5Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them.


In Context

2 Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.

3 Strangers are attacking me; ruthless men seek my life- men without regard for God. Selah

4 Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.

5 Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them.

6 I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, O Lord , for it is good.

7 For he has delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.

Psalms 54:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

54:5He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

54:5Turn back the evils upon my enemies; and cut them off in thy truth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

54:5He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

54:5He will requite evil to mine enemies: in thy truth cut them off.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

54:5He shall requite the evil unto mine enemies: destroy thou them in thy truth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

54:5He will reward evil to my enemies; cut them off in thy truth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

54:5He will repay the evil to my enemies. Destroy them in your truth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

54:5Turn back doth the evil thing to mine enemies, In Thy truth cut them off.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

54:5He shall reward evil to my enemies: cut them off in your truth.