3Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.


In Context

1 To the Overseer with stringed instruments. — An instruction, by David. Give ear, O God, to my prayer, And hide not from my supplication.

2 Attend to me, and answer me, I mourn in my meditation, and make a noise,

3 Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.

4 My heart is pained within me, And terrors of death have fallen on me.

5 Fear and trembling come in to me, And horror doth cover me.

Psalm 55:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

55:3Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

55:3at the voice of the enemy, at the stares of the wicked; for they bring down suffering upon me and revile me in their anger.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

55:3at the voice of the enemy, and at the tribulation of the sinner. For they have cast iniquities upon me: and in wrath they were troublesome to me.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

55:3Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they cast iniquity upon me, And in anger they persecute me.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

55:3Because of the voice of the enemy; because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

55:3Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked; for they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

55:3Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

55:3Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

55:3Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity on me, and in wrath they hate me.