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Psalms 62:4

NETBible	They¹ spend all their time planning how to bring him² down.³ They love to use deceit;⁴ they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses.⁵ (Selah)
NIV © biblegateway Psa 62:4	They fully intend to topple him from his lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse. Selah
NASB © biblegateway Psa 62:4	They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position; They delight in falsehood; They bless with their mouth, But inwardly they curse. Selah.
NLT © biblegateway Psa 62:4	They plan to topple me from my high position. They delight in telling lies about me. They are friendly to my face, but they curse me in their hearts. Interlude
MSG © biblegateway Psa 62:4	Anthills plotting to bring down mountains, far gone in make-believe. You talk a good line, but every "blessing" breathes a curse.
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 62:4	Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah.)
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 62:4	Their only plan is to bring down a person of prominence. They take pleasure in falsehood; they bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 62:4	They only consult to cast him down from his high position; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, But they curse inwardly. Selah
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KJV	They only consult <03289> (8804) to cast [him] down <05080> (8687) from his excellency <07613>_: they delight <07521> (8799) in lies <03577>_: they bless <01288> (8762) with their mouth <06310>_, but they curse <07043> (8762) inwardly <07130>_. Selah <05542>_. {inwardly: Heb. in their inward parts}
NASB © biblegateway Psa 62:4	They have counseled <03289> only <0389> to thrust <05080> him down <05080> from his high <07613> position <07613> ; They delight <07521> in falsehood <03577> ; They bless <01288> with their mouth <06310> , But inwardly <07130> they curse <07043> . Selah <05542> .
LXXM	(61:5) plhn <4133> ADV thn <3588> T-ASF timhn <5092> N-ASF mou <1473> P-GS ebouleusanto <1011> V-AMI-3P apwsasyai {V-AMN} edramon <5143> V-AAI-3P en <1722> PREP qeudei <5574> V-PAI-3S tw <3588> T-DSN stomati <4750> N-DSN autwn <846> D-GPM eulogousan <2127> V-PAPAS kai <2532> CONJ th <3588> T-DSF kardia <2588> N-DSF autwn <846> D-GPM kathrwnto {V-IMI-3P} diaqalma {N-NSN}
NET [draft] ITL	They spend all their time planning how to bring <05080> him down <05080> . They love to use <07521> deceit <03577> ; they pronounce blessings <01288> with their mouths <06310> , but inwardly <07130> they utter curses <07043> . (Selah <05542> )
HEBREW	hlo <05542> wllqy <07043> Mbrqbw <07130> wkrby <01288> wypb <06310> bzk <03577> wury <07521> xydhl <05080> wuey <03289> wtavm <07613> Ka <0389> (62:4) <62:5>

NETBible

They¹ spend all their time planning how to bring him² down.³ They love to use deceit;⁴ they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses.⁵ (Selah)

NET Notes

¹tn That is, the psalmist’s enemies addressed in the previous verse.

²tn That is, the generic “man” referred to in the previous verse.

³tn Heb “only from his lofty place [or perhaps, “dignity”] they plan to drive [him] away.”

⁴tn Heb “they delight [in] a lie.”

⁵sn The enemies use deceit to bring down their victim. They make him think they are his friends by pronouncing blessings upon him, but inwardly they desire his demise.