Psalms 119:78

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

77May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight. 78May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts. 79May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies.

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Berean Standard Bible
May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.
American Standard Version (1901)
Let the proud be put to shame; for they have overthrown me wrongfully: But I will meditate on thy precepts.
Bible in Basic English
Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.
Free Bible Version
Bring down those proud people who wronged me with their lies. I will spend time thinking about your instructions.
Geneva Bible 1599
Let the proude be ashamed: for they haue dealt wickedly and falsely with me: but I meditate in thy precepts.
King James (Authorized) Version
Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
One Unity Resource Bible
Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.
Translation for Translators
Cause the proud people who falsely accuse me to be ashamed, but as for me, I will continue ◄meditating on/thinking about► ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Let the proud be put to shame, for they have slandered me; but I will meditate on your instructions.
Noah Webster Bible
Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
World English Bible
Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.
Young's Literal Translation
Ashamed are the proud, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.