Psalms 21:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.”

Psalms 21:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 21:12 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Psalms 21:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Psalms 21:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For you will make them turn their back, when you aim drawn bows at their face.”

Psalms 21:12 — World English Bible

Psalms 21:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For thou wilt make them turn their back; Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.”

Psalms 21:12 — American Standard Version

Psalms 21:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For Thou makest them a butt, When Thy strings Thou preparest against their faces.”

Psalms 21:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 21:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For thou wilt make them turn their back; thou wilt make ready thy bowstring against their face.”

Psalms 21:12 — Darby Translation

Psalms 21:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore shalt thou put them aparte, and the strings of thy bowe shalt thou make readie against their faces.”

Psalms 21:12 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 21:12 in Context — Psalms 21

10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

11 For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

12 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.

13 Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.

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What Does Psalms 21:12 Mean?

Psalms 21:12 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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