Psalm 54:5 “He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy the…”

Psalm 54:5

He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

He shall rewarde euill vnto mine enemies: Oh cut them off in thy trueth!

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

Let the evil works of my haters come back on them again; let them be cut off by your good faith.

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Cross references

“reward”

Psalm 31:23 Psalm 137:8 2 Timothy 4:14 Revelation 18:6

Psalm 31:23 · BSB

Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.

Psalm 137:8 · BSB

O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.

2 Timothy 4:14 · BSB

Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.

Revelation 18:6 · BSB

Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.

“mine enemies”

Psalm 5:8 Psalm 27:11

Psalm 5:8 · BSB

Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.

Psalm 27:11 · BSB

Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.

“cut”

Psalm 143:12 Psalm 89:49 Psalm 143:1

Psalm 143:12 · BSB

And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.

Psalm 89:49 · BSB

Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?

Psalm 143:1 · BSB

O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.

Also

Psalm 94:23

Psalm 94:23 · BSB

He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.

6Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.

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