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Psalm 27:2
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KJ21
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
ASV
When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, Even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
AMP
When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
AMPC
When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
BRG
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
CSB
When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh, my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.
CSBA
When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh, my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.
CEB
When evildoers come at me trying to eat me up— it’s they, my foes and my enemies, who stumble and fall!
CJB
When evildoers assailed me to devour my flesh, my adversaries and foes, they stumbled and fell.
CEV
Brutal people may attack and try to kill me, but they will stumble. Fierce enemies may attack, but they will fall.
DARBY
When evil-doers, mine adversaries and mine enemies, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
DRA
Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple.
ERV
Evil people might attack me. They might try to destroy my body. Yes, my enemies might attack me and try to destroy me, but they will stumble and fall.
EASY
Evil men are ready to attack me. They want to destroy my body. But when my enemies attack me, they trip and fall to the ground!
EHV
When evildoers advance against me to eat my flesh, when my foes and my enemies come against me, it is they who will stumble and fall.
ESV
When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall.
ESVUK
When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall.
EXB
Evil people may try to ·destroy my body [L approach me and devour/consume my flesh]. My enemies and those who hate me ·are overwhelmed and defeated [L stumble and fall].
GNV
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
GW
Evildoers closed in on me to tear me to pieces. My opponents and enemies stumbled and fell.
GNT
When evil people attack me and try to kill me, they stumble and fall.
HCSB
When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh, my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.
ICB
Evil people may try to destroy my body. My enemies and those who hate me attack me. But they are overwhelmed and defeated.
ISV
When those who practice evil, my enemies, and my oppressors come near me to devour my flesh, they stumble and fall.
JUB
When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
KJV
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
AKJV
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
LSB
When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
LEB
When evildoers drew near against me to eat my flesh— my adversaries and my enemies who drew near to me— they themselves stumbled and fell.
TLB
When evil men come to destroy me, they will stumble and fall!
MSG
When vandal hordes ride down ready to eat me alive, Those bullies and toughs fall flat on their faces.
MEV
When the wicked came against me to eat my flesh— my enemies and my foes— they stumbled and fell.
NOG
Evildoers closed in on me to tear me to pieces. My opponents and enemies stumbled and fell.
NABRE
When evildoers come at me to devour my flesh, These my enemies and foes themselves stumble and fall.
NASB
When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
NASB1995
When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
NCB
When evildoers close in on me to devour my flesh, it is they, my adversaries and enemies, who stumble and fall.
NCV
Evil people may try to destroy my body. My enemies and those who hate me attack me, but they are overwhelmed and defeated.
NET
When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall.
NIRV
My enemies are evil. They will trip and fall when they attack me and try to swallow me up.
NIV
When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall.
NIVUK
When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall.
NKJV
When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell.
NLV
When sinful men, and all who hated me, came against me to destroy my flesh, they tripped and fell.
NLT
When evil people come to devour me, when my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.
NRSVA
When evildoers assail me to devour my flesh— my adversaries and foes— they shall stumble and fall.
NRSVACE
When evildoers assail me to devour my flesh— my adversaries and foes— they shall stumble and fall.
NRSVCE
When evildoers assail me to devour my flesh— my adversaries and foes— they shall stumble and fall.
NRSVUE
When evildoers assail me to devour my flesh— my adversaries and foes— they shall stumble and fall.
OJB
When the resha’im, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to devour my basar, they stumbled and fell.
RGT
When the wicked—even my enemies—and my foes came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
RSV
When evildoers assail me, uttering slanders against me, my adversaries and foes, they shall stumble and fall.
RSVCE
When evildoers assail me, uttering slanders against me, my adversaries and foes, they shall stumble and fall.
TLV
When evildoers approached me to devour my flesh —my adversaries and my foes—they stumbled and fell.
VOICE
When my enemies advanced to devour me alive, They tripped and fell flat on their faces into the soil.
WEB
When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
WYC
The while noisome men nigh on me; for to eat my fleshes. Mine enemies, that troubled me; they were made sick and felled down. (All the while harmful, or dangerous, men come near to me; to eat my flesh. But my enemies, those who trouble me, were made feeble, or weak; they all fell down.)
YLT
When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.
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