Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
because of the voice of the enemy, and because of the oppression of the wicked. They bring down evil upon me, and in anger they hate me.
New American Standard Bible
Because of the
For they
And in anger they
King James Version
Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
Holman Bible
because of the pressure
For they bring down disaster on me
and harass me in anger.
A Conservative Version
because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me.
American Standard Version
Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they cast iniquity upon me, And in anger they persecute me.
Amplified
Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the pressure of the wicked;
For they bring down trouble on me,
And in anger they persecute me.
Bible in Basic English
I am troubled because of the voice of the cruel ones, because of the loud cry of the evil-doers; for they put a weight of evil on me, and they are cruel in their hate for me.
Darby Translation
Because of the voice of the enemy; because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me.
Julia Smith Translation
From the voice of the enemy, from the face of the oppression of the unjust one: for they will bring down vanity upon me, for in anger they will lie in wait for me.
King James 2000
Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
because of [the] voice [of] an enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked, because they bring down evil on me, and in anger they hold a grudge [against] me.
Modern King James verseion
from the voice of the enemy, from the oppression of the wicked, for they shake trouble over me, and in wrath they hate me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The enemy crieth so, and the ungodly cometh on so fast: for they are minded to do me some mischief, so maliciously are they set against me.
NET Bible
because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.
New Heart English Bible
Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.
The Emphasized Bible
Because of the noise of the enemy, By reason of the oppression of the lawless one, For they would let trouble drop upon me, And, in anger, would they entrap me.
Webster
Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
World English Bible
Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.
Youngs Literal Translation
Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 55:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Betrayal By A Friend
2 Pay attention to me and answer me. I moan and groan in my thoughts, 3 because of the voice of the enemy, and because of the oppression of the wicked. They bring down evil upon me, and in anger they hate me. 4 My heart is trembling within me, and the terrors of death have assaulted me.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:7-8
"Get out of here! Get out!" Shimei yelled as he cursed. "You murderer! You who think you're above the law!
2 Samuel 15:3
Absalom would respond, "Look, your claims are valid and defensible, but nobody will listen to you on behalf of the king.
2 Samuel 19:19
Just as the king was about to ford the Jordan River, Gera's son Shimei fell down in front of the king and addressed him, "May your majesty not hold me guilty. Don't remember how your servant did wrong the day your majesty the king left Jerusalem. May the king not let it burden his heart,
Psalm 12:5
"Because the poor are being oppressed, because the needy are sighing, I will now arise," says the LORD, "I will establish in safety those who yearn for it."
Psalm 17:9
from the wicked who have afflicted me, from my enemies who have surrounded me.
Psalm 27:12
Do not hand me over to the desires of my enemies; for false witnesses have risen up against me; even the one who breathes out violence.
Psalm 35:11
False witnesses stepped forward and questioned me concerning things about which I knew nothing.
Psalm 54:3
For the arrogant have arisen against me; oppressors have sought to take my life. They do not keep God in mind! Interlude
Psalm 71:11
and say, "God has abandoned him. Run after him and seize him, because there's no deliverer."
Psalm 73:8
In their mockery they speak evil; from their arrogant position they speak oppression.
Lamentations 3:34-36
When any of the prisoners of the earth are crushed underfoot,
Matthew 26:59
Meanwhile, the high priests and the whole Council were looking for false testimony against Jesus in order to have him put to death.