13 I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.(A)
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.(B)

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13 For I hear many whispering,(A)
    “Terror on every side!”(B)
They conspire against me(C)
    and plot to take my life.(D)

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13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

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They stir up strife,[a] they lurk,
they watch my steps
while they wait to take my life.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 56:6 Or They attack

They conspire,(A) they lurk,
    they watch my steps,(B)
    hoping to take my life.(C)

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They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

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They devise clever schemes against your people;
they conspire against your treasured ones.(A)

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With cunning they conspire(A) against your people;
    they plot against those you cherish.(B)

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They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.

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