Parallel Verses
Amplified
For look, the wicked are bending the bow;
They take aim with their arrow on the string
To shoot [by stealth] in darkness at the upright in heart.
New American Standard Bible
They
To
King James Version
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
Holman Bible
they put the
to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
International Standard Version
Look, the wicked have bent their bow and placed their arrow on the string, to shoot from the darkness at the upright in heart.
A Conservative Version
For, lo, the wicked bend the bow. They make ready their arrow upon the string that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
American Standard Version
For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart;
Bible in Basic English
See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.
Darby Translation
For behold, the wicked bend the bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may in darkness shoot at the upright in heart.
Julia Smith Translation
For behold, the unjust will bend the bow, they prepared their arrow upon the cord, they will shoot in darkness the upright of heart
King James 2000
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For look: The wicked {string the bow}. They have fitted their arrow to [the] string, to shoot from [the] darkness at the upright of heart.
Modern King James verseion
for lo, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow on the string, so that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For lo, the ungodly bend their bow, and make ready their arrows within the quiver, that they may privily shoot at them which are true of heart.
NET Bible
For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.
New Heart English Bible
For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
The Emphasized Bible
For lo! the lawless, bend the bow They have fixed their arrow upon the string, To shoot in the darkness at the upright in heart:
Webster
For lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
World English Bible
For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
Youngs Literal Translation
For lo, the wicked tread a bow, They have prepared their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 11:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Refuge In The Lord
1
How can you say to me, “Flee like a bird to your mountain;
2
For look, the wicked are bending the bow;
They take aim with their arrow on the string
To shoot [by stealth] in darkness at the upright in heart.
“If the foundations [of a godly society] are destroyed,
What can the righteous do?”
Cross References
Psalm 7:10
My shield and my defense depend on God,
Who saves the upright in heart.
Psalm 21:12
For You will make them turn their backs [in defeat];
You will aim Your bowstring [of divine justice] at their faces.
Psalm 37:14
The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow
To cast down the afflicted and the needy,
To slaughter those who are upright in conduct [those with personal integrity and godly character].
Jeremiah 9:3
“They bend their tongue like their bow;
[Their] lies and not truth prevail and grow strong in the land;
For they proceed from evil to evil,
And they do not know and understand and acknowledge Me,” says the Lord.
1 Samuel 18:21
Saul said, “I will give her to him so that she may become a snare (bad influence, source of trouble) to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David for a second time, “You shall be my son-in-law today.”
1 Samuel 23:9
But David knew that Saul was plotting evil against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”
Psalm 7:12
If a man does not repent, God will sharpen His sword;
He has strung and bent His [mighty] bow and made it ready.
Psalm 10:2
In pride and arrogance the wicked hotly pursue and persecute the afflicted;
Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
Psalm 10:8-9
He lurks in ambush in the villages;
In hiding places he kills the innocent;
He lies in wait for the unfortunate [the unhappy, the poor, the helpless].
Psalm 32:11
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous [who actively seek right standing with Him];
Shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
Psalm 64:3-5
Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,
Psalm 64:10
The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in Him;
All the upright in heart will glory and offer praise.
Psalm 94:15
For judgment will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.
Psalm 97:11
Light is sown [like seed] for the righteous and illuminates their path,
And [irrepressible] joy [is spread] for the upright in heart [who delight in His favor and protection].
Psalm 125:4
Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
And to those who are upright in their hearts.
Psalm 142:3
When my spirit was overwhelmed and weak within me [wrapped in darkness],
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have hidden a trap for me.
Matthew 26:4
and plotted together to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill Him.
Acts 23:12-15
Now when day came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under an oath (curse), saying that they would not eat or drink until they had killed Paul.