Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble for wars.
New American Standard Bible
They
King James Version
Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
Holman Bible
They stir up wars all day long.
International Standard Version
who craft evil plans in their minds, inciting wars every day.
A Conservative Version
[and men] who devise mischievous things in their heart. They gather themselves continually together for war.
American Standard Version
Who devise mischiefs in their heart; Continually do they gather themselves together for war.
Amplified
They devise evil things in their hearts;
They continually [gather together and] stir up wars.
Bible in Basic English
For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war.
Darby Translation
Who devise mischiefs in their heart; every day are they banded together for war.
Julia Smith Translation
Who reckoned evils in the heart; all the day they will gather together wars.
King James 2000
Who imagine evil in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
Lexham Expanded Bible
who plan evil [things] in [their] heart. They stir up wars continually.
Modern King James verseion
who devised evil things in the heart; they are always gathered for war.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
which imagine mischief in their hearts, and stir up strife all the day long.
NET Bible
who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.
New Heart English Bible
those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.
The Emphasized Bible
Who have devised mischiefs in their heart , Every day, do they stir up wars:
Webster
Who imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they assembled for war.
World English Bible
those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.
Themes
Contentiousness » The contentious spirit
Dissention » The contentious spirit
Topics
References
American
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 140:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Rescue
1 To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me. 2 Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble for wars. 3 They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder is under their lips. Selah.
Cross References
Psalm 56:6
They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.
Psalm 36:4
Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'
1 Samuel 23:19-24
And the Ziphites go up unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, 'Is not David hiding himself with us in fortresses, in the forest, in the height of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desolate place?
1 Samuel 24:11-12
'And, my father, see, yea see the skirt of thine upper robe in my hand; for by cutting off the skirt of thy upper robe, and I have not slain thee, know and see that there is not in my hand evil and transgression, and I have not sinned against thee, and thou art hunting my soul to take it!
1 Samuel 26:1-25
And the Ziphites come in unto Saul, at Gibeah, saying, 'Is not David hiding himself in the height of Hachilah, on the front of the desert?'
Psalm 2:1-2
Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?
Psalm 21:11
For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,
Psalm 38:12
And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.
Psalm 62:3
Till when do ye devise mischief against a man? Ye are destroyed all of you, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.
Psalm 64:5-6
They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, 'Who doth look at it?'
Psalm 120:7
I am peace, and when I speak they are for war!
Proverbs 12:20
Deceit is in the heart of those devising evil, And to those counselling peace is joy.
Hosea 7:6
For they have drawn near, As an oven is their heart, In their lying in wait all the night sleep doth their baker, Morning! he is burning as a flaming fire.
Micah 2:1-3
Woe to those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is -- to God.
Nahum 1:11
From thee hath come forth a deviser of evil Against Jehovah -- a worthless counsellor.