Psalm 55:12–13
Psalm 55:12–13 — The New International Version (NIV)
12 If an enemy were insulting me,
I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
I could hide.
13 But it is you, a man like myself,
my companion, my close friend,
Psalm 55:12–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it:
Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
13 But it was thou, a man mine equal,
My guide, and mine acquaintance.
Psalm 55:12–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)
12 It is not an enemy who taunts me—
I could bear that.
It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me—
I could have hidden from them.
13 Instead, it is you—my equal,
my companion and close friend.
Psalm 55:12–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
12 For it is not an enemy who reproaches me;
Then I could bear it.
Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me;
Then I could hide from him.
13 But it was you, a man my equal,
My companion and my acquaintance.
Psalm 55:12–13 — New Century Version (NCV)
12 It was not an enemy insulting me.
I could stand that.
It was not someone who hated me.
I could hide from him.
13 But it is you, a person like me,
my companion and good friend.
Psalm 55:12–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)
12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me;
Then I could have borne it:
Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me;
Then I would have hid myself from him:
13 But it was thou, a man mine equal,
My companion, and my familiar friend.
Psalm 55:12–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
12 For it is not an enemy that hath reproached me—then could I have borne it; neither is it he that hateth me that hath magnified himself against me—then would I have hidden myself from him; 13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, mine intimate, my familiar friend. …
Psalm 55:12–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
12 If an enemy had insulted me,
then I could bear it.
If someone who hated me had attacked me,
then I could hide from him.
13 But it is you, my equal,
my best friend,
one I knew so well!
Psalm 55:12–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
12 Now it is not an enemy who insults me—
otherwise I could bear it;
it is not a foe who rises up against me—
otherwise I could hide from him.
13 But it is you, a man who is my peer,
my companion and good friend!
Psalm 55:12–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
12 It is not enemies who taunt me—
I could bear that;
it is not adversaries who deal insolently with me—
I could hide from them.
13 But it is you, my equal,
my companion, my familiar friend,
Psalm 55:12–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
12 For it is not an enemy that taunts me,
or I could bear it.
It is not one who hates me that magnifies himself over me,
or I could hide myself from him.
13 But it is you, a man my equal,
my friend and confidant.
Psalm 55:12–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
12 If an enemy were making fun of me,
I could stand it.
If he were looking down on me,
I could hide from him.
13 But it’s you, someone like myself.
It’s my companion, my close friend.
Psalm 55:12–13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
12 For it is not an enemy who reproaches me,
Then I could bear it;
Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me,
Then I could hide myself from him.
13 But it is you, a man my equal,
My companion and my familiar friend;