Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Ashamed are the proud, For with falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.
New American Standard Bible
But I shall
King James Version
Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
Holman Bible
for slandering me with lies;
I will meditate on Your precepts.
International Standard Version
May the arrogant become ashamed, because they have subverted me with deceit; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
A Conservative Version
Let the proud be put to shame, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on thy precepts.
American Standard Version
Let the proud be put to shame; For they have overthrown me wrongfully: But I will meditate on thy precepts.
Amplified
Let the arrogant be ashamed and humiliated, for they sabotage me with a lie;
But I will meditate on Your precepts.
Bible in Basic English
Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.
Darby Translation
Let the proud be ashamed; for they have acted perversely towards me with falsehood: as for me, I meditate in thy precepts.
Julia Smith Translation
The proud shall be ashamed, for they acted perversely to me without cause: I will meditate in thy charges
King James 2000
Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in your precepts.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let the arrogant be put to shame, because they have wronged me [with] lies. As for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
Modern King James verseion
Let the proud be ashamed; for they perverted my cause with lying; I will think on Your Commandments.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about to destroy me; but I will be occupied in thy commandments.
NET Bible
May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! But I meditate on your precepts.
New Heart English Bible
Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.
The Emphasized Bible
Let insolent men, be ashamed, because, by means of falsehood, they have dealt with me perversely, I, will meditate in thy precepts.
Webster
Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
World English Bible
Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 119:78
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1 Samuel 24:10-12
Lo, this day have thine eyes seen how that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and one said to slay thee, and mine eye hath pity on thee, and I say, I do not put forth my hand against my lord, for the anointed of Jehovah he is.
1 Samuel 24:17
And he saith unto David, 'More righteous thou art than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;
1 Samuel 26:18
and he saith, 'Why is this -- my lord is pursuing after his servant? for what have I done, and what is in my hand evil?
Psalm 1:2
But -- in the law of Jehovah is his delight, And in His law he doth meditate by day and by night:
Psalm 7:3-5
O Jehovah, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands,
Psalm 25:3
Also let none waiting on Thee be ashamed, Let the treacherous dealers without cause be ashamed.
Psalm 35:7
For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul.
Psalm 35:26
They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.
Psalm 69:4
Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I took not away -- I bring back.
Psalm 109:3
They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.
Psalm 119:21
Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.
Psalm 119:23
Princes also sat -- against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes,
Psalm 119:51
The proud have utterly scorned me, From Thy law I have not turned aside.
Psalm 119:85-86
The proud have digged for me pits, That are not according to Thy law.
Jeremiah 50:32
And stumbled hath pride, And he hath fallen, and hath no raiser up, And I have kindled a fire in his cities, And it hath devoured all round about him.
John 15:25
but -- that the word may be fulfilled that was written in their law -- They hated me without a cause.
1 Peter 2:20
for what renown is it, if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure it? but if, doing good and suffering for it, ye do endure, this is gracious with God,