Psalms 140:2

2 who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.

Psalms 140:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
ESV
2 who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually.
NLT
2 those who plot evil in their hearts and stir up trouble all day long.
MSG
2 All they do is think up new ways to be bad; they spend their days plotting war games.
CSB
2 who plan evil in their hearts. They stir up wars all day long.

Psalms 140:2 In-Context

1 Rescue me, LORD, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,
2 who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.
3 They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.
4 Keep me safe, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.
5 The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Psalms 36:4; Psalms 56:6; Psalms 52:2; Proverbs 6:14; Proverbs 16:27; Isaiah 59:4; Hosea 7:15
  • 2. S Psalms 68:30
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