Psalm 56:5–6
Psalm 56:5–6 — 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.
Psalm 56:5–6 — 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.
Psalm 56:5–6 — 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.
Psalm 56:5–6 — 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.
Psalm 56:5–6 — 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.
Psalm 56:5–6 — 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.
Psalm 56:5–6 — 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.
Psalm 56:5–6 — 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.
Psalm 56:5–6 — 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.
Psalm 56:5–6 — 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,
Psalm 56:5–6 — 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.
Psalm 56:5–6 — 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.
Psalm 56:5–6 — 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.