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Psalm 64:7–9

wBut God shoots his arrow at them;

they are wounded suddenly.

They are brought to ruin, with their own xtongues turned against them;

all who ysee them will zwag their heads.

Then all mankind yfears;

they atell what God has brought about

and ponder what he has done.

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Psalm 64:7–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

But God will shoot them with his arrows;

they will suddenly be struck down.

He will turn their own tongues against them

and bring them to ruin;

all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.

All people will fear;

they will proclaim the works of God

and ponder what he has done.

Psalm 64:7–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow;

Suddenly shall they be wounded.

So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves:

All that see them shall flee away.

And all men shall fear,

And shall declare the work of God;

For they shall wisely consider of his doing.

Psalm 64:7–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

But God himself will shoot them with his arrows,

suddenly striking them down.

Their own tongues will ruin them,

and all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.

Then everyone will be afraid;

they will proclaim the mighty acts of God

and realize all the amazing things he does.

Psalm 64:7–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow;

Suddenly they shall be wounded.

So He will make them stumble over their own tongue;

All who see them shall flee away.

All men shall fear,

And shall declare the work of God;

For they shall wisely consider His doing.

Psalm 64:7–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

But God will shoot them with arrows;

they will suddenly be struck down.

Their own words will be used against them.

All who see them will shake their heads.

Then everyone will fear God.

They will tell what God has done,

and they will learn from what he has done.

Psalm 64:7–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

But God will shoot at them;

With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded.

So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them:

All that see them shall wag the head.

And all men shall fear;

And they shall declare the work of God,

And shall wisely consider of his doing.

Psalm 64:7–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded; By their own tongue they are made to fall over one another: all that see them shall flee away. And all men shall fear, and shall declare God’s doing; and they shall wisely consider his work.

Psalm 64:7–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

But God will shoot them with an arrow. 

Suddenly, they will be struck dead. 

They will trip over their own tongues. 

Everyone who sees them will shake his head. 

Everyone will be afraid and conclude, 

“This is an act of God!” 

They will learn from what he has done. 

Psalm 64:7–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

But God will shoot them with arrows;

suddenly, they will be wounded.

They will be made to stumble;

their own tongues work against them.

All who see them will shake their heads.

Then everyone will fear

and will tell about God’s work,

for they will understand what He has done.

Psalm 64:7–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

But God will shoot his arrow at them;

they will be wounded suddenly.

Because of their tongue he will bring them to ruin;

all who see them will shake with horror.

Then everyone will fear;

they will tell what God has brought about,

and ponder what he has done.

Psalm 64:7–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

But God will shoot them;

with an arrow they will suddenly be wounded.

And they who would cause him to stumble,

their own tongue will be against them.

All who gaze on them will shake.

And then all men will fear,

and will declare the working of God,

and will understand his doing.

Psalm 64:7–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

But God will shoot my enemies with his arrows.

He will suddenly strike them down.

He will turn their own words against them.

He will destroy them.

All those who see them will shake their heads

and look down on them.

Everyone will respect God.

They will tell about his works.

They will think about what he has done.

Psalm 64:7–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

But God will shoot at them with an arrow;

Suddenly they will be wounded.

So they will make him stumble;

Their own tongue is against them;

All who see them will shake the head.

Then all men will fear,

And they will declare the work of God,

And will consider what He has done.


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