Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh,
My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.

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

When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,
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.

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.

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.

References

Hastings

Context Readings

My Stronghold

1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh,
My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
3 Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.


Cross References

Psalm 14:4

The workers of iniquity certainly know this; those who eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the LORD.

Job 19:22

Why do ye persecute me as God and are not satisfied with my flesh?

Job 31:31

when the servants of my tent said, Oh that we had of his flesh! We would never be satisfied.

Psalm 3:7

Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God, for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the jawbone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

Psalm 9:3

because my enemies are turned back; they shall fall and perish at thy presence.

Psalm 18:4

The pain of death compassed me, and the rivers of Belial made me afraid.

Psalm 18:38-42

I shall smite them, and they will not be able to rise: they shall fall under my feet.

Psalm 22:16

For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

Psalm 53:4

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread; they have not called upon God.

Psalm 62:3-4

How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? Shall ye murder each other until ye are as a bowing wall and as a tottering fence?

Psalm 118:12

They compassed me about like bees; they were quenched as the fire of thorns; for in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.

Isaiah 8:15

And many among them shall stumble and fall and be broken and be snared and be taken.

John 18:3-6

Judas then, taking a company of soldiers and ministers of the high priests and of the Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

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