Psalms 11:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 11:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
הִנֵּ֪ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
הָרְשָׁעִ֡ים
râshâʻ
H7563
wicked
יִדְרְכ֬וּן
dârak
H1869
to tread
קֶ֗שֶׁת
qesheth
H7198
bow
כּוֹנְנ֣וּ
kûwn
H3559
to be established
חִצָּ֣ם
chêts
H2671
arrow
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יֶ֑תֶר
yether
H3499
remainder
לִיר֥וֹת
yârâh
H3384
to throw
בְּמוֹ
bᵉmôw
H1119
in
אֹ֝֗פֶל
ʼôphel
H652
darkness
לְיִשְׁרֵי
yâshâr
H3477
upright
לֵֽב
lêb
H3820
heart
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
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King James Version Public Domain
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For behold, the wicked, they bend a bow; they have set their arrow on the string to shoot in the darkness at the upright of heart.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).