Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
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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.
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 In Yahweh I have taken refuge; how can you say to my soul, "Flee to your mountain [like] a bird"? 2 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. 3 When the foundations are destroyed what can [the] righteous do?
Cross References
Psalm 7:10
My shield [is] with God who saves the upright of heart.
Psalm 21:12
For you will {turn them to flight}; you will aim [arrows] on your bowstrings at their faces.
Psalm 37:14
[The] wicked have drawn [the] sword and have bent their bow to throw down [the] poor and [the] needy, to kill [those] upright in [their] way.
Jeremiah 9:3
And they bend their tongue [like] their bow, [for] falsehood and not truth is superior in the land, for they go forth from evil to evil, and they do not know me," {declares} Yahweh.
1 Samuel 18:21
And Saul thought, "I will give her to him, so that she may be a snare for him and the hand of [the] Philistines may be against him." So Saul said to David, "For a second [time] you can become my son-in-law today."
1 Samuel 23:9
When David learned that Saul [was] plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod here."
Psalm 7:12
If he does not repent, he will sharpen his sword. He has bent his bow and he has {strung} it.
Psalm 10:2
In arrogance [the] wicked persecutes [the] poor. Let them be caught in [the] schemes that they devised,
Psalm 10:8-9
He sits in ambush in villages; in the hiding places he kills [the] innocent. His eyes {lurk} for [the] helpless.
Psalm 32:11
Be glad in Yahweh and rejoice, [you] righteous, and shout for joy, all [you] upright of heart.
Psalm 64:3-5
who sharpen their tongue like a sword. They bend [their bow to shoot] their arrows--bitter words,
Psalm 64:10
[The] righteous will rejoice in Yahweh and take refuge in him, and all [the] upright in heart will boast.
Psalm 94:15
For judgment will return to righteousness, and all the upright in heart [will follow] after it.
Psalm 97:11
Light [is] sown for the righteous, and joy for [the] upright in heart.
Psalm 125:4
Do good, O Yahweh, to the good, and to [those] upright in their hearts.
Psalm 142:3
When my spirit faints within me, you know my way. On the path where I walk, they have hidden a trap for me;
Matthew 26:4
and plotted in order that they could arrest Jesus by stealth and kill [him].
Acts 23:12-15
And [when it] was day, the Jews made a conspiracy [and] bound themselves under a curse, saying [they would] neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.