Psalms 139:20

NETBible

They 1  rebel against you 2  and act deceitfully; 3  your enemies lie. 4 

NIV ©

They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name.

NASB ©

For they speak against You wickedly, And Your enemies take Your name in vain.

NLT ©

They blaspheme you; your enemies take your name in vain.

MSG ©

all the men and women who belittle you, God, infatuated with cheap god-imitations.

BBE ©

For they go against you with evil designs, and your haters make sport of your name.

NRSV ©

those who speak of you maliciously, and lift themselves up against you for evil!

NKJV ©

For they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain.

KJV
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NASB ©
For they speak
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NET [draft] ITL
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HEBREW
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NETBible

They 1  rebel against you 2  and act deceitfully; 3  your enemies lie. 4 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “who.”

2 tc Heb “they speak [of] you.” The suffixed form of the verb אָמַר (’amar, “to speak”) is peculiar. The translation assumes an emendation to יַמְרֻךָ (yamrukha), a Hiphil form from מָרָה (marah, “to rebel”; see Ps 78:40).

3 tn Heb “by deceit.”

4 tc Heb “lifted up for emptiness, your cities.” The Hebrew text as it stands makes no sense. The form נָשֻׂא (nasu’; a Qal passive participle) should be emended to נָשְׂאוּ (nosÿu; a Qal perfect, third common plural, “[they] lift up”). Many emend עָרֶיךָ (’arekha, “your cities”) to עָלֶיךָ (’alekha, “against you”), but it is preferable to understand the noun as an Aramaism and translate “your enemies” (see Dan 4:16 and L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 [WBC], 253).