jehoiakim	1
against nadab	1
against one	1
against our fathers	1
against the men	1
against their enemies	1
against you jerusalem	1
all along	1
although	1
and a leader over	1
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and around	1
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and defend	1
and i must care for	1
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and over it	1
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and sends it	1
and show me	1
and standing on	1
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and the inflow	1
and there by	1
and therefore	1
and this is why	1
and to give a ruling	1
and under	1
and upon them	1
and upon you	1
and was over	1
and what was attached to it	1
and why	1
and you shall not wear	1
anything with	1
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are heavy	1
are making against me	1
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are over them	1
are upon me	1
are upon you	1
around me	1
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as much as in	1
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as one who is above	1
as they had spoken against	1
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as well as over	1
at each of	1
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at his side	1
at jonathan	1
at the top	1
at them	1
at what	1
at you in scorn	1
atop one pillar	1
away	1
away from me	1
away from us	1
back upon	1
be entrusted	1
be on me	1
be upon you	1
because of him	1
because of this	1
because of you	1
because the foundation	1
because they were	1
before him	1
before me	1
behalf	1
being responsible for	1
below	1
beside the springs	1
besieged	1
bestowed on	1
better than	1
between	1
bind her	1
binds her	1
both	1
both of them	1
both you	1
but because of	1
but fully	1
but on	1
by being in the presence	1
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by him	1
by me	1
by such things	1
by the shore	1
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carrying it on	1
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company	1
concerning abram	1
concerning the singers	1
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concerning you	1
concerning you o nineveh	1
corresponding to	1
covered	1
crossing	1
crowns you	1
defected	1
despite	1
elsewhere	1
entrusted with	1
even beyond	1
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even till	1
expected	1
explicitly	1
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facing	1
fall on them	1
far	1
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floated on	1
foes	1
for battle against her	1
for its contents	1
for the people	1
for themselves	1
for this	1
for your honor	1
from atop	1
from doing	1
from each of them	1
from fighting against	1
from her	1
from her shoulder	1
from here	1
from it	1
from my people	1
from us	1
from which	1
from your neck	1
from yourselves	1
grieving for	1
had	1
had been assigned to	1
had charge	1
had charge of	1
hagar by	1
has aroused	1
he has received money from	1
he has veiled	1
he will reign on	1
he wrote on	1
her husband	1
here because of	1
here by	1
his own	1
his presence	1
his purpose for me	1
in addition to them	1
in addition to these	1
in charge	1
in charge of them	1
in front of it	1
in his grasp	1
in his presence	1
in me	1
in mourning for	1
in my presence	1
in obedience to	1
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in proportion to	1
in response	1
in the land	1
in the space above	1
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in you	1
in your	1
inscribe it on	1
into contact	1
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into them	1
is above	1
is against her	1
is against you	1
is aimed at	1
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is beyond	1
is by	1
is for me	1
is heard over	1
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is on it	1
is on me	1
is on you	1
is ordained for	1
is rewarded for his ways	1
is the basis	1
is to be done at	1
is to remain	1
is upon them	1
is why	1
is with	1
it across	1
it against	1
it for	1
kindly to them	1
led	1
let me supply	1
lies in	1
lies on	1
like	1
loaded with	1
long as you live in	1
longed for	1
look on you	1
looms over	1
lying	1
lying on	1
manned	1
may be before	1
may you have	1
moreover	1
must wear the robe	1
my people	1
myself	1
near amasa	1
now	1
now tamar was wearing	1
of all	1
of him	1
of him instead	1
of his	1
of its value	1
of its value to it	1
of me	1
of the gatekeepers	1
of the value	1
of them	1
of your body	1
off my people	1
oil into	1
on aaron	1
on account	1
on account of her	1
on account of him	1
on account of you	1
on before	1
on behalf of	1
on each of	1
on his shoulders	1
on his side	1
on the altar	1
on the bodies	1
on their	1
on their bodies	1
on their heads	1
on them like dew	1
on this altar	1
on top	1
on top of	1
on which	1
on which was placed	1
once more in	1
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only to	1
onto	1
onward	1
or	1
other	1
ourselves	1
over achan	1
over edom	1
over her	1
over me is	1
over that	1
over the boy again	1
over to	1
over whom	1
over you and said	1
part of	1
pot on	1
poured on	1
prepared on	1
reaches to	1
regard	1
regulating	1
rest on	1
rests on	1
ring	1
sackcloth around	1
saul	1
shall extend	1
sheba	1
since	1
so by	1
some	1
songs	1
standing above them	1
standing on	1
still in	1
stood in	1
supporting	1
tenderly to	1
that	1
that are on it	1
that has come upon you	1
that is on them	1
that spirit on	1
that spirit on them	1
that they	1
that was in	1
that you have in	1
the envoys	1
the envoys gladly	1
the load	1
the lord	1
the nursing child	1
the oil on	1
the ropes off	1
the space above	1
the steward	1
their bodies by	1
their bodies on	1
themselves to	1
then along with	1
there on	1
these officers were in charge of	1
they	1
they turn against	1
they were in charge of	1
they were responsible for	1
they will attack	1
they will attack us	1
things against	1
this happened because	1
this to	1
though	1
to ahaz	1
to assist	1
to be in charge of	1
to fall into	1
to fight	1
to himself	1
to his people	1
to meet	1
to mount it on	1
to my sorrow	1
to reach	1
to that city	1
to the city	1
to the fire	1
to your	1
to your yoke	1
toward them	1
toward us	1
turned against them	1
turned away from her	1
turns on	1
unanswered	1
up	1
up on	1
upon elisha	1
upon himself	1
upon myself	1
upon yourself	1
upon yourselves	1
was above	1
was beside	1
was lifted up toward	1
was on moses	1
was over them	1
was placed	1
was reclining	1
was under	1
was upon	1
was upon us	1
we are closely	1
we will go against it	1
were above	1
were arranged	1
were assigned to	1
were at	1
were beside	1
were over	1
were responsible for	1
were still covering	1
what you have in	1
when	1
wherever	1
while those facing	1
who supervised	1
who was at	1
will be next to it	1
will be over you	1
will be set against	1
will come against	1
will grow even	1
will he	1
will remain on	1
will turn to	1
with achish	1
with her	1
with me	1
with rehoboam	1
within	1
word throughout	1
written in	1
yet	1
yet he watches over	1
you are wearing	1
you at	1
you concerning	1
you for	1
you in	1
you over	1
you to	1
you would	1
your bags to	1
your doom	1
your downfall	1
your responsibility	1
yourself in	1
yourselves above	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
beside	3
upon	3
above	2
against	2
by	2
in	2
according to	1
after	1
against them touching	1
among	1
and	1
and from	1
as	1
because	1
beyond the time	1
both	1
by reason of	1
for	1
for through	1
from	1
from off	1
from out	1
him according	1
him of	1
how long	1
in that	1
near	1
of them had the charge of	1
off	1
on	1
out	1
over	1
over us	1
than	1
than they	1
them out of	1
thereof from	1
throughout	1
to	1
to him concerning	1
with	1

Verses containing H5921

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Psalms 45:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
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Source alternate reference: 45.3
Psalms 45:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.
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Source alternate reference: 45.4
Psalms 45:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.
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Source alternate reference: 45.5
Psalms 45:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
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Source alternate reference: 45.8
Psalms 45:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.
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Source alternate reference: 45.18
Psalms 46:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
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Source alternate reference: 46.1
Psalms 46:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
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Source alternate reference: 46.3
Psalms 47:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
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Source alternate reference: 47.3
Psalms 47:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.
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Source alternate reference: 47.9
Psalms 48:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.
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Source alternate reference: 48.11
Psalms 48:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
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Source alternate reference: 48.15
Psalms 49:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
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Source alternate reference: 49.7
Psalms 49:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.
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Source alternate reference: 49.12
Psalms 50:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Gather to Me My saints, who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
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Psalms 50:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.
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Psalms 50:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
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Psalms 51:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.
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Source alternate reference: 51.21
Psalms 52:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,
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Source alternate reference: 52.8
Psalms 53:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
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Source alternate reference: 53.1
Psalms 53:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
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Source alternate reference: 53.3
Psalms 54:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life—men with no regard for God. Selah
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Source alternate reference: 54.5
Psalms 55:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they bring down disaster upon me and resent me in their anger.
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Source alternate reference: 55.4
Psalms 55:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
My heart pounds within me, and the terrors of death assail me.
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Source alternate reference: 55.5
Psalms 55:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.
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Source alternate reference: 55.11
Psalms 55:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.
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Source alternate reference: 55.13
Psalms 55:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.
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Source alternate reference: 55.16
Psalms 55:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
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Source alternate reference: 55.23
Psalms 56:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
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Source alternate reference: 56.1
Psalms 56:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.
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Source alternate reference: 56.6
Psalms 56:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.
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Source alternate reference: 56.8
Psalms 56:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.
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Source alternate reference: 56.13
Psalms 57:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.
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Source alternate reference: 57.3
Psalms 57:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
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Source alternate reference: 57.6
Psalms 57:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
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Source alternate reference: 57.12
Psalms 59:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
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Source alternate reference: 59.4
Psalms 60:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
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Source alternate reference: 60.1
Psalms 60:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
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Source alternate reference: 60.10
Psalms 61:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
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Source alternate reference: 61.1
Psalms 61:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Increase the days of the king’s life; may his years span many generations.
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Source alternate reference: 61.7
Psalms 62:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
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Source alternate reference: 62.1
Psalms 62:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
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Source alternate reference: 62.4
Psalms 62:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
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Source alternate reference: 62.8
Psalms 63:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
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Source alternate reference: 63.7
Psalms 63:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.
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Source alternate reference: 63.11
Psalms 64:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
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Source alternate reference: 64.9
Psalms 66:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
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Psalms 68:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.
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Source alternate reference: 68.30
Psalms 68:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies.
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Source alternate reference: 68.35
Psalms 69:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
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Source alternate reference: 69.1
Psalms 69:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.
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Source alternate reference: 69.8

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