Bible verse
How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
Psalm 62:3 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 62.
1 For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
2 He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
3 How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
4 They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
5 Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
6 He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
7 My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
8 Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
9 Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
10 Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
11 God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
12 and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
KJV
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall [shall ye be, and as] a tottering fence.
ASV
How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
ERV
How long will ye set upon a man, that ye may slay him, all of you, like a bowing wall, like a tottering fence?
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