Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.

New American Standard Bible

Let those who are adversaries of my soul be ashamed and consumed;
Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me.

King James Version

Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

Holman Bible

May my adversaries be disgraced and destroyed;
may those who seek my harm
be covered with disgrace and humiliation.

International Standard Version

Let my adversaries be ashamed and consumed; let those who seek my destruction be covered with scorn and disgrace.

A Conservative Version

Let them be put to shame [and] consumed who are adversaries to my soul. Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor who seek my hurt.

American Standard Version

Let them be put to shame and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.

Amplified


Let those who attack my life be ashamed and consumed;
Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me.

Darby Translation

Let them be ashamed, let them be consumed, that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

Julia Smith Translation

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.

King James 2000

Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Let them be ashamed; let them perish who are {my adversaries}. Let [them] wrap themselves with scorn and disgrace who seek my harm.

Modern King James verseion

Let them be ashamed; let those who are enemies of my soul be consumed; let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, those who seek my hurt.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Let them be confounded and perish that are against my soul; let them be covered with shame and dishonour, that seek to do me evil.

NET Bible

May my accusers be humiliated and defeated! May those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace!

New Heart English Bible

Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.

The Emphasized Bible

Let them be ashamed - be consumed, Who are assailing my life, - Let them be covered with reproach and confusion, Who are seeking my hurt.

Webster

Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.

World English Bible

Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.

Youngs Literal Translation

They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered with reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּוּשׁ 
Buwsh 
Usage: 119

שׂטן 
Satan 
Usage: 6

to my soul
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

עטה 
`atah 
Usage: 17

with reproach
חרפּה 
Cherpah 
Usage: 73

and dishonour
כּלמּה 
K@limmah 
Usage: 30

Context Readings

A Prayer To God The Rock Of Refuge

12 O God, be not far from me; O my God, come quickly to my help. 13 Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour. 14 But I will go on ever hoping, and increasing in all your praise.

Cross References

Psalm 35:4

Let them be overcome and put to shame who make attempts to take my soul; let those who would do me damage be turned back and made foolish.

Psalm 35:26

Let all those who take pleasure in my troubles be shamed and come to nothing: let those who are lifted up against me be covered with shame and have no honour.

Psalm 71:24

My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.

Psalm 109:29

Let my haters be clothed with shame, covering themselves with shame as with a robe.

Esther 9:2

On that day, the Jews came together in their towns through all the divisions of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, for the purpose of attacking all those who were attempting evil against them: and everyone had to give way before them, for the fear of them had come on all the peoples.

Psalm 6:10

Let all those who are against me be shamed and deeply troubled; let them be turned back and suddenly put to shame.

Psalm 40:14-15

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.

Isaiah 41:11

Truly, all those who are angry with you will be made low and put to shame: those desiring to do you wrong will come to nothing and never again be seen.

Jeremiah 20:11

But the Lord is with me as a great one, greatly to be feared: so my attackers will have a fall, and they will not overcome me: they will be greatly shamed, because they have not done wisely, even with an unending shame, kept in memory for ever.

1 Peter 5:5

And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make yourselves ready to be servants: for God is a hater of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low.

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