Psalm 139:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name.

New Living Translation
They blaspheme you; your enemies misuse your name.

English Standard Version
They speak against you with malicious intent; your enemies take your name in vain.

Berean Study Bible
who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain.

New American Standard Bible
For they speak against You wickedly, And Your enemies take Your name in vain.

NASB 1995
For they speak against You wickedly, And Your enemies take Your name in vain.

NASB 1977
For they speak against Thee wickedly, And Thine enemies take Thy name in vain.

Amplified Bible
For they speak against You wickedly, Your enemies take Your name in vain.

Christian Standard Bible
who invoke you deceitfully. Your enemies swear by you falsely.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
who invoke You deceitfully. Your enemies swear by You falsely.

Contemporary English Version
They are always rebelling and speaking evil of you.

Good News Translation
They say wicked things about you; they speak evil things against your name.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They say wicked things about you. Your enemies misuse your name.

International Standard Version
who speak against you with evil motives, your enemies who are acting in vain.

NET Bible
They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

New King James Version
For they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain.

King James 2000 Bible
For they speak against you wickedly, and your enemies take your name in vain.

New Heart English Bible
For they speak against you wickedly. Your enemies take your name in vain.

World English Bible
For they speak against you wickedly. Your enemies take your name in vain.

American King James Version
For they speak against you wickedly, and your enemies take your name in vain.

American Standard Version
For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take thy name in vain.

A Faithful Version
For they speak against You wickedly and Your enemies take Your name in vain.

Darby Bible Translation
For they speak of thee wickedly, they take [thy name] in vain, thine enemies.

English Revised Version
For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

Webster's Bible Translation
For they speak against thee wickedly, and thy enemies take thy name in vain.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Which speake wickedly of thee, and being thine enemies are lifted vp in vaine.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Who do speake vnto thee in guilefull maner: thou art O God exalted in vayne to thyne enemies.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For they speake vnright of the, thine enemies exalte them selues presumptuously.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Who exchange You for wickedness, "" Your enemies [are] lifted up to vanity.

Young's Literal Translation
Who exchange Thee for wickedness, Lifted up to vanity are Thine enemies.

Smith's Literal Translation
For they will say to thee for mischief; thine enemies were lifted up for vanity.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Because you say in thought: They shall receive thy cities in vain.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For you say in thought: They will accept your cities in vain.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because they have spoken against you and they have taken your city without a cause!

Lamsa Bible
For they speak against thee, and have taken thy city without cause.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Who utter Thy name with wicked thought, They take it for falsehood, even Thine enemies--

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For thou wilt say concerning their thought, that they shall take thy cities in vain.
















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