Parallel Verses

King James 2000

Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

New American Standard Bible

Put them in fear, O Lord;
Let the nations know that they are but men. Selah.

King James Version

Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Holman Bible

Put terror in them, Lord;
let the nations know they are only men.Selah

International Standard Version

Make them afraid, LORD, Let the nations know that they are only human. Interlude

A Conservative Version

Put them in fear, O LORD. Let the nations know themselves to be but men. Selah.

American Standard Version

Put them in fear, O Jehovah: Let the nations know themselves to be but men. Selah

Amplified


Put them in [reverent] fear of You, O Lord,
So that the nations may know they are but [frail and mortal] men. Selah.

Bible in Basic English

Put them in fear, O Lord, so that the nations may see that they are only men. (Selah.)

Darby Translation

Put them in fear, Jehovah: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Julia Smith Translation

Put fear to them, O Jehovah: the nations shall know they are man. Silence.

Lexham Expanded Bible

O Yahweh, put them in fear. Let [the] nations know they [are merely] human. Selah

Modern King James verseion

Put them in fear, O Jehovah, let the nations know they are but men. Selah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O LORD, put a schoolmaster over them, that the Heathen may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

NET Bible

Terrify them, Lord! Let the nations know they are mere mortals! (Selah)

New Heart English Bible

Put them in fear, LORD. Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah.

The Emphasized Bible

Appoint, O Yahweh, a terror for them, - Let the nations know that they are men. Selah.

Webster

Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

World English Bible

Put them in fear, Yahweh. Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah.

Youngs Literal Translation

Appoint, O Jehovah, a director to them, Let nations know they are men! Selah.

References

Easton

Man

Context Readings

Celebration Of God's Justice

19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the nations be judged in your sight. 20 Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Cross References

Isaiah 31:3

Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helps shall fall, and he that is helped shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.

Exodus 15:16

Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of your arm they shall be as still as a stone; till your people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, whom you have purchased.

Exodus 23:27

I will send my fear before you, and will destroy all the people to whom you shall come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs unto you.

Deuteronomy 2:25

This day will I begin to put the dread of you and the fear of you upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear reports of you, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of you.

Psalm 62:9

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: if laid on the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

Psalm 76:12

He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is fearful to the kings of the earth.

Psalm 82:6-7

I have said, You are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

Jeremiah 32:40

And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.

Ezekiel 28:2

Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD; Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet you are a man, and not God, though you set your heart as the heart of God:

Ezekiel 28:9

Will you yet say before him that slays you, I am a god? but you shall be a man, and no god, in the hand of him that slays you.

Ezekiel 30:13

Thus says the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Memphis; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.

Acts 12:22-23

And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.

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