Verse List for PSA 62:4

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B I ◄ ← Psa 62:4 ↓ → ► ═ ©

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OET (OET-RV) They plan to bring him down from his high position. ⇔ They love to tell lies— ⇔ they bless him with their mouths, but in their minds they curse him. (Instrumental break.)

OET-LV [fn] surely from_loftiness _of_his they _have _planned to_thrust_him_down they _are _pleased _with falsehood with_mouth _of_his they _bless and_in_their _inner _of_being they _curse Şelāh.

ULT They consult only to cast, him down from his elevation. ⇔  They delight, in a lie; ⇔ with his mouth, they bless, ⇔  but in their inside, they curse. Selah

UST My enemies are plotting together to do one thing. ⇔  They want to remove me from my important position. ⇔ They enjoy telling lies. ⇔  They say things to bless people, ⇔  but in their inner beings, they are cursing those people. Selah

BSB & MSB They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; ⇔  they delight in lies; ⇔ with their mouths they bless, ⇔  but inwardly they curse. Selah

OEB From his height ⇔  they are planning to topple him. ⇔ They take pleasure in falsehood; they bless with their mouth, ⇔  but inwardly they curse. Selah

WEBBE & WMBB They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. ⇔  They delight in lies. ⇔  They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

NET They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. ⇔ They love to use deceit; ⇔ they pronounce blessings with their mouths, ⇔ but inwardly they utter curses. (Selah)

LSV Only—from his excellence
They have consulted to drive away,
They enjoy a lie, they bless with their mouth,
And revile with their heart. Selah.

FBV They plan to throw me down from my high position; they love to tell lies. They say nice things to me, but inside they're cursing me. Selah.

T4T My enemies plan to remove me from my important position so that people no longer honor me. ⇔  They delight in telling lies. ⇔ They bless people by what they say [MTY], ⇔  but in their inner beings they curse those people.
⇔  (Think about that!)

LEB • They only[fn] plan to thrust him down from his high position;
• they are pleased with deception.
• With their mouths[fn] they bless,
• but inwardly[fn] they curse. Selah

BBE Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah.)

Moff ⇔  They plan to push me from my place, ⇔  delighting in a crafty part; ⇔ blessings are on their lips, ⇔  and curses in their heart.

JPS (62-5) They only devise to thrust him down from his height, delighting in lies; they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah

ASV They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity; ⇔ They delight in lies; ⇔ They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. [Selah

DRA For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips shall praise.

YLT Only — from his excellency They have consulted to drive away, They enjoy a lie, with their mouth they bless, And with their heart revile. Selah.

Drby They only consult to thrust [him] down from his excellency; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but in their inward part they curse. Selah.

RV They only consult to thrust him down from his excellency; they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah

SLT Surely they counseled to thrust down his lifting up: they will delight in falsehood: with their mouth they will praise, and in their inward parts they will curse. Silence.

Wbstr They only consult to cast him down from his excellence: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

KJB-1769 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.[fn]

KJB-1611 They onely consult to cast him downe from his excellency, they delight in lies: they blesse with their mouth, but they curse [fn]inwardly. Selah.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps They deuise only howe to thrust him from his promotion: they delight in a lye, they blesse with their mouth, and curse with their heart. Selah.
(They devise only how to thrust him from his promotion: they delight in a lie, they bless with their mouth, and curse with their heart. Selah.)

Gnva Yet they consult to cast him downe from his dignitie: their delight is in lies, they blesse with their mouthes, but curse with their hearts. Selah.
(Yet they consult to cast him down from his dignity: their delight is in lies, they bless with their mouths, but curse with their hearts. Selah.)

Cvdl Their deuyce is only how to put him out, their delyte is i lyes: they geue good wordes wt their mouth but curse wt their herte.
(Their deuyce is only how to put him out, their delight is 1 lies: they give good words with their mouth but curse with their heart.)

Wycl For thi merci is betere than lyues; my lippis schulen herie thee.
(For thy/your mercy is better than lives; my lips should praise thee/you.)

Luth Wie lange stellet ihr alle einem nach, daß ihr ihn erwürget, als eine hangende Wand und zerrissene Mauer?
(How long sets you(pl)/their/her all on after, that you(pl)/their/her him/it strangled/choked, as a/one hanging wall and torn wall?)

ClVg Quoniam melior est misericordia tua super vitas, labia mea laudabunt te.[fn]
(Since better it_is mercy your over lives, lips my they_will_praise you(sg).)

UHB 5 אַ֤ךְ מִ⁠שְּׂאֵת֨⁠וֹ ׀ יָעֲצ֣וּ לְ⁠הַדִּיחַ֮ יִרְצ֪וּ כָ֫זָ֥ב בְּ⁠פִ֥י⁠ו יְבָרֵ֑כוּ וּ֝⁠בְ⁠קִרְבָּ֗⁠ם יְקַלְלוּ־סֶֽלָה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὅτι κρεῖσσον τὸ ἔλεός σου ὑπὲρ ζωὰς, τὰ χείλη μου ἐπαινέσουσί σε.

BrTr For thy mercy is better than [fn]life: my lips shall praise thee.