Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name. New Living Translation They blaspheme you; your enemies misuse your name. English Standard Version They speak against you with malicious intent; your enemies take your name in vain. Berean Standard Bible who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain. King James Bible For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain. New King James Version For they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain. New American Standard Bible For they speak against You wickedly, And Your enemies take Your name in vain. NASB 1995 For they speak against You wickedly, And Your enemies take Your name in vain. NASB 1977 For they speak against Thee wickedly, And Thine enemies take Thy name in vain. Legacy Standard Bible For they speak against You wickedly, And Your enemies take Your name in vain. Amplified Bible For they speak against You wickedly, Your enemies take Your name in vain. Christian Standard Bible who invoke you deceitfully. Your enemies swear by you falsely. Holman Christian Standard Bible who invoke You deceitfully. Your enemies swear by You falsely. American Standard Version For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take thy name in vain. Contemporary English Version They are always rebelling and speaking evil of you. English Revised Version For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain. GOD'S WORD® Translation They say wicked things about you. Your enemies misuse your name. Good News Translation They say wicked things about you; they speak evil things against your name. International Standard Version who speak against you with evil motives, your enemies who are acting in vain. Majority Standard Bible who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain. NET Bible They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie. New Heart English Bible For they speak against you wickedly. Your enemies take your name in vain. Webster's Bible Translation For they speak against thee wickedly, and thy enemies take thy name in vain. World English Bible For they speak against you wickedly. Your enemies take your name in vain. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWho exchange You for wickedness, "" Your enemies [are] lifted up to vanity. Young's Literal Translation Who exchange Thee for wickedness, Lifted up to vanity are Thine enemies. Smith's Literal Translation For they will say to thee for mischief; thine enemies were lifted up for vanity. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBecause you say in thought: They shall receive thy cities in vain. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Your foes who conspire a plot against you are exalted in vain. New Revised Standard Version those who speak of you maliciously, and lift themselves up against you for evil! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor they speak against thee, and have taken thy city without cause. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because they have spoken against you and they have taken your city without a cause! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Who utter Thy name with wicked thought, They take it for falsehood, even Thine enemies-- Brenton Septuagint Translation For thou wilt say concerning their thought, that they shall take thy cities in vain. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context You Have Searched Me and Known Me…19O God, that You would slay the wicked—away from me, you bloodthirsty men— 20who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain. 21Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?… Cross References Exodus 20:7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain. Leviticus 24:16 Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death. Matthew 12:36-37 But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. / For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” Romans 1:30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. James 3:9-10 With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. / Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be! Isaiah 52:5 And now what have I here? declares the LORD. For My people have been taken without cause; those who rule them taunt, declares the LORD, and My name is blasphemed continually all day long. Ezekiel 36:20-23 And wherever they went among the nations, they profaned My holy name, because it was said of them, ‘These are the people of the LORD, yet they had to leave His land.’ / But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they had gone. / Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: It is not for your sake that I will act, O house of Israel, but for My holy name, which you profaned among the nations to which you went. ... 2 Timothy 3:2-5 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, / traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, ... 1 Timothy 1:13 I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy. Jeremiah 23:36 But refer no more to the burden of the LORD, for each man’s word becomes the burden, so that you pervert the words of the living God, the LORD of Hosts, our God. 2 Peter 2:12 These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed. Jude 1:15 to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.” Revelation 13:6 And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven. 1 Samuel 17:45 But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. Nehemiah 9:26 But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. Treasury of Scripture For they speak against you wickedly, and your enemies take your name in vain. for they speak Psalm 73:8,9 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily… Psalm 74:18,22,23 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name… Job 21:14,15 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways… thine Psalm 2:1-3 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? … Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Jump to Previous Adversaries Defy Designs Enemies Evil Exchange Falsehood Haters Intent Lift Maliciously Misuse Speak Sport Themselves Thought Utter Vain Vanity Wicked Wickedly WickednessJump to Next Adversaries Defy Designs Enemies Evil Exchange Falsehood Haters Intent Lift Maliciously Misuse Speak Sport Themselves Thought Utter Vain Vanity Wicked Wickedly WickednessPsalm 139 1. David praises God for his all-seeing providence17. And for this infinite mercies 19. He defies the wicked 23. He prays for sincerity who speak of You deceitfully This phrase highlights the actions of those who misrepresent or distort the truth about God. The Hebrew root for "deceitfully" is "שָׁקַר" (shakar), which means to lie or deceive. In the biblical context, deceit is often associated with false prophets or those who lead others away from the truth of God's word. Historically, Israel faced many challenges from within and without, where individuals or groups would twist God's words for personal gain or to lead people astray. This phrase serves as a warning against the dangers of false teachings and the importance of adhering to the truth of Scripture. It calls believers to be vigilant and discerning, ensuring that their understanding and proclamation of God align with His revealed truth. Your enemies take Your name in vain And thine enemies.--The state of the text is unsatisfactory. The subject to the verb must be that of the last clause, and the rendering "enemies" of a word properly meaning cities is very doubtful, in spite of 1Samuel 28:16 (but Aquila has "rivals," and Symmachus" adversaries"), where there is also a textual correction required. Of the various proposed emendations, the simplest produces "And rise up against them in vain." Verse 20. - For they speak against thee wickedly; literally, who speak of thee for wickedness; i.e. use thy Name for the accomplishment of wicked ends. And thine enemies take thy Name in vain. The text must be altered to produce this meaning. As it stands, it can only be rendered, "Thine enemies lift up [their scull to vanity" (comp. Psalm 24:4).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that invoke You יֹ֭אמְרֻךָ (yō·mə·ru·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say with deceit; לִמְזִמָּ֑ה (lim·zim·māh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4209: A plan, evil, sometimes good Your enemies עָרֶֽיךָ׃ (‘ā·re·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6145: Perhaps adversary take נָשֻׂ֖א (nā·śu) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take [Your name] in vain. לַשָּׁ֣וְא (laš·šāw) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7723: Evil, idolatry, uselessness Links Psalm 139:20 NIVPsalm 139:20 NLT Psalm 139:20 ESV Psalm 139:20 NASB Psalm 139:20 KJV Psalm 139:20 BibleApps.com Psalm 139:20 Biblia Paralela Psalm 139:20 Chinese Bible Psalm 139:20 French Bible Psalm 139:20 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 139:20 For they speak against you wickedly (Psalm Ps Psa.) |