Acts 4:25
The Believers’ Prayer
24When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them. 25You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 26The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’
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Berean Standard Bible
You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David:
‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
American Standard Version (1901)
who by the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David thy servant, didst say, Why did the Gentiles rage,
And the peoples imagine vain things?
Bible in Basic English
Who has said, by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David your servant, Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?
Douay-Rheims 1899
Who, by the Holy Ghost, by the mouth of our father David, thy servant, hast said: Why did the Gentiles rage, and the people meditate vain things?
Free Bible Version
You spoke by the Holy Spirit through David, our forefather and your servant, saying ‘Why did the people of the other nations become so angry? Why did they plot so foolishly against me?
Geneva Bible 1599
Which by the mouth of thy seruant Dauid hast saide, Why did the Gentiles rage, and the people imagine vaine things?
King James (Authorized) Version
Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
Plain English Version
The Holy Spirit talked to your man, David, our grand-father that lived a long time ago, and the Holy Spirit told him to write this in God’s book. David wrote, ‘The people from different countries are really angry,
and they are talking about doing something stupid, something that will not work.
Translation for Translators
The Holy Spirit caused our ancestor, King David [MTY], who served you, to write these words: It is ridiculous [RHQ] that the non-Jews became angry and the Israelite people planned uselessly to oppose God.
Unlocked Literal Bible
You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David, 'Why did the Gentile nations rage,
and the peoples imagine useless things?'
Noah Webster Bible
Who, by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
World English Bible
who by the mouth of your servant David, said, ‘Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?
Young's Literal Translation
who, through the mouth of David thy servant, did say, Why did nations rage, and peoples meditate vain things?