Psalms 62:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 62:9 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 →
אַ֤ךְ
ʼak
H389
surely
הֶ֥בֶל
hebel
H1892
vapor
בְּנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
אָדָם֮
ʼâdâm
H120
man
כָּזָ֪ב
kâzâb
H3577
lie
בְּנֵ֫י
bên
H1121
son
אִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
בְּמֹאזְנַ֥יִם
môʼzên
H3976
scales
לַעֲל֑וֹת
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
הֵ֝֗מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
מֵהֶ֥בֶל
hebel
H1892
vapor
יָֽחַד
yachad
H3162
together
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World English Bible Public Domain
Surely men of low degree are just a breath, And men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.
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King James Version Public Domain
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Surely sons of a human vapor, sons of a man a lie. To go up on the scales, they together than vapor.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).