PSA 140:2 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (PSA 139:3) οἵτινες ἐλογίσαντο ἀδικίας ἐν καρδίᾳ, ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν παρετάσσοντο πολέμους.
(hoitines elogisanto adikias en kardia, holaʸn taʸn haʸmeran paretassonto polemous.)

BrTr (PSA 139:3) Who have devised injustice in their hearts; all the day they prepared war.

ULT who plot evil things in the heart;
⇔ all the day they travel around, to battles.

UST They are always planning how to do evil things,
⇔ and every day they provoke fights.

BSB & MSB who devise evil in their hearts
⇔ and stir up war all day long.

OEB from those who plot evil in their heart,
⇔ and stir up war continually:

WEBBE & WMBB those who devise mischief in their hearts.
⇔ They continually gather themselves together for war.

NET who plan ways to harm me.
⇔ All day long they stir up conflict.

LSV Who have devised evils in the heart,
All the day they assemble [for] wars.

FBV Their minds are busy plotting evil things, stirring up trouble all day long.

T4T They are always planning to do evil things
⇔ and they are always inciting/urging people to start quarrels.

LEB • who plan evil things in their heart.
• They stir up wars continually.

BBE For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war.

Moff from those who in their hearts plot evil,
⇔ all the time making mischief,

JPS (PSA 140:3) (140-4) They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; vipers' venom is under their lips. Selah

ASV Who devise mischiefs in their heart;
⇔ Continually do they gather themselves together for war.

DRA (PSA 139:3) Who have devised iniquities in their hearts: all the day long they designed battles.

YLT Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble [for] wars.

Drby Who devise mischiefs in [their] heart; every day are they banded together for war.

RV Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually do they gather themselves together for war.

SLT Who reckoned evils in the heart; all the day they will gather together wars.

Wbstr Who imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they assembled for war.

KJB-1769 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

KJB-1611 Which imagine mischiefes in their heart: continually are they gathered together for warre.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Who in heart imagine mischiefes: and set forwarde to warre euery day.
(Who in heart imagine mischiefs: and set forward to war every day.)

Gnva Which imagine euill things in their heart, and make warre continually.
(Which imagine evil things in their heart, and make war continually.)

Cvdl Which ymagin myschefe in their hertes, & stere vp strife all the daye longe.
(Which imagine mischief in their hearts, and stir up strife all the day long.)

Wycl (PSA 139:3) Whiche thouyten wickidnesses in the herte; al dai thei ordeyneden batels.
(Which thought wickednesses in the heart; all day they ordained battles.)

Luth (PSA 140:3) die Böses gedenken in ihrem Herzen und täglich Krieg erregen.
(the evil(n) commemorate in their/her heart(s) and daily war/battle excite.)

ClVg (PSA 139:3) Qui cogitaverunt iniquitates in corde, tota die constituebant prælia.[fn]
(Who they_thought iniquities in/into/on heart, the_whole day they_were_establishing battles.)

139.3 Qui cogitaverunt. CASS. Qualiter mali persequuntur exsequitur, impugnant enim bonos tribus modis, scilicet linqua, manu et corde: et de corde præmittit, dicens, Qui cogitaverunt, quasi diceret, Eripe me a populo malorum. AUG. Qui etsi in labiis plerumque bona prætendant, tamen cogitaverunt iniquitatem in corde.

139.3 Who they_thought. CASS. How/as evil pursue executes, they_attack because goods tribe in_ways, namely tongue, by_hand and heart: and from/about heart precedes, saying, Who they_thought, as_if would_say, Rescue me from to_the_people of_evil. AUG. Who even_though in/into/on lips usually/frequently good(s) they_may_stretch_out, nevertheless they_thought iniquity in/into/on heart.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

אֲשֶׁ֤ר חָשְׁב֣וּ רָע֣וֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who plan evil in_[the],heart all/each/any/every day stir_up wars )

The word who refers to the evil man and the man of violence from the previous verse. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [these evil people devise evil things]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

חָשְׁב֣וּ רָע֣וֹת בְּ⁠לֵ֑ב

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who plan evil in_[the],heart all/each/any/every day stir_up wars )

Here, heart represents a person’s thoughts and intentions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [have devised evil things in their thoughts]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

כָּל־י֝֗וֹם

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who plan evil in_[the],heart all/each/any/every day stir_up wars )

David is saying all the day as a generalization for emphasis. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express the emphasis in a different way. Alternate translation: [constantly] or [all the time]

Note 4 topic: translate-alternativereadings

יָג֥וּרוּ מִלְחָמֽוֹת

stir_up wars

The phrase travel around is a translation of the written Hebrew text. Many translations, however, follow an alternative reading found in one Hebrew manuscript and some ancient translations. The UST follows that reading. Alternate translation: [they stir up battles]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

יָג֥וּרוּ מִלְחָמֽוֹת

stir_up wars

The pronoun they refers to the evil man and the man of violence from verse 1. David uses the plural because he has multiple enemies in view. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [these evil people stir up battles]

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