Psalm 62:3
King James Version (KJV)
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
In context
1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Psalm 62:3 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
- WEB World English Bible
- How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down, like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
- ASV American Standard Version
- How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Till when do ye devise mischief against a man? Ye are destroyed all of you, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.
- DBY Darby Translation
- How long will ye assail a man; will ye [seek], all of you, to break him down as a bowing wall or a tottering fence?
- WBS Webster Bible
- How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be , and as a tottering fence.