Verse 4

My soul is among lions, and I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han sender hjelp fra himmelen og redder meg; han beskytter meg mot dem som forfølger meg. (Pause) Gud sender sin miskunn og sin trofasthet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Min sjel er blant løver, jeg ligger blant dem som brenner av ild, menneskenes barn, hvis tenner er spyd og piler og hvis tunge er et skarpt sverd.

• Norsk King James

  Min sjel er blant løver; jeg ligger til og med blant dem som er ildsinte, blant menneskene, hvis tenner er spyd og piler, og deres tunge et skarpt sverd.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han skal sende fra himmelen og redde meg, og skamme den som vil sluke meg. Sela. Gud skal sende sin miskunn og sin sannhet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han sender hjelp fra himmelen og frelser meg, når de som jager meg, håner meg. (Sela) Gud sender sin miskunnhet og trofasthet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Min sjel er blant løver; jeg ligger blant dem som brenner, menneskesønner hvis tenner er spyd og piler, og hvis tunge er et skarpt sverd.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Min sjel er midt blant løver, og jeg ligger blant dem som er tent med ild, blant mennesker hvis tenner er spyd og piler, og hvis tunge er et skarpt sverd.

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

  Min sjel er blant løver; jeg ligger blant dem som brenner, menneskesønner hvis tenner er spyd og piler, og hvis tunge er et skarpt sverd.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han vil sende fra himmelen og frelse meg, han som håner dem som jager meg. Sela. Gud vil sende sin miskunnhet og sin trofasthet.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He will send help from heaven and save me; He reproaches those who pursue me. Selah. God will send His steadfast love and His faithfulness.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Psalms.57.4", "source": "יִשְׁלַ֤ח מִשָּׁמַ֨יִם ׀ וְֽיוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִי חֵרֵ֣ף שֹׁאֲפִ֣י סֶ֑לָה יִשְׁלַ֥ח אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים חַסְדּ֥וֹ וַאֲמִתּֽוֹ", "text": "*yišlaḥ* from-*šāmayim* and-*yôšîʿēnî* *ḥērēp* *šōʾăpî* *selâ* *yišlaḥ* *ʾělōhîm* *ḥasdô* and-*ʾămittô*", "grammar": { "*yišlaḥ*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3ms - he will send", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine dual with preposition min - from heaven", "*yôšîʿēnî*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect 3ms with 1cs suffix - he will save me", "*ḥērēp*": "verb, Piel perfect 3ms - he reproached/taunted", "*šōʾăpî*": "verb, Qal participle masculine plural construct with 1cs suffix - those who pant after me", "*selâ*": "musical notation - possibly pause/interlude", "*ḥasdô*": "noun with 3ms suffix - his lovingkindness", "*ʾămittô*": "noun with 3ms suffix - his truth/faithfulness" }, "variants": { "*šālaḥ*": "send/stretch out", "*šāmayim*": "heaven/sky", "*yāšaʿ*": "save/deliver/rescue", "*ḥārēp*": "reproach/taunt/defy", "*šāʾap*": "pant after/snatch at/crush/trample", "*selâ*": "musical interlude/pause/lift up (meaning uncertain)", "*ḥesed*": "lovingkindness/steadfast love/mercy/loyalty", "*ʾěmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han sender sitt svar fra himmelen og frelser meg, når han utfordres av dem som vil oppsluke meg. Sela. Gud sender sin miskunnhet og sannhet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han skal sende fra Himmelen og frelse mig, han beskjæmmede den, som vilde opsluge mig. Sela. Gud skal sende sin Miskundhed og sin Sandhed.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Min sjel er blant løver, jeg ligger midt blant mennesker som brenner av sinne, hvis tenner er spyd og piler, og hvis tunge er et skarpt sverd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Min sjel er blant løver. Jeg ligger blant dem som brenner av ild, selv menneskebarn, hvis tenner er spyd og piler, og deres tunge et skarpt sverd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Min sjel er blant løver, jeg legger meg blant flammende mennesker, deres tenner er spyd og piler, og deres tunger en skarp sverd.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Min sjel er blant løver; jeg ligger blant mennesker som lyser av ild, menneskesønner hvis tenner er spyd og piler, og hvis tunge er et skarpt sverd.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Min sjel er blant løver; jeg ligger blant dem som brenner, selv mennesker hvis tenner er spyd og piler, og hvis tunge er et skarpt sverd.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Sela. This shal God sende, for his mercy and faithfulnesse sake. I lye with my soule amonge the cruell lyons:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  My soule is among lions: I lie among the children of men, that are set on fire: whose teeth are speares and arrowes, & their tongue a sharpe sworde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  My soule is among Lions, and I lye among those that are set on fire: among the children of men whose teeth are speares and arrowes, and their tongue a sharpe sword.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  My soul `is' in the midst of lions, I lie down `among' flames -- sons of men, Their teeth `are' a spear and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  My soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.

• World English Bible (2000)

  My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 58:6 : 6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
• Ps 55:21 : 21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
• Ps 35:17 : 17 Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
• Ps 64:3 : 3 Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words.
• Prov 12:18 : 18 There are those who speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
• Prov 30:14 : 14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and whose jaws are like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.
• Ps 52:2 : 2 Your tongue devises mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
• Ps 59:7 : 7 Behold, they belch out with their mouths; swords are in their lips, for who, they say, hears?
• Judg 9:20 : 20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
• Ps 10:9 : 9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the poor; he catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
• Ps 17:12-13 : 12 Like a lion that is eager for its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places. 13 Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down; deliver my soul from the wicked, which is your sword:
• Ps 22:13-16 : 13 They gaped at me with their mouths, like a ravening and roaring lion. 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax; it is melted within me. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue clings to my jaws; You have brought me into the dust of death. 16 For dogs have surrounded me; the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me; they pierced my hands and my feet.
• Dan 6:22-24 : 22 My God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions' mouths, so that they have not hurt me: because innocence was found in me before him; and also before you, O king, have I done no harm. 23 Then the king was exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no harm was found upon him because he believed in his God. 24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces before they came to the bottom of the den.
• John 4:10-11 : 10 Jesus answered and said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that says to you, Give me to drink; you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water. 11 The woman said to him, Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: where then do you get that living water?
• Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.
• Rev 19:15 : 15 And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he should strike the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
• Prov 25:18 : 18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.
• Prov 28:15 : 15 As a roaring lion and a raging bear, so is a wicked ruler over poor people.