Psalm 54:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them.

New Living Translation
May the evil plans of my enemies be turned against them. Do as you promised and put an end to them.

English Standard Version
He will return the evil to my enemies; in your faithfulness put an end to them.

Berean Study Bible
He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.

New American Standard Bible
He will pay back the evil to my enemies; Destroy them in Your faithfulness.

NASB 1995
He will recompense the evil to my foes; Destroy them in Your faithfulness.

NASB 1977
He will recompense the evil to my foes; Destroy them in Thy faithfulness.

Amplified Bible
He will pay back the evil to my enemies; In Your faithfulness destroy them.

Christian Standard Bible
He will repay my adversaries for their evil. Because of your faithfulness, annihilate them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He will repay my adversaries for their evil. Because of Your faithfulness, annihilate them.

Contemporary English Version
you will punish my enemies for their evil deeds. Be my faithful friend and destroy them.

Good News Translation
May God use their own evil to punish my enemies. He will destroy them because he is faithful.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My enemies spy on me. Pay them back with evil. Destroy them with your truth!

International Standard Version
He will turn the evil upon those who lie in wait for me. Cut them off with your truth.

NET Bible
May those who wait to ambush me be repaid for their evil! As a demonstration of your faithfulness, destroy them!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

New King James Version
He will repay my enemies for their evil. Cut them off in Your truth.

King James 2000 Bible
He shall reward evil unto my enemies: cut them off in your truth.

New Heart English Bible
He will repay the evil to my enemies. Destroy them in your truth.

World English Bible
He will repay the evil to my enemies. Destroy them in your truth.

American King James Version
He shall reward evil to my enemies: cut them off in your truth.

American Standard Version
He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth.

A Faithful Version
He shall reward evil to my enemies. Destroy them in Your faithfulness.

Darby Bible Translation
He will requite evil to mine enemies: in thy truth cut them off.

English Revised Version
He shall requite the evil unto mine enemies: destroy thou them in thy truth.

Webster's Bible Translation
He will reward evil to my enemies; cut them off in thy truth.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
He shall rewarde euill vnto mine enemies: Oh cut them off in thy trueth!

Bishops' Bible of 1568
He wyll rewarde euyll vnto mine enemies: destroy thou them according to thy trueth.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
He shall rewarde euell vnto myne enemies, and in thy treuth shalt thou destroye them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Turn back the evil to my enemies, "" Cut them off in Your truth.

Young's Literal Translation
Turn back doth the evil thing to mine enemies, In Thy truth cut them off.

Smith's Literal Translation
He will turn back the evil to those oppressing me; in thy truth cut them off.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Turn back the evils upon my enemies; and cut them off in thy truth.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Turn back the evils upon my adversaries, and ruin them by your truth.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Bring evil upon my enemies and stop them by your truth.

Lamsa Bible
Bring disaster to mine enemies; silence them in thy truth.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He will requite the evil unto them that lie in wait for me; Destroy Thou them in Thy truth.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He shall return evil to mine enemies; utterly destroy them in thy truth.
















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