Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
They shall be ashamed and blush together seeking my soul to take it away; they shall be turned back, and they delighting in my evil shall be ashamed.
New American Standard Bible
Who
Let those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight
King James Version
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
Holman Bible
be disgraced and confounded.
Let those who wish me harm
be driven back and humiliated.
International Standard Version
May those who seek to destroy my life be ashamed and confounded; let them be driven backwards and humiliated, particularly those who wish me evil.
A Conservative Version
Let them be put to shame and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.
American Standard Version
Let them be put to shame and confounded together That seek after my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.
Amplified
Let those be ashamed and humiliated together
Who seek my life to destroy it;
Let those be turned back [in defeat] and dishonored
Who delight in my hurt.
Bible in Basic English
Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble.
Darby Translation
Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity;
King James 2000
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let them be shamed and abashed altogether who seek to take away my life. Let them be repulsed and humiliated [who] desire my harm.
Modern King James verseion
Let them be ashamed and humbled together, those who seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame, those who wish me evil.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let them be ashamed and confounded together, that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward, and put to rebuke, that wish me evil.
NET Bible
May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!
New Heart English Bible
Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.
The Emphasized Bible
Let them turn pale and then at once blush, who are seeking my life to snatch it away, - Let them draw back, and be confounded, who are taking pleasure in my calamity;
Webster
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
World English Bible
Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.
Youngs Literal Translation
They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are seeking my soul to destroy it, They are turned backward, And are ashamed, who are desiring my evil.
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 40:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Thanksgiving And A Cry For Help
13 Be gracious, O Jehovah, to deliver me: hasten, O Jehovah, to help me. 14 They shall be ashamed and blush together seeking my soul to take it away; they shall be turned back, and they delighting in my evil shall be ashamed. 15 They shall be made desolate for the reward of their shame, they saying to me, Aha! aha!
Names
Cross References
Psalm 35:4
They seeking my soul shall be ashamed and disgraced: they shall be drawn back and be ashamed purposing my evil
Psalm 35:26
They shall be ashamed and they shall blush together, rejoicing for my evil: they shall be clothed with shame and reproach, magnifying against me.
Psalm 71:13
They lying in wait for my soul shall be ashamed; they shall be finished; they seeking my evil shall be covered with reproach and shame.
Psalm 9:3
In the turning away of mine enemies backward, they shall be weak and perish from thy face.
Psalm 31:17-18
O Jehovah, I shall not be ashamed, for I called upon thee: the unjust shall be ashamed and they shall be destroyed to hades.
Psalm 70:2-3
They seeking my soul shall be confused and ashamed: they shall be turned away behind; and they desiring my evils, shall be ashamed.
Isaiah 41:11
Behold, all they burning with anger against thee shall be ashamed and disgraced: they shall be as nothing; and the men of thy strife shall be destroyed.
Isaiah 45:24
Surely saying, In Jehovah to me justice and strength: even to him shall he come; and all being angry against him shall be ashamed.
Matthew 21:38-41
And the farmers, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and possess his inheritance.
John 18:6
Then, when he said to them, That I am, they went away backward, and fell to the ground.
Acts 9:4-6
And having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, Why drivest thou me out?
Acts 12:23-24
And immediately the messenger of the Lord struck him, because he gave not the glory to God: and eaten by worms, he expired.