Psa 37:32-33, 38:12, Isa 29:20-21, Jer 11:19, 18:18, 20:10 | ESV | STEP | The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death .

Psalms 37:32-33

32 The wicked ^awatches for the righteous
and seeks to put him to death.
33 The Lord will not ^babandon him to his power
or let him ^cbe condemned when he is brought to trial.

Psalms 38:12

12 Those who seek my life ^dlay their snares;
those who seek my hurt ^espeak of ruin
and meditate ^ftreachery all day long.

Isaiah 29:20-21

20 For the ruthless shall come to nothing
and ^gthe scoffer cease,
and all who watch to do evil shall be cut off,
21 who by a word make a man out to be an offender,
and ^hlay a snare for him who reproves in the gate,
and with an empty plea ⁱturn aside him who is in the right.

Jeremiah 11:19

19 But I was ^jlike a gentle lamb
led to the slaughter.
I did not know ^kit was against me
they devised schemes, saying,
“Let us destroy the tree with its fruit,
^llet us cut him off from ^mthe land of the living,
that his name be remembered no more.”

Jeremiah 18:18

18 Then they said, ⁿ“Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, ^ofor the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. ^pCome, let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words.”

Jeremiah 20:10

10 ^qFor I hear many whispering.
^rTerror is on every side!
“Denounce him! ^sLet us denounce him!”
say all my ^tclose friends,
^uwatching for ^vmy fall.
“Perhaps he will be deceived;
then ^wwe can overcome him
and take our revenge on him.”