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Psalm 35:11–12

11  oFalse witnesses did rise up;

They laid to my charge things that I knew not.

12  pThey rewarded me evil for good

To the spoiling of my soul.

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Psalm 35:11–12 — The New International Version (NIV)

11 Ruthless witnesses come forward;

they question me on things I know nothing about.

12 They repay me evil for good

and leave me like one bereaved.

Psalm 35:11–12 — English Standard Version (ESV)

11 Malicious witnesses rise up;

they ask me of things that I do not know.

12 They repay me evil for good;

my soul is bereft.

Psalm 35:11–12 — New Living Translation (NLT)

11 Malicious witnesses testify against me.

They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.

12 They repay me evil for good.

I am sick with despair.

Psalm 35:11–12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

11 Fierce witnesses rise up;

They ask me things that I do not know.

12 They reward me evil for good,

To the sorrow of my soul.

Psalm 35:11–12 — New Century Version (NCV)

11 Men without mercy stand up to testify.

They ask me things I do not know.

12 They repay me with evil for the good I have done,

and they make me very sad.

Psalm 35:11–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

11 Unrighteous witnesses rise up;

They ask me of things that I know not.

12 They reward me evil for good,

To the bereaving of my soul.

Psalm 35:11–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

11 Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they lay to my charge things which I know not. 12 They reward me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.

Psalm 35:11–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

11 Malicious people bring charges against me. 

They ask me things I know nothing about. 

12 I am devastated 

because they pay me back with evil instead of good. 

Psalm 35:11–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11 Malicious witnesses come forward;

they question me about things I do not know.

12 They repay me evil for good,

making me desolate.

Psalm 35:11–12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

11 Malicious witnesses rise up;

they ask me about things I do not know.

12 They repay me evil for good;

my soul is forlorn.

Psalm 35:11–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11 Violent witnesses rise up;

they ask me concerning what I do not know.

12 They repay me evil in place of good.

It is bereavement to my soul.

Psalm 35:11–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

11 Mean people come forward to give witness against me.

They ask me things I don’t know anything about.

12 They pay me back with evil, even though I was good to them.

They leave me without hope.

Psalm 35:11–12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

11 Malicious witnesses rise up;

They ask me of things that I do not know.

12 They repay me evil for good,

To the bereavement of my soul.


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