Psalms 62:4 — Compare Translations

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They only consult to cast him down from his height [to dishonor him]; they delight in lies. They bless with their mouths, but they curse inwardly. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

They only consult to cast him down from his height [to dishonor him]; they delight in lies. They bless with their mouths, but they curse inwardly. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They only plan to bring him down from his high position. They take pleasure in lying; they bless with their mouths, but they curse inwardly. Selah

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

They only consult to thrust [him] down from his excellency; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but in their inward part they curse. Selah.

English EASY 2024

You only want to push me off my high place. You love to tell lies to deceive people. When you say words to bless people, you are cursing them in your thoughts.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

You want only to destroy me, to bring me down from my important position. It makes you happy to tell lies about me. In public, you say nice things, but in private, you curse me. Selah

They only plan to thrust him down from his high position. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah

English GNT (Good News Translation)

You only want to bring him down from his place of honor; you take pleasure in lies. You speak words of blessing, but in your heart you curse him.

English God's Word - GW 1995

They plan to force him out of his high position. They are happy to lie. They bless with their mouths, but in their hearts they curse. Selah

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They only plan to bring him down from his high position. They take pleasure in lying; they bless with their mouths, but they curse inwardly. Selah

English KJV 1611

They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

English LSB

Surely they have counseled to thrust him down from his high position; They find pleasure in falsehood; They bless with their mouth, But inwardly they curse. Selah.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

They only conspire to cast him down from his high position; they delight in lies, they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position; They delight in falsehood; They bless with their mouth, But inwardly they curse. Selah.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

How long will you set upon people, all of you beating them down, As though they were a sagging fence or a battered wall?

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses. (Selah)

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

You only want to pull me down from my place of honor. You take delight in telling lies. You bless me with what you say. But in your hearts you call down curses on me. Selah

English NIV

They fully intend to topple him from his lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse. Selah

English NKJ 1982

They only consult to cast him down from his high position; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, But they curse inwardly.

English NLT

They plan to topple me from my high position. They delight in telling lies about me. They are friendly to my face, but they curse me in their hearts.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Their only plan is to bring down a person of prominence. They take pleasure in falsehood; they bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Liars, hypocrites, with nothing good to say— all their energies are spent on moving me from this exalted place.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

They only plan to thrust him down from his eminence. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

they plot my death and use lies and deceit to try to force me from the throne. They are so friendly to my face while cursing in their hearts!

English Tyndale 1537

Their device is only how to put him out, their delight is in lies: they give good words with their mouth, but curse with their heart. Selah.