Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
When evil-doers, even my haters, came on me to put an end to me, they were broken and put to shame.
New American Standard Bible
My adversaries and my enemies, they
King James Version
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
Holman Bible
my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.
International Standard Version
When those who practice evil, my enemies, and my oppressors come near me to devour my flesh, they stumble and fall.
A Conservative Version
When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, [even] my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
American Standard Version
When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, Even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
Amplified
When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh,
My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
Darby Translation
When evil-doers, mine adversaries and mine enemies, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
Julia Smith Translation
In the drawing near of those doing evil to me, to eat my flesh, adversaries and enemies to me, they were weak and fell
King James 2000
When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When evildoers drew near against me to eat my flesh-- my adversaries and my enemies [who drew near] to me-- they themselves stumbled and fell.
Modern King James verseion
When the wicked, my enemies and my foes, came on me to eat my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
NET Bible
When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall.
New Heart English Bible
When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
The Emphasized Bible
When there drew near against me evil-doers to devour my flesh, mine adversaries, and mine enemies - mine! - they, stumbled and fell!
Webster
When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
World English Bible
When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
Youngs Literal Translation
When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.
Themes
War » Figurative » To be carried on » With confidence in God
Warfare of saints » To be carried on » With confidence in God
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 27:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
My Stronghold
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; who is then a cause of fear to me? the Lord is the strength of my life; who is a danger to me? 2 When evil-doers, even my haters, came on me to put an end to me, they were broken and put to shame. 3 Even if an army came against me with its tents, my heart would have no fear: if war was made on me, my faith would not be moved.
Cross References
Psalm 14:4
Have all the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food as they would take bread; they make no prayer to the Lord.
Job 19:22
Why are you cruel to me, like God, for ever saying evil against me?
Job 31:31
If the men of my tent did not say, Who has not had full measure of his meat?
Psalm 9:3
When my haters are turned back, they will be broken and overcome before you.
Psalm 18:4
The cords of death were round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear.
Psalm 18:38-42
I will give them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.
Psalm 22:16
Dogs have come round me: I am shut in by the band of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands and feet.
Psalm 53:4
Have the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food, as they would take bread; they make no prayer to God.
Psalm 62:3-4
How long will you go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling?
Psalm 118:12
They are round me like bees; but they are put out like a fire among thorns; for in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.
Isaiah 8:15
And numbers of them, falling on the stone, will be broken, and will be taken in the net.
John 18:3-6
So Judas, getting a band of armed men and police from the chief priests and Pharisees, went there with lights and with arms.