3,205 verses contain “con” (in the KJV: 2,174, in the BSB: 1,788) — showing 1,301–1,400
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I will be
glad and
rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast
considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in
adversities;
Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is
consumed with grief,
yea, my soul and my
belly.
Be
merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
For my life is spent with grief, and my years with
sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are
consumed.
For my life is
consumed with grief and my years with
groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.
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.
For I hear the
slander of many; there is terror on every side. They
conspire against me and plot to take my life.
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak
grievous things proudly and
contemptuously against the righteous.
May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with
arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and
contempt.
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a
pavilion from the
strife of tongues.
You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You
conceal them in Your shelter from
accusing tongues.
I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not
hid. I said, I will
confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.
Selah.
Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will
confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You
forgave the guilt of my sin.
SelahBe ye not as the horse, or as the
mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with
bit and
bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
Do not be like the horse or
mule, which have no understanding; they must be
controlled with
bit and
bridle to make them come to you.
He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
He shapes the hearts of each; He considers all their works.
I will
bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall
continually be in my mouth.
I will
bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
The LORD is
nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a
contrite spirit.
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the
contrite in spirit.
Evil will
slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be
condemned.
The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be
desolate.
The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that
strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
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.
May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to
harm me be driven back and
confounded.
I will give thee
thanks in the great
congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
Then I will give You
thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.
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.
May those who
gloat in my distress be
ashamed and
confounded; may those who
exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
Let them
shout for joy, and be
glad, that favour my righteous cause:
yea, let them say
continually, Let the LORD be
magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be
hateful.
O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be:
yea, thou shalt
diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and
needy, and to
slay such as be of upright
conversation.
The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and
needy, to
slay those whose ways are upright.
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall
consume; into smoke shall they
consume away.
But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will
vanish; like smoke they will
fade away.
The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor
condemn him when he is judged.
the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
For I am ready to
halt, and my sorrow is
continually before me.
For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.
For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be
sorry for my sin.
Yes, I
confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.
Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
Remove Your
scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.
When thou with rebukes
dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to
consume away like a
moth: surely every man is vanity.
Selah.
I have preached righteousness in the great
congregation: lo, I have not
refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
I
proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.
I have not
hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not
concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great
congregation.
I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.
Withhold not thou thy tender
mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth
continually preserve me.
O LORD, do not
withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
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.
Let all those that seek thee
rejoice and be
glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say
continually, The LORD be
magnified.
May all who seek You
rejoice and be
glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be
magnified!”
Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,
Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
Hearken, O daughter, and
consider, and
incline thine ear;
forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;
We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
Within Your temple, O God, we
contemplate Your loving devotion.
Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall
consume in the grave from their dwelling.
Like sheep they are destined for
Sheol. Death will be their
shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in
Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall
devour before him, and it shall be very
tempestuous round about him.
Our God approaches and will not be silent!
Consuming fire precedes Him, and a
tempest rages around Him.
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.
I do not
rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.
When thou sawest a
thief, then thou
consentedst with him, and hast been
partaker with adulterers.
When you see a
thief, you
befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.
Now
consider this, ye that
forget God, lest I
tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
Now
consider this, you who
forget God, lest I
tear you to pieces, with no one to
rescue you:
Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his
conversation aright will I
shew the salvation of God.
He who sacrifices a
thank offering honors Me, and to him who rights his way, I will show the salvation of God.”
Behold, I was
shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother
conceive me.
Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a
contrite heart, O God, thou
wilt not
despise.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a
contrite heart, O God, You will not
despise.
Why boastest thou
thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth
continually.
Why do you
boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and
strife in the city.
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
They
conspire, they
lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
Let them
melt away as waters which run
continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
May they
vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be
blunted.
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my
transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men
conspire against me for no
transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
Consume them in wrath,
consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth.
Selah.
Consume them in wrath;
consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob.
Selah They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty
perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they
bless, but inwardly they
curse.
SelahAnd all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
Then all mankind will fear and
proclaim the work of God; so they will
ponder what He has done.
By terrible things in righteousness
wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the
confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are
afar off upon the sea:
With
awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the
farthest seas.
You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your
weary inheritance.
Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your
bounty You provided for the poor.
Bless ye God in the
congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
Bless God in the great
congregation;
bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.
Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be
ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be
confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
May those who hope in You not be
ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.
For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
because zeal for Your house has
consumed me, and the insults of those who
insult You have fallen on me.
Let their eyes be
darkened, that they see not; and make their loins
continually to
shake.
May their eyes be
darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent
forever.
Let them be
ashamed and
confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to
confusion, that desire my
hurt.
Let all those that seek thee
rejoice and be
glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say
continually, Let God be
magnified.
May all who seek You
rejoice and be
glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be
magnified!”
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
Be thou my strong
habitation,
whereunto I may
continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.
By thee have I been
holden up from the
womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s
bowels: my praise shall be
continually of thee.
I have
leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s
womb. My praise is always for You.
For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life
conspire,
Let them be
confounded and
consumed that are
adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my
hurt.
May the accusers of my soul be
ashamed and
consumed; may those who seek my
harm be covered with
scorn and disgrace.
But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are
confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my
hurt.
My tongue will indeed
proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my
harm are disgraced and
confounded.
And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of
Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him
continually; and daily shall he be praised.
Long may he live! May gold from
Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they
bless him all day long.
His name shall
endure for ever: his name shall be
continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
May his name
endure forever; may his name
continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
The prayers of David the son of
Jesse are ended.
Thus
conclude the prayers of David son of
Jesse.
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly
concerning oppression: they speak
loftily.
How are they brought into
desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly
consumed with terrors.
How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
Nevertheless I am
continually with thee: thou hast
holden me by my right hand.
Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
Remember thy
congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount
Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
Remember Your
congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance— Mount
Zion where You dwell.
Thine enemies
roar in the midst of thy
congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
Your foes have
roared within Your meeting place; they have
unfurled their banners as signs,
O deliver not the soul of thy
turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked:
forget not the
congregation of thy poor for ever.
Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the
tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth
continually.
When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.
I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.
I considered the days of old, the years long in the past.
That they might set their hope in God, and not
forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
that they should put their
confidence in God, not
forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.
And they
sinned yet more against him by
provoking the most High in the wilderness.
But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High.
Therefore their days did he
consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.
So He ended their days in
futility, and their years in sudden terror.
The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.
Fire
consumed His young men, and their maidens were left without
wedding songs.
Let the
sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
May the groans of the
captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those
condemned to death.
Thou makest us a
strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies
laugh among themselves.
You make us
contend with our neighbors; our enemies
mock us.
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
They have taken
crafty counsel against thy people, and
consulted against thy hidden ones.
For they have
consulted together with one
consent: they are
confederate against thee:
For with one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against You—
