O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsO God, the proud are risen up against me, And a company of violent men have sought after my soul, And have not set thee before them.
The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You.
O God, the proud have risen up against me, And a company of the terrible sought my soul, And have not placed Thee before them,
OGod, the proud are risen against me, and the assembly of the violent seek after my soul, and they have not set thee before them.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentPsalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.
- Author
- David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
- Date
- Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.