AKJV
KJV
2. For, lo, the wicked bend [their] bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
ASV
2. For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart;
ESV
2. for behold, the wicked bend the bow; they have fitted their arrow to the string to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;
ERVEN
2. Like hunters, the wicked hide in the dark. They get their bows ready and aim their arrows. They shoot at good, honest people.
NLT
2. The wicked are stringing their bows and fitting their arrows on the bowstrings. They shoot from the shadows at those whose hearts are right.
WEB
2. For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
NET
2. For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.
NLV
2. For look, the sinful raise their bow. They make their arrow ready on the string to shoot in the dark against the pure in heart.
HCSB
2. For look, the wicked string the bow; they put the arrow on the bowstring to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
YLT
2. For lo, the wicked tread a bow, They have prepared their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
LITV
2. For behold! The wicked will tread the bow; they fixed their arrow on the string, in order to shoot with it at the upright of heart in the dark.
RV
2. For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
NCV
2. Like hunters, the wicked string their bows; they set their arrows on the bowstrings. They shoot from dark places at those who are honest.
MKJV
2. for lo, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow on the string, so that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.
LXXEN
2. For behold the sinners have bent their bow, they have prepared their arrows for the quiver, to shoot [Gr. in dark moon, or little moonlight, q. d. luce maligna] privily at the upright in heart.
KJV
2. For, lo, the wicked bend [their] bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
AMP
2. For see, the wicked are bending the bow; they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they [furtively] in darkness may shoot at the upright in heart.
KJVP
2. For H3588 CONJ , lo H2009 IJEC , the wicked H7563 D-NMP bend H1869 [ their ] bow H7198 CFS , they make ready H3559 their arrow H2671 upon H5921 PREP the string H3499 , that they may privily H652 NMS shoot H3384 at the upright H3477 in heart H3820 NMS .
YLT
2. For lo, the wicked tread a bow, They have prepared their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
ASV
2. For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart;
WEB
2. For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
NASB
2. See how the wicked string their bows, fit their arrows to the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright.
ESV
2. for behold, the wicked bend the bow; they have fitted their arrow to the string to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;
RV
2. For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
RSV
2. for lo, the wicked bend the bow, they have fitted their arrow to the string, to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;
NKJV
2. For look! The wicked bend [their] bow, They make ready their arrow on the string, That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart.
MKJV
2. for lo, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow on the string, so that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.
AKJV
2. For, see, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow on the string, that they may privately shoot at the upright in heart.
NRSV
2. for look, the wicked bend the bow, they have fitted their arrow to the string, to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart.
NIV
2. For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
NIRV
2. Look! Evil people are bending their bows. They are placing their arrows against the strings. They are planning to shoot from the shadows at those who have honest hearts.
NLT
2. The wicked are stringing their bows and fitting their arrows on the bowstrings. They shoot from the shadows at those whose hearts are right.
MSG
2. the evil bows are bent, the wicked arrows Aimed to shoot under cover of darkness at every heart open to God.
GNB
2. because the wicked have drawn their bows and aimed their arrows to shoot from the shadows at good people.
NET
2. For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.
ERVEN
2. Like hunters, the wicked hide in the dark. They get their bows ready and aim their arrows. They shoot at good, honest people.