Psalm 56:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.

New Living Translation
They come together to spy on me— watching my every step, eager to kill me.

English Standard Version
They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life.

Berean Study Bible
They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

New American Standard Bible
They attack, they lurk, They watch my steps, As they have waited to take my life.

NASB 1995
They attack, they lurk, They watch my steps, As they have waited to take my life.

NASB 1977
They attack, they lurk, They watch my steps, As they have waited to take my life.

Amplified Bible
They attack, they hide and lurk, They watch my steps, As they have [expectantly] waited to take my life.

Christian Standard Bible
They stir up strife, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

Contemporary English Version
They attack from ambush, watching my every step and hoping to kill me.

Good News Translation
They gather in hiding places and watch everything I do, hoping to kill me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They attack, and then they hide. They watch my every step as they wait to take my life.

International Standard Version
They gather together and hide in ambush. They watch my every step as they lie in wait for my life.

NET Bible
They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

New King James Version
They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life.

King James 2000 Bible
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

New Heart English Bible
They conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.

World English Bible
They conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.

American King James Version
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

American Standard Version
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.

A Faithful Version
They stir up strife; they hide themselves; they watch my steps as they wait for my soul.

Darby Bible Translation
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves; they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul.

English Revised Version
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, even as they have waited for my soul.

Webster's Bible Translation
They assemble themselves, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
They gather together, and keepe them selues close: they marke my steps, because they waite for my soule.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
They flocke together, they kepe them selues close: they marke my steppes, that they may lye in wayte for my soule.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
They holde alltogether, & kepe them selues close: they marck my steppes, how they maye catch my soule.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, "" When they have expected my soul.

Young's Literal Translation
They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

Smith's Literal Translation
They will sojourn, they will hide, they will watch my heels as they waited for my soul.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
They will dwell and hide themselves: they will watch my heel. As they have waited for my soul,

Catholic Public Domain Version
All day long, they curse my words. All their intentions are for evil against me.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
They will lie in wait and they will stay and they will watch my steps as they lay wait for my life.

Lamsa Bible
They will wait in hiding, they will watch my steps, inasmuch as they wish for my death.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps; According as they have waited for my soul.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
They will dwell near and hide themselves; they will watch my steps, accordingly as I have waited patiently in my soul.
















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