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.

And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

[A Song {or} Psalm of Asaph.] Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. {of Asaph: or, for Asaph}

They only consult to cast {him} down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. {inwardly: Heb. in their inward parts}

And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill {him}.

But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;

He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. {secretly: Heb. in the secret places}

Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him. {held...: or, took counsel}

And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried {him} away, and delivered {him} to Pilate.

The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel {was} first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.

And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, {that} he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.

And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,

Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, {saying},

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

And the people gave a shout, {saying, It is} the voice of a god, and not of a man.

And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon. {gallows: Heb. tree}

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, {and} spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. {counsellors: or, governors}

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast {him} into the den of lions. {Now} the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I {will chastise you} with scorpions.

And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father {also} chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.