Verse 2

My enemies would daily swallow me up, for there are many who fight against me, O Most High.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Vær meg nådig, Gud, for mennesker truer meg; hele dagen presser de meg.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Mine fiender vil daglig sluke meg; de er mange som kjemper mot meg, Du Høyeste.

• Norsk King James

  Mine fiender ønsker hver dag å ta livet av meg: for mange kjemper mot meg, o du den høyeste.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Gud, vær meg nådig, for mennesker prøver å sluke meg; de kjemper mot meg hele dagen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Vær meg nådig, Gud, for mennesker har overfalt meg. Hele dagen trenger de meg, kjemper mot meg og undertrykker meg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Mine fiender ønsker daglig å svelge meg; for de er mange som kjemper mot meg, du Den Høyeste.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Mine fiender forsøker daglig å fortære meg, for de er mange som kjemper mot meg, å du, den Høyeste.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Mine fiender ønsker daglig å svelge meg; for de er mange som kjemper mot meg, du Den Høyeste.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Vær meg nådig, Gud, for mennesker forfølger meg; hele dagen undertrykker fiender meg.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Be gracious to me, O God, for mankind pursues me; all day long an attacker oppresses me!

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Vær meg nådig, Gud, for mennesker forfølger meg. Hele dagen kjemper de mot meg og undertrykker meg.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Gud! vær mig naadig, thi et Menneske (søger at) opsluge mig; han vil den ganske Dag fortrænge mig med Strid.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Mine fiender vil hver dag oppsluke meg, for de er mange som kjemper mot meg, du Høyeste.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Mine fiender ønsker å sluke meg hele dagen, for mange kjemper med stolthet mot meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Mine fiender har slukt meg hele dagen, for mange kjemper mot meg, O den Høyeste.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Mine fiender vil sluke meg hele dagen; mange er de som stolt kjemper mot meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Mine fiender er alltid klare til å gjøre ende på meg; mange mennesker reiser seg mot meg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Myne enemies treade me daylie vnder their fete, for they be many, yt proudly fight agaynst me.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Mine enemies would dayly swallowe mee vp: for many fight against me, O thou most High.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Myne enemies are dayly in hande to swalowe me vp: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most highest.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Mine enemies would daily swallow [me] up: for [they be] many that fight against me, O thou most High.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, For they are many who fight proudly against me.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many `are' fighting against me, O most High,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.

• World English Bible (2000)

  My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Those who anticipate my defeat attack me all day long. Indeed, many are fighting against me, O Exalted One.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 3:1 : 1 LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! Many are they that rise up against me.
• Ps 9:2 : 2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
• Ps 35:1 : 1 Plead my cause, O LORD, with those who strive with me; fight against those who fight against me.
• Ps 54:5 : 5 He shall repay evil to my enemies: cut them off in Your truth.
• Ps 57:3 : 3 He shall send from heaven and save me from the reproach of him who would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
• Ps 91:1 : 1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
• Ps 92:1 : 1 It is good to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to your name, O Most High:
• Ps 92:8 : 8 But you, LORD, are most high forevermore.
• Ps 93:4 : 4 The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yes, than the mighty waves of the sea.
• Ps 118:10-12 : 10 All nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. 11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me; but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. 12 They surrounded me like bees; they are quenched like the fire of thorns, for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
• Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
• Dan 5:18 : 18 O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom, majesty, glory, and honor.
• Mic 6:6 : 6 With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?
• Acts 4:25-27 : 25 Who by the mouth of Your servant David has said, Why did the nations rage, and the people plot vain things? 26 The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ. 27 For truly against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together
• Rev 16:14 : 14 For they are the spirits of demons, working miracles, which go forth to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.