Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.

New American Standard Bible

Those who follow after wickedness draw near;
They are far from Your law.

King James Version

They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

Holman Bible

Those who pursue evil plans come near;
they are far from Your instruction.

International Standard Version

Those who pursue wickedness draw near; they remain far from your instruction.

A Conservative Version

They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from thy law.

American Standard Version

They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; They are far from thy law.

Amplified


Those who follow after wickedness approach;
They are far from Your law.

Bible in Basic English

Those who have evil designs against me come near; they are far from your law.

Darby Translation

They have drawn nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

Julia Smith Translation

They drew near pursuing mischief: they removed far off from thy law.

King James 2000

They draw near that follow after evil: they are far from your law.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[Those who] pursue a [wicked] purpose draw near; they are far from your law.

Modern King James verseion

They draw near, those who follow after wickedness; they are far from Your Law.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They draw nigh that of malice persecute me, and are far from thy law.

NET Bible

Those who are eager to do wrong draw near; they are far from your law.

New Heart English Bible

They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your Law.

The Emphasized Bible

They have drawn near, who pursue villainy, From thy law, have they gone far away.

Webster

They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

World English Bible

They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your law.

Verse Info

Context Readings

Qoph

149 My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me. 150 Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off. 151 Near art Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands are truth.


Cross References

1 Samuel 23:16

And Jonathan son of Saul riseth, and goeth unto David to the forest, and strengtheneth his hand in God,

2 Samuel 17:16

and now, send hastily, and declare to David, saying, Lodge not to-night in the plains of the wilderness, and also, certainly pass over, lest there be a swallowing up of the king and of all the people who are with him.'

Job 21:14

And they say to God, 'Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

Psalm 22:11-13

Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.

Psalm 22:16

And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet.

Psalm 27:2

When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.

Psalm 50:17

Yea, thou hast hated instruction, And dost cast My words behind thee.

Proverbs 1:7

Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

Proverbs 1:22

'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 28:9

Whoso is turning his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.

Matthew 26:46-47

Rise, let us go; lo, he hath come nigh who is delivering me up.'

Ephesians 2:13-14

and now, in Christ Jesus, ye being once afar off became nigh in the blood of the Christ,

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