Psalms 139:20

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

biblegateway Psa 139:20

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

biblegateway Psa 139:20

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

biblegateway Psa 139:20

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

biblegateway Psa 139:20

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

SABDAweb Psa 139:20

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

bibleoremus Psa 139:20

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

biblegateway Psa 139:20

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

biblegateway Psa 139:20

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

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).