Psalms 40:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 40:14 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 →
יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ
bûwsh
H954
to be ashamed
וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ
châphêr
H2659
to be ashamed
יַחַד֮
yachad
H3162
together
מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י
bâqash
H1245
to seek
נַפְשִׁ֗י
nephesh
H5315
soul
לִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּ
çâphâh
H5595
to sweep away
יִסֹּ֣גוּ
çûwg
H5472
to backslide
אָ֭חוֹר
ʼâchôwr
H268
behind
וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ
kâlam
H3637
to shame
חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י
châphêts
H2655
delighting
רָעָתִֽי
raʻ
H7451
evil
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
Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.
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King James Version Public Domain
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Let them have shame and have disgrace together, the seekers of my life to sweep it away. Let them be turned back and be confounded, those pleased with my harm.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).