Parallel Verses
World English Bible
Let them be disappointed and confounded who seek my soul. Let those who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.
New American Standard Bible
Who seek my
Let those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight
King James Version
Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
Holman Bible
be disgraced and confounded;
let those who wish me harm
be driven back and humiliated.
International Standard Version
May those who seek to kill me be publicly humiliated. May those who take pleasure in my harm be turned back in humiliation.
A Conservative Version
Let them be put to shame and confounded who seek after my soul. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.
American Standard Version
Let them be put to shame and confounded That seek after my soul: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.
Amplified
Let those be ashamed and humiliated
Who seek my life;
Let them be turned back and humiliated
Who delight in my hurt.
Bible in Basic English
Let those who go after my soul have shame and trouble; let those who have evil designs against me be turned back and made foolish.
Darby Translation
Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion that seek after my soul; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity;
Julia Smith Translation
They seeking my soul shall be confused and ashamed: they shall be turned away behind; and they desiring my evils, shall be ashamed.
King James 2000
Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let them be ashamed and abashed who seek my life. Let them be repulsed and humiliated [who] desire my harm.
Modern King James verseion
Let them be ashamed and turned pale, those who seek after my soul; let them be turned backward and blush, those who desire my hurt.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul; let them be turned backward, and put to confusion that wish me evil.
NET Bible
May those who are trying to take my life be embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!
New Heart English Bible
Let them be disappointed and confounded who seek my soul. Let those who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.
The Emphasized Bible
Let them turn pale and then at once blush, Who are seeking my life, - Let them draw back, and be confounded, Who are taking pleasure in my misfortune;
Webster
Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
Youngs Literal Translation
Let them be ashamed and confounded Who are seeking my soul, Let them be turned backward and blush Who are desiring my evil.
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 70:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Call For Deliverance
1 Hurry, God, to deliver me. Come quickly to help me, Yahweh. 2 Let them be disappointed and confounded who seek my soul. Let those who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace. 3 Let them be turned because of their shame Who say, "Aha! Aha!"
Cross References
Psalm 35:4
Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.
Psalm 35:26
Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.
Psalm 6:10
May all my enemies be ashamed and dismayed. They shall turn back, they shall be disgraced suddenly. A meditation by David, which he sang to Yahweh, concerning the words of Cush, the Benjamite.
Psalm 71:13
Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.
Psalm 109:29
Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor. Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
Isaiah 28:13
Therefore the word of Yahweh will be to them precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, fall backward, be broken, be snared, and be taken.
Isaiah 41:11
Behold, all those who are incensed against you will be disappointed and confounded. Those who strive with you will be like nothing, and shall perish.
John 18:6
When therefore he said to them, "I am he," they went backward, and fell to the ground.