Psalm 56:5–8
5 All day long they injure my cause;2
all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They vstir up strife, they wlurk;
they xwatch my steps,
as they have waited for my life.
7 For their crime will they escape?
yIn wrath zcast down the peoples, O God!
8 You have kept count of my tossings;3
aput my tears in your bottle.
bAre they not in your book?
Psalm 56:5–8 — The New International Version (NIV)
5 All day long they twist my words;
all their schemes are for my ruin.
6 They conspire, they lurk,
they watch my steps,
hoping to take my life.
7 Because of their wickedness do not let them escape;
in your anger, God, bring the nations down.
8 Record my misery;
list my tears on your scroll—
are they not in your record?
Psalm 56:5–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
5 Every day they wrest my words:
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves,
They mark my steps,
When they wait for my soul.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity?
In thine anger cast down the people, O God.
8 Thou tellest my wanderings:
Put thou my tears into thy bottle:
Are they not in thy book?
Psalm 56:5–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)
5 They are always twisting what I say;
they spend their days plotting to harm me.
6 They come together to spy on me—
watching my every step, eager to kill me.
7 Don’t let them get away with their wickedness;
in your anger, O God, bring them down.
8 You keep track of all my sorrows.
You have collected all my tears in your bottle.
You have recorded each one in your book.
Psalm 56:5–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
5 All day they twist my words;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They gather together,
They hide, they mark my steps,
When they lie in wait for my life.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity?
In anger cast down the peoples, O God!
8 You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
Are they not in Your book?
Psalm 56:5–8 — New Century Version (NCV)
5 All day long they twist my words;
all their evil plans are against me.
6 They wait. They hide.
They watch my steps,
hoping to kill me.
7 God, do not let them escape;
punish the foreign nations in your anger.
8 You have recorded my troubles.
You have kept a list of my tears.
Aren’t they in your records?
Psalm 56:5–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)
5 All the day long they wrest my words:
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves,
They mark my steps,
Even as they have waited for my soul.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity?
In anger cast down the peoples, O God.
8 Thou numberest my wanderings:
Put thou my tears into thy bottle;
Are they not in thy book?
Psalm 56:5–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
5 All the day long they wrest my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil. 6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves; they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul. 7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.
8 Thou countest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
Psalm 56:5–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
5 All day long my enemies twist my words.
Their every thought is an evil plan against me.
6 They attack, and then they hide.
They watch my every step as they wait to take my life.
7 With the wrong they do, can they escape?
O God, angrily make the nations fall.
8 (You have kept a record of my wanderings.
Put my tears in your bottle.
They are already in your book.)
Psalm 56:5–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 They twist my words all day long;
all their thoughts against me are evil.
6 They stir up strife, they lurk;
they watch my steps
while they wait to take my life.
7 Will they escape in spite of such sin?
God, bring down the nations in wrath.
8 You Yourself have recorded my wanderings.
Put my tears in Your bottle.
Are they not in Your records?
Psalm 56:5–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 All day long they seek to injure my cause;
all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They stir up strife, they lurk,
they watch my steps.
As they hoped to have my life,
7 so repay them for their crime;
in wrath cast down the peoples, O God!
8 You have kept count of my tossings;
put my tears in your bottle.
Are they not in your record?
Psalm 56:5–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 All day they twist my words;
all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They attack, they hide, they watch my steps,
as they lie in wait for my life.
7 Because of iniquity will they escape?
In anger cast down the peoples, O God.
8 You have kept count of my wanderings.
Put my tears in your bottle;
are they not in your book?
Psalm 56:5–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
5 All day long they twist my words.
They are always making plans to harm me.
6 They get together and hide.
They watch my steps.
They hope to kill me.
7 Make sure you don’t let them escape.
God, bring down the nations in your anger.
8 Write down my poem of sadness.
List my tears on your scroll.
Aren’t you making a record of them?
Psalm 56:5–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
5 All day long they distort my words;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They attack, they lurk,
They watch my steps,
As they have waited to take my life.
7 Because of wickedness, cast them forth,
In anger put down the peoples, O God!
8 You have taken account of my wanderings;
Put my tears in Your bottle.
Are they not in Your book?