Psalms 62:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    How long will you imagine mischief against a man? You shall all be slain; as a leaning wall shall you be, and as a tottering fence.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    How long will ye set upon{H2050} a man,{H376} That ye may slay{H7523} [him], all of you, Like a leaning{H5186} wall,{H7023} like a tottering{H1760} fence?{H1447}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    How long will ye imagine mischief{H2050}{H8779)} against a man{H376}? ye shall be slain{H7523}{H8792)} all of you: as a bowing{H5186}{H8803)} wall{H7023} shall ye be, and as a tottering{H1760}{H8803)} fence{H1447}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    How longe wil ye ymagin myschefe agaynst euery man? ye shal be slayne all ye sorte of you: yee as a tottringe wall shal ye be, & like a broken hedge.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    How long wil ye imagine mischiefe against a man? ye shalbe all slaine: ye shalbe as a bowed wall, or as a wall shaken.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Howe long wyll ye imagine mischiefe against euery man? ye shalbe slayne all the sort of you: ye shalbe as a tottering wall, and like a broken hedge.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall [shall ye be, and as] a tottering fence.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    How long will you assault a man, Would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Till when do ye devise mischief against a man? Ye are destroyed all of you, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay `him', all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay [him], all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    How long will you go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    How long will you assault a man, would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 4:2 : 2 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness. You have given me relief when I was in trouble. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
  • Ps 21:11 : 11 You will destroy their offspring from the earth, and their descendants from among mankind.
  • Ps 38:12 : 12 My loved ones and friends stand aloof from my affliction, and my relatives stand far off.
  • Ps 82:2 : 2 How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
  • Ps 140:2 : 2 Rescue me, O LORD, from evil people; protect me from men of violence.
  • Prov 1:22 : 22 How long, simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
  • Exod 16:28 : 28 Then the LORD said to Moses, "How long will you refuse to keep my commands and instructions?
  • Jer 4:14 : 14 Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will your wicked thoughts lodge within you?
  • Hos 7:15 : 15 I disciplined them and strengthened their arms, yet they devise evil against me.
  • Matt 17:17 : 17 Then Jesus answered, 'O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.'
  • 1 Sam 26:10 : 10 David also said, "As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish.
  • Exod 10:3 : 3 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, "This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me.'
  • Prov 6:9 : 9 How long will you lie there, sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?
  • Isa 30:13-14 : 13 'this sin will become for you like a high wall, cracked and bulging, that collapses suddenly, in an instant.' 14 'Its collapse will be like that of a jar shattered into pieces so small that no fragment can be used to scoop fire from the hearth or draw water from a cistern.'
  • Ps 73:18-20 : 18 Surely, You place them on slippery ground; You cast them down to destruction. 19 How suddenly they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors! 20 Like a dream when one awakes, so, Lord, when You arise, You will despise their image.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

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    4 How long will you assault a man? Would you all throw him down—like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?

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    2 verses
    75%

    11 You will destroy their offspring from the earth, and their descendants from among mankind.

    12 Though they plot evil against You and devise wicked schemes, they will not succeed.

  • Ps 52:5
    75%

    5 You love evil more than good, and falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.

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    75%

    40 You have renounced the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown to the ground.

    41 You have broken through all his walls; you have reduced his strongholds to ruins.

  • Ps 140:2
    75%

    2 Rescue me, O LORD, from evil people; protect me from men of violence.

  • Jer 18:22-23
    2 verses
    74%

    22 Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring a raiding party upon them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and hidden snares for my feet.

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  • Ps 64:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7 They devise unjust schemes, saying, 'We have perfected a cunning plan!'; truly the inward mind and heart of man are deep.

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  • Ps 5:10
    73%

    10 For there is no truth in their mouths; their hearts are filled with destruction. Their throats are open graves; they flatter with their tongues.

  • Lam 3:60-62
    3 verses
    73%

    60 You have seen all their vengeance, all their plans against me.

    61 You have heard their insults, O LORD, all their plots against me.

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  • Nah 1:9-11
    3 verses
    73%

    9 Whatever you plot against the Lord, he will bring it to an end; trouble will not come a second time.

    10 Though they are entangled in thorns and drunk from their wine, they will be consumed like dry stubble.

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    10 Confuse, O Lord, and divide their speech, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

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    73%

    12 My loved ones and friends stand aloof from my affliction, and my relatives stand far off.

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    2 verses
    73%

    14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and the needy, to slaughter those whose ways are upright.

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    73%

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    73%

    13 'this sin will become for you like a high wall, cracked and bulging, that collapses suddenly, in an instant.'

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    73%

    9 Do not grant the desires of the wicked, O LORD; do not let their plans succeed, lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

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    73%

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    73%

    7 A senseless person does not know, and a fool does not understand this:

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    73%

    40 They will bring a crowd against you, stone you to death, and cut you to pieces with their swords.

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    72%

    23 Cast your burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain you. He will never let the righteous be shaken.

  • Ps 73:18
    72%

    18 Surely, You place them on slippery ground; You cast them down to destruction.

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    72%

    20 God will hear and humble them—He who is enthroned from of old—Selah. They do not change and do not fear God.

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    72%

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    2 verses
    72%

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    71%

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    71%

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    71%

    32 The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

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    71%

    9 'He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls, and he will demolish your towers with his weapons.'

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    71%

    2 How long, Lord, will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

  • Ps 52:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

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    71%

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    71%

    6 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Your glory be over all the earth.

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    71%

    19 I was like a gentle lamb being led to the slaughter. I did not realize they had plotted against me, saying, ‘Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name will never be remembered again.’

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    71%

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    71%

    2 For they will soon wither like grass and fade like green plants.

  • Ps 35:20
    71%

    20 For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

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    71%

    5 They say, 'Come, let us destroy them as a nation, so that the name of Israel may no longer be remembered.'

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    71%

    2 Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from Him.