Parallel Verses
NET Bible
When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall.
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.
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.
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 By David. The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one! 2 When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall. 3 Even when an army is deployed against me, I do not fear. Even when war is imminent, I remain confident.
Cross References
Psalm 14:4
All those who behave wickedly do not understand -- those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to the Lord.
Job 19:22
Why do you pursue me like God does? Will you never be satiated with my flesh?
Job 31:31
if the members of my household have never said, 'If only there were someone who has not been satisfied from Job's meat!' --
Psalm 3:7
Rise up, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.
Psalm 9:3
When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated before you.
Psalm 18:4
The waves of death engulfed me, the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.
Psalm 18:38-42
I beat them to death; they fall at my feet.
Psalm 22:16
Yes, wild dogs surround me -- a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.
Psalm 53:4
All those who behave wickedly do not understand -- those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to God.
Psalm 62:3-4
How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.
Psalm 118:12
They surrounded me like bees. But they disappeared as quickly as a fire among thorns. Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.
Isaiah 8:15
Many will stumble over the stone and the rock, and will fall and be seriously injured, and will be ensnared and captured."
John 18:3-6
So Judas obtained a squad of soldiers and some officers of the chief priests and Pharisees. They came to the orchard with lanterns and torches and weapons.