Psalms 31:13,18
Psalms 31:13 New King James Version (NKJV)
For I hear the slander of many; Fear is on every side; While they take counsel together against me, They scheme to take away my life.
Psalms 31:18 New King James Version (NKJV)
Let the lying lips be put to silence, Which speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
Psalms 31:13 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
For I hear the whispering of many— terror on every side!— as they scheme together against me, as they plot to take my life.
Psalm 31:18 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Let the lying lips be mute, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
Psalms 31:6-13 The Message (MSG)
I hate all this silly religion, but you, GOD, I trust. I’m leaping and singing in the circle of your love; you saw my pain, you disarmed my tormentors, You didn’t leave me in their clutches but gave me room to breathe. Be kind to me, GOD— I’m in deep, deep trouble again. I’ve cried my eyes out; I feel hollow inside. My life leaks away, groan by groan; my years fade out in sighs. My troubles have worn me out, turned my bones to powder. To my enemies I’m a monster; I’m ridiculed by the neighbors. My friends are horrified; they cross the street to avoid me. They want to blot me from memory, forget me like a corpse in a grave, discard me like a broken dish in the trash. The street-talk gossip has me “criminally insane”! Behind locked doors they plot how to ruin me for good.
Psalms 31:14-18 The Message (MSG)
Desperate, I throw myself on you: you are my God! Hour by hour I place my days in your hand, safe from the hands out to get me. Warm me, your servant, with a smile; save me because you love me. Don’t embarrass me by not showing up; I’ve given you plenty of notice. Embarrass the wicked, stand them up, leave them stupidly shaking their heads as they drift down to hell. Gag those loudmouthed liars who heckle me, your follower, with jeers and catcalls.
Psalms 31:13 King James Version (KJV)
For I have heard the slander of many: Fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, They devised to take away my life.
Psalm 31:18 King James Version (KJV)
Let the lying lips be put to silence; Which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
Psalms 31:13 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For I have heard the slander of many, Terror is on every side; While they took counsel together against me, They schemed to take away my life.
Psalms 31:18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Let the lying lips be mute, Which speak arrogantly against the righteous With pride and contempt.
Psalms 31:13 New Century Version (NCV)
I have heard many insults. Terror is all around me. They make plans against me and want to kill me.
Psalms 31:18 New Century Version (NCV)
With pride and hatred they speak against those who do right. So silence their lying lips.
Psalms 31:13 American Standard Version (ASV)
For I have heard the defaming of many, Terror on every side: While they took counsel together against me, They devised to take away my life.
Psalms 31:18 American Standard Version (ASV)
Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.
Psalms 31:13 New International Version (NIV)
For I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side!” They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
Psalms 31:18 New International Version (NIV)
Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.
Psalms 31:13 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For I have heard the slander and whispering of many, Terror is on every side; While they schemed together against me, They plotted to take away my life. [Jer 20:10]
Psalms 31:18 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Let the lying lips be mute, Which speak insolently and arrogantly against the [consistently] righteous With pride and contempt.
Psalms 31:13 New Living Translation (NLT)
I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life.
Psalms 31:18 New Living Translation (NLT)
Silence their lying lips— those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.