Psalm 54:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
Arrogant foes are attacking me; ruthless people are trying to kill me-- people without regard for God.

New Living Translation
For strangers are attacking me; violent people are trying to kill me. They care nothing for God. Interlude

English Standard Version
For strangers have risen against me; ruthless men seek my life; they do not set God before themselves. Selah

Berean Study Bible
For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life—men with no regard for God. Selah

New American Standard Bible
For strangers have risen against me And violent men have sought my life; They have not set God before them. Selah

NASB 1995
For strangers have risen against me And violent men have sought my life; They have not set God before them. Selah.

NASB 1977
For strangers have risen against me, And violent men have sought my life; They have not set God before them. Selah.

Amplified Bible
For strangers have risen against me And violent men have sought my life; They have not set God before them. Selah.

Christian Standard Bible
For strangers rise up against me, and violent men intend to kill me. They do not let God guide them. Selah

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For strangers rise up against me, and violent men seek my life. They have no regard for God. Selah

Contemporary English Version
Cruel strangers have attacked and want me dead. Not one of them cares about you.

Good News Translation
Proud people are coming to attack me; cruel people are trying to kill me--those who do not care about God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Strangers have attacked me. Ruthless people seek my life. They do not think about God. [Selah]

International Standard Version
For the arrogant have arisen against me; oppressors have sought to take my life. They do not keep God in mind! Interlude

NET Bible
For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life. (Selah)
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

New King James Version
For strangers have risen up against me, And oppressors have sought after my life; They have not set God before them. Selah

King James 2000 Bible
For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

New Heart English Bible
For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought after my soul. They haven't set God before them. Selah.

World English Bible
For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought after my soul. They haven't set God before them. Selah.

American King James Version
For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

American Standard Version
For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. Selah

A Faithful Version
For strangers have risen up against me, and violent men seek after my soul; they have not set God before them. Selah.

Darby Bible Translation
For strangers are risen up against me, and the violent seek after my life: they have not set God before them. Selah.

English Revised Version
For strangers are risen up against me, and violent men have sought after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah

Webster's Bible Translation
For strangers have risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For strangers are risen vp against me, and tyrants seeke my soule: they haue not set God before them. Selah.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For straungers are rysen vp against me: and tirauntes whiche haue not the Lorde before their eyes, seeke after my soule. Selah.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For straungers are rysen vp agaynst me, and the mightie (which haue not God before their eyes) seke after my soule.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For strangers have risen up against me "" And terrible ones have sought my soul, "" They have not set God before them. Selah.

Young's Literal Translation
For strangers have risen up against me And terrible ones have sought my soul, They have not set God before them. Selah.

Smith's Literal Translation
For strangers rose up against me, and the powerful sought out my soul: they set not God before them. Silence.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For strangers have risen up against me; and the mighty have sought after my soul: and they have not set God before their eyes.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For strangers have risen up against me, and the strong have sought my soul. And they have not set God before their eyes.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because foreigners stood up against me and the mighty have sought my soul and have not considered you, oh, God!

Lamsa Bible
For strangers are risen up against me, and the mighty seek after my life; they have disregarded thee, O God.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul; They have not set God before them. Selah

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For strangers have risen up against me, and mighty men have sought my life: they have not set God before them. Pause.
















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