Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; Lest mine adversaries rejoice when I am moved.

New American Standard Bible

And my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
And my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken.

King James Version

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

Holman Bible

My enemy will say, “I have triumphed over him,”
and my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.

International Standard Version

Otherwise, my enemy will say, "I have overcome him;" Otherwise, my persecutor will rejoice when I am shaken.

A Conservative Version

lest my enemy say, I have prevailed against him, [lest] my adversaries rejoice when I am moved.

Amplified


And my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
And my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken.

Bible in Basic English

And he who is against me may not say, I have overcome him; and those who are troubling me may not be glad when I am moved.

Darby Translation

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him! lest mine adversaries be joyful when I am moved.

Julia Smith Translation

Look upon, answer me, O Jehovah my God: enlighten mine eyes, lest I shall sleep the death;

King James 2000

Lest my enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[and] lest my enemy should say, "I have overcome him," [lest] my enemies rejoice because I am shaken.

Modern King James verseion

lest my enemy say, I have overcome him, and my foes rejoice when I am shaken.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

lest mine enemy say, "I have prevailed against him." For if I be cast down, they that trouble me will rejoice at it.

NET Bible

Then my enemy will say, "I have defeated him!" Then my foes will rejoice because I am upended.

New Heart English Bible

Lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed against him;" Lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.

The Emphasized Bible

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed over him! and, mine adversaries, exult, that I totter.

Webster

Lest my enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

World English Bible

Lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed against him;" Lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.

Youngs Literal Translation

Lest mine enemy say, 'I overcame him,' Mine adversaries joy when I am moved.

Verse Info

Context Readings

A Plea For Deliverance

3 Consider and answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the'sleep of death; 4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; Lest mine adversaries rejoice when I am moved. 5 But I have trusted in thy lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

Cross References

Psalm 25:2

O my God, in thee have I trusted, Let me not be put to shame; Let not mine enemies triumph over me.

Psalm 38:16

For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

Joshua 7:9

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do for thy great name?

Psalm 9:19

Arise, O Jehovah; let not man prevail: Let the nations be judged in thy sight.

Psalm 10:11

He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten; He hideth his face; he will never see it.

Psalm 35:19

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

Psalm 35:25

Let them not say in their heart, Aha, so would we have it: Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

Psalm 55:22

Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Psalm 62:2

He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.

Psalm 62:6

He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not be moved.

Psalm 112:6

For he shall never be moved; The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance.

Psalm 121:1-3

I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come?

Proverbs 12:3

A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

Jeremiah 1:19

And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to deliver thee.

Lamentations 1:16

For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water; Because the comforter that should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy hath prevailed.

Ezekiel 35:12-15

And thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, have heard all thy revilings which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to devour.

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