Psalm 140:9–11
9 “As for the head of those who surround me,
Let the evil of their lips cover them;
10 fLet burning coals fall upon them;
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
11 Let not a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”
Psalm 140:9–11 — The New International Version (NIV)
9 Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
may the mischief of their lips engulf them.
10 May burning coals fall on them;
may they be thrown into the fire,
into miry pits, never to rise.
11 May slanderers not be established in the land;
may disaster hunt down the violent.
Psalm 140:9–11 — English Standard Version (ESV)
9 As for the head of those who surround me,
let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
10 Let burning coals fall upon them!
Let them be cast into fire,
into miry pits, no more to rise!
11 Let not the slanderer be established in the land;
let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
Psalm 140:9–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
9 As for the head of those that compass me about,
Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
10 Let burning coals fall upon them:
Let them be cast into the fire;
Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth:
Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Psalm 140:9–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)
9 Let my enemies be destroyed
by the very evil they have planned for me.
10 Let burning coals fall down on their heads.
Let them be thrown into the fire
or into watery pits from which they can’t escape.
11 Don’t let liars prosper here in our land.
Cause great disasters to fall on the violent.
Psalm 140:9–11 — New Century Version (NCV)
9 Those around me have planned trouble.
Now let it come to them.
10 Let burning coals fall on them.
Throw them into the fire
or into pits from which they cannot escape.
11 Don’t let liars settle in the land.
Let evil quickly hunt down cruel people.
Psalm 140:9–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)
9 As for the head of those that compass me about,
Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
10 Let burning coals fall upon them:
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.
11 An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth:
Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Psalm 140:9–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
9 As for the head of those that encompass me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. 10 Let burning coals fall on them; let them be cast into the fire; into deep waters, that they rise not up again. 11 Let not the man of evil tongue be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the man of violence to his ruin.
Psalm 140:9–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
9 Let the heads of those who surround me
be covered with their own threats.
10 Let burning coals fall on them.
Let them be thrown into a pit, never to rise again.
11 Do not let slanderers prosper on earth.
Let evil hunt down violent people with one blow after another.
Psalm 140:9–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
9 When those who surround me rise up,
may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.
10 Let hot coals fall on them.
Let them be thrown into the fire,
into the abyss, never again to rise.
11 Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.
Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man.
Psalm 140:9–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
9 Those who surround me lift up their heads;
let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
10 Let burning coals fall on them!
Let them be flung into pits, no more to rise!
11 Do not let the slanderer be established in the land;
let evil speedily hunt down the violent!
Psalm 140:9–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
9 With respect to the head of those who surround me,
may the harm of their lips cover them.
10 Let burning coals fall on them;
let them be dropped into the fire,
into bottomless pits from which they cannot rise.
11 Do not let a slanderer be established in the land;
as for the man of violence, let evil hunt him quickly.
Psalm 140:9–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
9 Those who are all around me have caused me trouble
by what their lips have said.
Let that trouble fall on their own heads.
10 Let burning coals fall on people like that.
May they be thrown into the fire.
May they be thrown into muddy pits and never get out.
11 Don’t let men who tell lies about me settle down in the land.
May trouble hunt down those who want to hurt me.
Psalm 140:9–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
9 “As for the head of those who surround me,
May the mischief of their lips cover them.
10 “May burning coals fall upon them;
May they be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits from which they cannot rise.
11 “May a slanderer not be established in the earth;
May evil hunt the violent man speedily.”