Other translations
American Standard Version
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They will lie in wait and they will stay and they will watch my steps as they lay wait for my life.
Darby Bible Translation
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves; they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
They will dwell and hide themselves: they will watch my heel. As they have waited for my soul,
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, even as they have waited for my soul.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life.
God's Word
They attack, and then they hide. They watch my every step as they wait to take my life.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
International Standard Version
They gather together and hide in ambush. They watch my every step as they lie in wait for my life.
NET Bible
They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.
New American Standard Bible
They attack, they lurk, They watch my steps, As they have waited to take my life.
New International Version
They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.
New Living Translation
They come together to spy on me--watching my every step, eager to kill me.
Webster's Bible Translation
They assemble themselves, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
The World English Bible
They conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.
EasyEnglish Bible
They hide and they watch me. They watch me wherever I go, and they hope to kill me.
Young‘s Literal Translation
They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.
New Life Version
They go after me as in a fight. They hide themselves. They watch my steps, as they have waited to take my life.
The Voice Bible
They conspire, then lurk about. They eye my every move, Waiting to steal my very life.
Living Bible
They meet together to perfect their plans; they hide beside the trail, listening for my steps, waiting to kill me.
New Catholic Bible
All day long they slander me; their one thought is to bring evil upon me.
Legacy Standard Bible
They attack, they lurk, They watch my heels, As they have hoped to take my life.
Jubilee Bible 2000
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps when they wait for my soul.
Christian Standard Bible
They stir up strife, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
Amplified Bible © 1954
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they watch my steps, even as they have [expectantly] waited for my life.
New Century Version
They wait. They hide. They watch my steps, hoping to kill me.
The Message
They don’t let up— they smear my reputation and huddle to plot my collapse. They gang up, sneak together through the alleys To take me by surprise, wait their chance to get me.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
They gather together. They hide. They try to trip me by grabbing my heels while they wait to take my life.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
They stir up strife, they lurk, they watch my steps. As they hoped to have my life,
Good News Translation®
They gather in hiding places and watch everything I do, hoping to kill me.
Wycliffe Bible
They shall dwell, and they shall hide; they shall ambush mine heel. As they abide my life (But though they lie in wait for my life),
Contemporary English Version
They attack from ambush, watching my every step and hoping to kill me.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
They band themselves together, they lurk, they watch my steps. As they have waited for my life,
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
They stir up strife; they lurk; they watch my steps, as they hoped to take my life.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
They stir up strife, they lurk, they watch my steps. As they hoped to have my life,
Common English Bible © 2011
They get together and set an ambush— they are watching my steps, hoping for my death.
Amplified Bible © 2015
They attack, they hide and lurk, They watch my steps, As they have [expectantly] waited to take my life.
English Standard Version Anglicised
They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
All the day they foil my plans; their every thought is of evil against me.
New American Standard Bible
They attack, they lurk, They watch my steps, As they have waited to take my life.
The Expanded Bible
They ·wait [or attack; or strive]. They hide. They watch my ·steps [L heels], hoping to kill me.
Tree of Life Version
All day they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.
Revised Standard Version
They band themselves together, they lurk, they watch my steps. As they have waited for my life,
New International Reader's Version
They get together and hide. They watch my steps. They hope to kill me.
BRG Bible
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
Complete Jewish Bible
All day long they twist my words; their only thought is to harm me.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
They stir up strife, they lurk, they watch my steps. As they hoped to have my life,
Orthodox Jewish Bible
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they are shomer over my steps, when they wait for my nefesh.
Names of God Bible
They attack, and then they hide. They watch my every step as they wait to take my life.
Modern English Version
They stir up strife, they lurk, they watch my steps, when they wait for my life.
Easy-to-Read Version
They hide together and watch every move I make, hoping for some way to kill me.
International Children’s Bible
They wait. They hide. They watch my steps. They hope to kill me.
Lexham English Bible
They attack, they hide, they watch my steps, as they lie in wait for my life.
New International Version - UK
They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.