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Berean Standard Bible

“How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?”

Psalms 62:3

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Psalm 62 is a quiet song of trust in which David says that his soul waits in silence for God alone. Though people may plot against him, he insists that God is his rock and salvation.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?

World English Bible (WEB)

How long will you assault a man, would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

King James Version (KJV)

How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

American Standard Version (ASV)

How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay [him], all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

How long will you go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿Hasta cuándo maquinaréis contra un hombre? Pereceréis todos vosotros, caeréis como pared acostada, como cerca ruinosa.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¿Hasta cuándo estarán en contra de un hombre tratando de matarlo? Para ellos soy como un muro inclinado o una cerca a punto de caer.

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