For, as an hearth, my bones are burnt, my days, like smoke, do waste.
Psalm 37:20 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter) But wicked men, and foes of God, as fat of lambs, decay; They shall consume, yea, into smoke they shall consume away. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs [that is consumed in smoke] and as the glory of the pastures. They shall vanish; like smoke shall they consume away. American Standard Version (1901) But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away. Common English Bible But the wicked will die, the LORD’s enemies will disappear— disappear like the beauty of a meadow—in smoke. Catholic Public Domain Version But my enemies live, and they have been stronger than me. And those who have wrongfully hated me have been multiplied. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But my enemies live, and are stronger that I: and they hate me wrongfully are multiplied. |
For, as an hearth, my bones are burnt, my days, like smoke, do waste.
As smoke is driv'n, so drive thou them; as fire melts wax away, Before God's face let wicked men so perish and decay.
But let the righteous be glad: let them before God's sight Be very joyful; yea, let them rejoice with all their might.
For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, thine en'mies perish shall; The workers of iniquity shall be dispersed all.