Psalm 37:13–14

13 pThe Lord laughs at him,

For He sees that qhis day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn the sword

And have bent their bow,

To cast down the poor and needy,

To slay those who are of upright conduct.

Psalm 37:13–14 — The New International Version (NIV)

13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,

for he knows their day is coming.

14 The wicked draw the sword

and bend the bow

to bring down the poor and needy,

to slay those whose ways are upright.

Psalm 37:13–14 — English Standard Version (ESV)

13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,

for he sees that his day is coming.

14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows

to bring down the poor and needy,

to slay those whose way is upright;

Psalm 37:13–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

13 The Lord shall laugh at him:

For he seeth that his day is coming.

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

To cast down the poor and needy,

And to slay such as be of upright conversation.

Psalm 37:13–14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

13 But the Lord just laughs,

for he sees their day of judgment coming.

14 The wicked draw their swords

and string their bows

to kill the poor and the oppressed,

to slaughter those who do right.

Psalm 37:13–14 — New Century Version (NCV)

13 But the Lord laughs at the wicked,

because he sees that their day is coming.

14 The wicked draw their swords

and bend their bows

to kill the poor and helpless,

to kill those who are honest.

Psalm 37:13–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

13 The Lord will laugh at him;

For he seeth that his day is coming.

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

To cast down the poor and needy,

To slay such as are upright in the way.

Psalm 37:13–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

13 The Lord laugheth at him; for he seeth that his day is coming. 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in the way:

Psalm 37:13–14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

13 The Lord laughs at him

because he has seen that his time is coming.

14 Wicked people pull out their swords and bend their bows

to kill oppressed and needy people,

to slaughter those who are decent.

Psalm 37:13–14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

13 The Lord laughs at him

because He sees that his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the bow

to bring down the afflicted and needy

and to slaughter those whose way is upright.

Psalm 37:13–14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,

for he sees that their day is coming.

14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows

to bring down the poor and needy,

to kill those who walk uprightly;

Psalm 37:13–14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

13 The Lord laughs at him,

for he sees that his day is coming.

14 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.

Psalm 37:13–14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

13 But the Lord laughs at those who do evil.

He knows the day is coming when he will judge them.

14 Sinners pull out their swords.

They bend their bows.

They want to kill poor and needy people.

They plan to murder those who lead honest lives.

Psalm 37:13–14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

13 The Lord laughs at him,

For He sees his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow

To cast down the afflicted and the needy,

To slay those who are upright in conduct.

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