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Psalm 37:12–15

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12The wicked qplots against the righteous

and rgnashes his teeth at him,

13but the Lord slaughs at the wicked,

for he sees that his tday is coming.

14The wicked draw the sword and ubend their bows

to bring down the poor and needy,

to slay those whose vway is upright;

15their sword shall enter their own heart,

and their wbows shall be broken.

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Cross references

  1. qPs. 31:13
  2. rSee Ps. 35:16
  3. sSee Ps. 2:4
  4. tSee Job 18:20
  5. uPs. 7:12
  6. vSee Ps. 7:10
  7. wSee 1 Sam. 2:4

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The wicked plot against the righteous

and gnash their teeth at them;

but the Lord laughs at the wicked,

for he knows their day is coming.

The wicked draw the sword

and bend the bow

to bring down the poor and needy,

to slay those whose ways are upright.

But their swords will pierce their own hearts,

and their bows will be broken.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The wicked person schemes against the righteous

and gnashes his teeth at him.

The Lord laughs at him

because he sees that his day is coming.

The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the bow

to bring down the poor and needy

and to slaughter those whose way is upright.

Their swords will enter their own hearts,

and their bows will be broken.

NLTNew Living Translation

The wicked plot against the godly;

they snarl at them in defiance.

But the Lord just laughs,

for he sees their day of judgment coming.

The wicked draw their swords

and string their bows

to kill the poor and the oppressed,

to slaughter those who do right.

But their swords will stab their own hearts,

and their bows will be broken.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The wicked plans evil against the righteous,

and gnashes at him with his teeth.

The Lord laughs at him,

for he sees that his day is coming.

The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow

to throw down the poor and the needy,

to kill those upright in their way.

Their sword will enter into their own heart,

and their bows shall be broken.

KJV 1900King James Version

The wicked plotteth against the just,

And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

The Lord shall laugh at him:

For he seeth that his day is coming.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,

To cast down the poor and needy,

And to slay such as be of upright conversation.

Their sword shall enter into their own heart,

And their bows shall be broken.