14 I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother. 15 But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing. 16 Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.
Psalms 35:14–16
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Job 16:19–21
19 Even now my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high. 20 My friends are my scoffers as my eyes pour out tears to God. 21 Oh, that a man might plead with God as he pleads with his neighbor!
Psalms 22:12–14
12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. 13 They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul. 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
Lamentations 1:20–22
20 See, O LORD, how distressed I am! I am churning within; my heart is pounding within me, for I have been most rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves; inside, there is death. 21 People have heard my groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have… 22 …
Job 16:9–11
9 His anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes. 10 They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me. 11 God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to…
Job 30:9–11
9 And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them. 10 They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face. 11 Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.
Jeremiah 15:16–18
16 Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts. 17 I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have fill…
Lamentations 3:62–64
62 the slander and murmuring of my assailants against me all day long. 63 When they sit and when they rise, see how they mock me in song. 64 You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
Psalms 109:24–26
24 My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt. 25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads. 26 Help me, O LORD my God; save me according to Your loving devotion.
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