Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They
To
King James Version
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
Holman Bible
they put the
to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
International Standard Version
Look, the wicked have bent their bow and placed their arrow on the string, to shoot from the darkness at the upright in heart.
A Conservative Version
For, lo, the wicked bend the bow. They make ready their arrow upon the string that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
American Standard Version
For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart;
Amplified
For look, the wicked are bending the bow;
They take aim with their arrow on the string
To shoot [by stealth] in darkness at the upright in heart.
Bible in Basic English
See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.
Darby Translation
For behold, the wicked bend the bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may in darkness shoot at the upright in heart.
Julia Smith Translation
For behold, the unjust will bend the bow, they prepared their arrow upon the cord, they will shoot in darkness the upright of heart
King James 2000
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For look: The wicked {string the bow}. They have fitted their arrow to [the] string, to shoot from [the] darkness at the upright of heart.
Modern King James verseion
for lo, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow on the string, so that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For lo, the ungodly bend their bow, and make ready their arrows within the quiver, that they may privily shoot at them which are true of heart.
NET Bible
For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.
New Heart English Bible
For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
The Emphasized Bible
For lo! the lawless, bend the bow They have fixed their arrow upon the string, To shoot in the darkness at the upright in heart:
Webster
For lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
World English Bible
For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
Youngs Literal Translation
For lo, the wicked tread a bow, They have prepared their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 11:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Refuge In The Lord
1
I put my trust in the LORD put I: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
2
They
To
Cross References
Psalm 7:10
My shield is in God, he who saves the upright in heart.
Psalm 21:12
Therefore shalt thou separate them; thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
Psalm 37:14
He The wicked have drawn out the sword and have bent their bow to cast down the poor and needy and to slay such as are of upright conversation.
Jeremiah 9:3
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies, but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth for they proceed from evil to evil, and they did not recognize me, said the LORD.
1 Samuel 18:21
And Saul said, I will give her to him that she may be a snare to him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore, Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law with the other one.
1 Samuel 23:9
But David understood that Saul devised evil against him, and he said to Abiathar, the priest, Bring here the ephod.
Psalm 7:12
If he does not turn, he will whet his sword; he has bent his bow and made it ready.
Psalm 10:2
The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
Psalm 10:8-9
He sits in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places he murders the innocent: his eyes are secretly set against the poor.
Psalm 32:11
Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, ye righteous, and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Psalm 64:3-5
Who whet their tongue like a sword and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words
Psalm 64:10
The righteous shall be glad in the LORD and shall become secure in him, and all the upright in heart shall glory in him.
Psalm 94:15
But the judgment shall be returned unto righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
Psalm 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous and gladness for the upright in heart.
Psalm 125:4
Do good, O LORD, unto those that are good and to those that are upright in their hearts.
Psalm 142:3
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou didst know my path. In the way in which I walked have they secretly laid a snare for me.
Matthew 26:4
and took counsel that they might take Jesus by guile and kill him.
Acts 23:12-15
And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together and they vowed under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.