Parallel Verses
Amplified
The arrogant (godless) have dug pits for me,
Men who do not conform to Your law.
New American Standard Bible
Men who are not
King James Version
The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
Holman Bible
they violate Your instruction.
International Standard Version
The arrogant have dug pitfalls for me disobeying your instruction.
A Conservative Version
The proud have dug pits for me, who are not according to thy law.
American Standard Version
The proud have digged pits for me, Who are not according to thy law.
Bible in Basic English
The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me.
Darby Translation
The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to thy law.
Julia Smith Translation
The proud dug pits for me which is not according to thy law.
King James 2000
The proud have dug pits for me, which is not after your law.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] arrogant have dug pits for me, which [is] not according to your law.
Modern King James verseion
The proud have dug pits for me, which are not according to Your Law.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
NET Bible
The arrogant dig pits to trap me, which violates your law.
New Heart English Bible
The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your Law.
The Emphasized Bible
Insolent men digged for me pits, men who are not according to thy law.
Webster
The proud have digged pits for me, which are not according to thy law.
World English Bible
The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your law.
Youngs Literal Translation
The proud have digged for me pits, That are not according to Thy law.
References
American
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 119:85
Verse Info
Context Readings
Kaph
84
How many are the days of Your servant [which he must endure]?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
The arrogant (godless) have dug pits for me,
Men who do not conform to Your law.
All Your commandments are faithful and trustworthy.
They have persecuted me with a lie; help me [Lord]!
Cross References
Psalm 35:7
For without cause they hid their net for me;
Without cause they dug a pit [of destruction] for my life.
Psalm 7:15
He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,
And has fallen into the [very] pit which he made [as a trap].
Jeremiah 18:20
Should good be repaid with evil?
Yet they have dug a pit for me.
Remember [with compassion] that I stood before You
To speak good on their behalf,
To turn Your anger away from them.
Psalm 36:11
Do not let the foot of the proud [person] overtake me,
And do not let the hand of the wicked drive me away.
Psalm 58:1-2
Do you judge fairly, O sons of men?
Psalm 119:78
Let the arrogant be ashamed and humiliated, for they sabotage me with a lie;
But I will meditate on Your precepts.
Proverbs 16:27
A worthless man devises and digs up evil,
And the words on his lips are like a scorching fire.
Jeremiah 18:22
Let an outcry be heard from their houses
When You suddenly bring [a troop of] raiders upon them,
For they have dug a pit to capture me
And have hidden snares for my feet.