Psalm 59:6–7
Psalm 59:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)
6 They return at evening,
snarling like dogs,
and prowl about the city.
7 See what they spew from their mouths—
the words from their lips are sharp as swords,
and they think, “Who can hear us?”
Psalm 59:6–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 They return at evening:
They make a noise like a dog,
And go round about the city.
7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth:
Swords are in their lips:
For who, say they, doth hear?
Psalm 59:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 They come out at night,
snarling like vicious dogs
as they prowl the streets.
7 Listen to the filth that comes from their mouths;
their words cut like swords.
“After all, who can hear us?” they sneer.
Psalm 59:6–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
6 At evening they return,
They growl like a dog,
And go all around the city.
7 Indeed, they belch with their mouth;
Swords are in their lips;
For they say, “Who hears?”
Psalm 59:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 They come back at night.
Like dogs they growl and roam around the city.
7 Notice what comes from their mouths.
Insults come from their lips,
because they say, “Who’s listening?”
Psalm 59:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 They return at evening, they howl like a dog,
And go round about the city.
7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth;
Swords are in their lips:
For who, say they, doth hear?
Psalm 59:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 They return in the evening; they howl like a dog, and go round about the city: 7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who say they doth hear?
Psalm 59:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 They return in the evening.
They howl like dogs.
They prowl the city.
7 See what pours out of their mouths—
swords from their lips!
⸤They think,⸥ “Who will hear us?”
Psalm 59:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 They return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.
7 Look, they spew from their mouths—
sharp words from their lips.
“For who,” they say, “will hear?”
Psalm 59:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 Each evening they come back,
howling like dogs
and prowling about the city.
7 There they are, bellowing with their mouths,
with sharp words on their lips—
for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?”
Psalm 59:6–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 They return at evening; they howl like dogs
while they prowl the city.
7 Look, they pour out talk with their mouth.
Swords are on their lips,
for they say, “Who hears?”
Psalm 59:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 My enemies are like a pack of barking dogs
that come back to the city in the evening.
They prowl around the city.
7 Listen to what pours out of their mouths.
The words from their lips are like swords.
They think, “Who can hear us?”
Psalm 59:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 They return at evening, they howl like a dog,
And go around the city.
7 Behold, they belch forth with their mouth;
Swords are in their lips,
For, they say, “Who hears?”