Parallel Verses
World English Bible
I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
Holman Bible
they run and take up a position.
Awake to help me, and take notice.
International Standard Version
Without any fault on my part, they rush together and prepare themselves. Get up! Come help me! Pay attention!
A Conservative Version
They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault. Awake thou to help me, and behold.
American Standard Version
They run and prepare themselves without my fault: Awake thou to help me, and behold.
Amplified
They run and set themselves against me though there is no guilt in me;
Stir Yourself to meet and help me, and see [what they are doing]!
Bible in Basic English
For no sin of mine they go quickly and get themselves ready; be awake and come to my help, and see.
Darby Translation
They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to meet me, and behold.
Julia Smith Translation
Not iniquity, they will run and they will prepare: be aroused to meet me, and see.
King James 2000
They run and prepare themselves apart from my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Without guilt on my part they run and ready themselves. Awake to meet me and see.
Modern King James verseion
Without my fault they run and prepare themselves; awaken to help me, and look on me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They run and prepare themselves, without my fault; Arise thou therefore to help me, and behold.
NET Bible
Though I have done nothing wrong, they are anxious to attack. Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me!
New Heart English Bible
I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me.
The Emphasized Bible
For no iniquity, do they run that they may take their stand, Rouse thyself to meet me, and see.
Webster
They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
Youngs Literal Translation
Without punishment they run and prepare themselves, Stir up to meet me, and see.
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 59:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Our Stronghold
3 For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, Yahweh. 4 I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me! 5 You, Yahweh God of Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah.
Cross References
Psalm 35:23
Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!
1 Samuel 19:12-24
So Michal let David down through the window. He went, fled, and escaped.
Psalm 5:6
You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
Psalm 35:19
Don't let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.
Psalm 44:23
Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don't reject us forever.
Proverbs 1:16
for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.
Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of Yahweh; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn't it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster?
Isaiah 59:7
Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths.
Acts 23:15
Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near."
Romans 3:15
"Their feet are swift to shed blood.