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Psalm 37:13–14

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13sThe Lord shall laugh at him:

For he seeth that this day is coming.

14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have ubent their bow,

To cast down wthe poor and needy,

And to slay †such as be of upright conversation.

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Footnotes

  1. sSee Ps. 2:4.
  2. tPs. 137:7. Jer. 50:27, 31. Obad. 12. See Job 18:20.
  3. uSee Ps. 7:12.
  4. wSee Ps. 86:1.
  5. †Heb. the upright of way. Comp. Ps. 7:10.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

but the Lord laughs at the wicked,

for he sees that his day is coming.

The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows

to bring down the poor and needy,

to slay those whose way is upright;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.