Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

and my eye has seen my enemies. My ears have heard of the evil-doers who rise up against me.

New American Standard Bible

And my eye has looked exultantly upon my foes,
My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.

King James Version

Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.

Holman Bible

My eyes look down on my enemies;
my ears hear evildoers when they attack me.

International Standard Version

My eyes gloated over those who lie in wait for me; when those of evil intent attack me, my ears will hear.

American Standard Version

Mine eye also hath seen my desire on mine enemies, Mine ears have heard my desire of the evil-doers that rise up against me.

Amplified


My eye has looked on my foes;
My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.

Darby Translation

And mine eye shall see its desire on mine enemies; mine ears shall hear it of the evil-doers that rise up against me.

Julia Smith Translation

And mine eye shall look upon mine enemies: in the risings up of the unjust against me, mine ears shall hear.

King James 2000

My eye also shall see my desire on my enemies, and my ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And [so] my eye looks on my enemies. My ears hear those evildoers who rise up against me.

Modern King James verseion

Also my eye shall see my desire on my enemies, and my ears shall hear the wicked who rise up against me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Mine eye also shall see his lust of mine enemies, and mine ear shall hear his desire of the wicked that arise up against me.

NET Bible

I gloat in triumph over those who tried to ambush me; I hear the defeated cries of the evil foes who attacked me.

New Heart English Bible

My eye has also seen my enemies. My ears have heard of the wicked enemies who rise up against me.

The Emphasized Bible

So hath mine eye descried them who were lying in wait for me, - Of my wicked assailants, mine ears, shall hear.

Webster

My eye also shall see my desire on my enemies, and my ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.

World English Bible

My eye has also seen my enemies. My ears have heard of the wicked enemies who rise up against me.

Youngs Literal Translation

And mine eye looketh on mine enemies, Of those rising up against me, The evil doers, do mine ears hear.

Verse Info

Context Readings

God's Love And Faithfulness

10 But thou have exalted my horn like the wild ox's. I am anointed with fresh oil, 11 and my eye has seen my enemies. My ears have heard of the evil-doers who rise up against me. 12 A righteous man shall flourish like the palm tree. He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Cross References

Psalm 54:7

For he has delivered me out of all trouble, and my eye has seen [it] upon my enemies.

Psalm 91:8

Thou shall only behold with thine eyes, and see the reward of the wicked.

Psalm 37:34

Wait for LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to inherit the land. When sinners are cut off, thou shall see it.

Psalm 59:10

My God with his loving kindness will meet me. God will let me look upon my enemies.

Psalm 112:8

His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, [even] until he looks over his adversaries.

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