Psalms 35:20
ContextNET © | For they do not try to make peace with others, 1 but plan ways to deceive those who are unsuspecting. 2 |
NIV © | They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land. |
NASB © | For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land. |
NLT © | They don’t talk of peace; they plot against innocent people who are minding their own business. |
MSG © | No good is going to come from that crowd; They spend all their time cooking up gossip against those who mind their own business. |
BBE © | For they do not say words of peace; in their deceit they are designing evil things against the quiet ones in the land. |
NRSV © | For they do not speak peace, but they conceive deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land. |
NKJV © | For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful matters Against the quiet ones in the land. |
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NET © | For they do not try to make peace with others, 1 but plan ways to deceive those who are unsuspecting. 2 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “for they do not speak peace.” 2 tn Heb “but against the quiet ones of the land words of deceit they plan.” The imperfect verbal forms in v. 20 highlight their characteristic behavior. |