Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They
They
But inwardly they curse.
King James Version
They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
Holman Bible
from his high position.
They take pleasure in lying;
they bless with their mouths,
but they curse inwardly.
International Standard Version
They plan to cast him down from his exalted position. They delight in lies; their mouth utters blessings, while their heart is cursing. Interlude
A Conservative Version
They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
American Standard Version
They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah
Amplified
They consult only to throw him down from his high position [to dishonor him];
They delight in lies.
They bless with [the words of] their mouths,
But inwardly they curse. Selah.
Bible in Basic English
Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah.)
Darby Translation
They only consult to thrust him down from his excellency; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but in their inward part they curse. Selah.
Julia Smith Translation
Surely they counseled to thrust down his lifting up: they will delight in falsehood: with their mouth they will praise, and in their inward parts they will curse. Silence.
King James 2000
They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They only plan to thrust [him] down from his high position; they are pleased [with] deception. With their mouths they bless, but {inwardly} they curse. Selah
Modern King James verseion
Surely they have plotted to cast him down from his great height; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but they curse in their heart. Selah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Their device is only how to put him out, whom God will exalt; their delight is in lies. They give good words with their mouth, but curse with their heart. Selah.
NET Bible
They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses. (Selah)
New Heart English Bible
They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
The Emphasized Bible
Surely, from his elevation, they have taken counsel to thrust him down, They accept falsehood, - With his mouth, they each of them bless, But, inwardly, they revile. Selah.
Webster
They only consult to cast him down from his excellence: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
World English Bible
They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
Youngs Literal Translation
Only -- from his excellency They have consulted to drive away, They enjoy a lie, with their mouth they bless, And with their heart revile. Selah.
Themes
Character » Of the wicked » Lying
Character of the wicked » Lying
Topics
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 62:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Trust In God Alone
3
How long will all of you attack a man? How long will you try to murder him, as though he were a leaning wall or a sagging fence?
4
They
They
But inwardly they curse.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 28:3
Do not drag me away with the wicked and with troublemakers who speak of peace with their neighbors but have evil in their hearts.
Psalm 55:21
His speech was smoother than butter, but his heart was war! His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
Psalm 2:1-3
Why do the nations conspire together and rage? Why do the peoples plot in vain?
Psalm 5:9
There is nothing truthful in what they say! Their inward part is destruction. Their throat is an open grave. They flatter with their tongue.
Psalm 51:6
Yet, you desire truth from the secret person within me. Deep down inside me teach me wisdom.
Psalm 52:3
You prefer evil to good. You prefer lying to speaking the truth.
Psalm 119:163
I hate and despise falsehood and I love your law.
Proverbs 6:17
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 13:5
A righteous man hates lying. A wicked man is loathsome and shameful.
Hosea 7:3
They make kings happy with the wicked things they do. They make officials happy with the lies they tell.
Matthew 2:3-4
King Herod was troubled when he heard this. Jerusalem was also troubled.
Matthew 2:16
Herod saw that the astrologers tricked him and he was furious. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys two years old and younger in or near Bethlehem. This matched the time he learned from the astrologers.
Matthew 22:15
The Pharisees took counsel how they might trap him in his talk.
Matthew 22:23
That same day, Sadducees came to him. They believe there is no resurrection. They asked him a question.
Matthew 22:34-35
The Pharisees assembled together when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence.
Matthew 26:3-4
The chief priest and the elders of the people assembled at the court of Caiaphas, the high priest.
Matthew 27:1
It was morning. The chief priests and those in authority conspired to put Jesus to death.
Luke 11:39
The Lord said: You Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter. Yet your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.
Luke 20:20
They watched him and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous. The spies listened for something in his speech to deliver him up to the authority of the governor.
John 8:44
You are from your father [Satan] the Devil (slanderer) (false accuser)! You want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning. He does not stand for the truth. There is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks his own lies. He is a liar and the father of the lie!
John 11:47-50
The chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council. They asked what they should do. This man does many signs and miracles.
Acts 4:16-17
They said: What shall we do to these men? The fact that a notable miracle has been done by them is evident to all who live in Jerusalem. And we cannot deny it.
Acts 4:25-28
You spoke by the mouth of your servant David: Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? (Psalm 2:1)
Romans 1:32
They know the judgment of God, that those who commit such things are worthy of death! And yet, they not only do the same, but also approve of those who do them.
Romans 7:22
My inner person delights in the law of God.
Revelation 22:15
Outside are the dogs (impure men) and those who practice spiritism, and fornicators, and murderers, and idolaters, and everyone who tells lies.'