
Psalm 23:5
KJV—Thou preparest a table before me in the
presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my
head with oil; my cup runneth over.
AMP—You prepare a table before me in the
presence of my enemies. You anoint my head
with oil; my [brimming] cup runs over.
Moffatt—Thou art my host, spreading a feast
for me, while my foes have to look on! Thou
hast poured oil upon my head, my cup is
brimming over.
Psalm 55:16, 18
NIV—The Lord saves me…. He ransoms me
unharmed from the battle waged against me,
even though many oppose me.
KJV—The Lord shall save me. . . . He hath
delivered my soul in peace from the battle that
was against me: for there were many with me.
AMP—The Lord will save me…. He has redeemed
my life in peace from the battle that
was against me [so that none came near me],
for they were many who strove with me.
Moffatt—The Eternal helps me…. He will…give
me peace and freedom from this strife, from
the host of foes around me.
Psalm 91:7-8
KJV—A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten
thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not
come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou
behold and see the reward of the wicked.
AMP—A thousand may fall at your side, and
ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall
not come near you. Only a spectator shall you
be [yourself inaccessible in the secret place of
the Most High] as you witness the reward of
the wicked.
TLB—Though a thousand fall at my side,
though ten thousand are dying around me,
the evil will not touch me. I will see how the
wicked are punished but I will not share it.
Psalm 138:7
KJV—Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth
thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies,
and thy right hand shall save me.
AMP—Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your
hand against the wrath of my enemies, and
Your right hand will save me.
Moffatt—Though I must pass through the
thick of trouble, thou wilt preserve me; thy
hand shall fall upon my angry foes, thy right
hand rescues me.
NIV—Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
you preserve my life; you stretch out your
hand against the anger of my foes, with your
right hand you save me.