Psalms 57:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 57:4 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 →
נַפְשִׁ֤י
nephesh
H5315
soul
בְּת֥וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
לְבָאִם֮
lâbîyʼ
H3833
lion
אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
לֹ֫הֲטִ֥ים
lâhaṭ
H3857
to burn
בְּֽנֵי
bên
H1121
son
אָדָ֗ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
שִׁ֭נֵּיהֶם
shên
H8127
tooth
חֲנִ֣ית
chănîyth
H2595
spear
וְחִצִּ֑ים
chêts
H2671
arrow
וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם
lâshôwn
H3956
tongue
חֶ֣רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
חַדָּֽה
chad
H2299
sharp
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
My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.
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King James Version Public Domain
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
My soul in the midst of lions; I must lie down blazing ones, sons of man. Their teeth a spear and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).