Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Their thoughts are deep with evil designs; their talk from their seats of power is of cruel acts.
New American Standard Bible
They
King James Version
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
Holman Bible
they arrogantly threaten oppression.
International Standard Version
In their mockery they speak evil; from their arrogant position they speak oppression.
A Conservative Version
They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression. They speak loftily.
American Standard Version
They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.
Amplified
They mock and wickedly speak of oppression;
They speak loftily [with malice].
Darby Translation
They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily:
Julia Smith Translation
They will mock and speak in evil of oppression: they will speak from elevation.
King James 2000
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They mock and speak maliciously of oppression; they speak [as though] from on high.
Modern King James verseion
They scoff and speak in malice of cruelty; from on high they speak.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They corrupt others, and speak blasphemies maliciously; proud and presumptuous are their words.
NET Bible
They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.
New Heart English Bible
They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
The Emphasized Bible
They mock, and wickedly command oppression, From on high, they command;
Webster
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
World English Bible
They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
Youngs Literal Translation
They do corruptly, And they speak in the wickedness of oppression, From on high they speak.
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 73:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Ways Vindicated
7 Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire. 8 Their thoughts are deep with evil designs; their talk from their seats of power is of cruel acts. 9 Their mouth goes up to heaven; their tongues go walking through the earth.
Cross References
Jude 1:16
These are the men who make trouble, ever desiring change, going after evil pleasures, using high-sounding words, respecting men's position in the hope of reward.
Exodus 1:9-10
And he said to his people, See, the people of Israel are greater in number and in power than we are:
1 Samuel 13:19
Now there was no iron-worker in all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, For fear the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears:
1 Kings 21:7-29
Then Jezebel, his wife, said, Are you now the ruler of Israel? Get up, take food, and let your heart be glad; I will give you the vine-garden of Naboth the Jezreelite.
Psalm 10:2
The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.
Psalm 10:10-11
The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.
Psalm 12:4-5
They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?
Psalm 53:1-4
The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
Proverbs 30:13-14
There is a generation, O how full of pride are their eyes! O how their brows are lifted up!
Jeremiah 7:9-11
Will you take the goods of others, put men to death, and be untrue to your wives, and take false oaths, and have perfumes burned to the Baal, and go after other gods which are strange to you;
Hosea 7:16
They have gone to what is of no value; they are like a false bow; their captains will come to destruction by the sword, and their ruler by my wrath; for this, the land of Egypt will make sport of them.
2 Peter 2:10
But specially those who go after the unclean desires of the flesh, and make sport of authority. Ready to take chances, uncontrolled, they have no fear of saying evil of those in high places:
2 Peter 2:18
For with high-sounding false words, making use of the attraction of unclean desires of the flesh, they get into their power those newly made free from those who are living in error;