Psalms 62:9

89 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity.

ASV Byzantine Text

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity.

Asang Khongca Bible

Tangtang ni, khosak kahnaem kaminawk loe takhi khue ah ni oh o, khosak sang kaminawk doeh amsawnlok thui kami ah ni oh o; tahhaih hoiah tah naah, nihcae loe takhi pongah anghoep o kue.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tedae hlang capa rhoek he a honghi ni. Tongpa capa rhoek khaw laithae ni. Cooi dongah a honghi boeih lakah amih te yanghoep la a phoh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tedae hlang capa rhoek he a honghi ni. Tongpa capa rhoek khaw laithae ni. Cooi dongah a honghi boeih lakah amih te yanghoep la a phoh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Oiaio, he mea lapuwale na makaainana, He mea oiaio ole na kanaka koikoi; Aia waihoia ma ka mea kaupaona, Pau pu lakou i ka mama, aole ka ha.

English Berean Standard Bible

Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

(062:10) Wi, moun pa anyen. Grannèg? Se pawòl nan bouch. Mete yo ansanm nan balans, yo pa gen pèz. Yo pi lejè pase van k'ap soufle a.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Adhæsit anima mea post te; me suscepit dextera tua.

Bible in Basic English

Truly men of low birth are nothing, and men of high position are not what they seem; if they are put in the scales together they are less than a breath.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Peuple, – confiez-vous en lui en tout temps, répandez votre cœur devant lui : Dieu est notre refuge. Sélah.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Naději v něm skládejte všelikého času, ó lidé, vylévejte před oblíčejem jeho srdce vaše, Bůh útočiště naše. Sélah.

Kosraean Bible

Mwet uh mulala oana mongin mwet se; Kut ac fin fuhlelosi fin sie mwe paun, ac fah wangin toasriyalos; Mwet fulat ac mwet pusisel elos kewa ma pilasr. Elos mulala liki momong se na.

World Portuguese Bible

Certamente os homens de condição humilde são apenas um sopro, e os homens de posição elevada são uma mentira. Na balança, eles sobem. Juntos, são mais leves do que um sopro.

Romanian BTF Bible

Cu siguranță cei de rând sunt deșertăciune și cei mari sunt minciună, puși în balanță, ei împreună sunt mai ușori ca deșertăciunea.

Brenton English Septuagint

My soul has kept very close behind thee: thy right hand has upheld me.

Burmese Common Language Bible

လူသားတို့သည်ထွက်သက်ဝင်သက်လေမျှသာ ဖြစ်ပေသည်။ လူတို့သည်ယုတ်မြတ်မဟူအနတ္တမျှသာဖြစ် ကြ၏။ သူတို့အားချိန်ခွင်တွင်ချိန်စက်၍ကြည့် ကြလော့။ သူတို့သည်အချိန်မစီး။ ထွက်သက်ဝင်သက်လေထက်ပင်ပေါ့ကြ၏။

Darby Translation

Men of low degree are only vanity; men of high degree, a lie: laid in the balance, they go up together [lighter] than vanity.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Nur Eitelkeit sind die Menschensöhne, Lüge die Männersöhne. Auf der Waagschale steigen sie empor, sie sind allesamt leichter als ein Hauch.

Dutch Bible 1917

(62:10) Immers zijn de gemene lieden ijdelheid, de grote lieden zijn leugen; in de weegschaal opgewogen, zouden zij samen lichter zijn dan de ijdelheid.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar de mens is enkel een zucht, De kinderen der mensen een leugen; In de weegschaal gaan ze allen omhoog, Ze zijn lichter dan lucht. Vertrouw rustig op God, mijn ziel, Want van Hem komt mijn heil; Hij alleen is mijn rots en mijn redding, Mijn toevlucht: nooit zal ik wankelen!

Italian Diodati Bible

Gli uomini volgari non sono altro che vanità, E i nobili altro che menzogna; Se fosser messi in bilance, Tutti insieme sarebbero pi ù leggieri che la vanità stessa .

Douay-Rheims 1899

My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.

Geneva Bible 1599

Yet the children of men are vanitie, the chiefe men are lies: to lay them vpon a balance they are altogether lighter then vanitie.

Noyes Bible

Truly men of low degree are vanity, And men of high degree are a lie; Placed in the balance, They are all lighter than vanity.

Danish Bible 1931

stol på ham, al Folkets Forsamling, udøs for ham eders Hjerte, Gud er vor Tilflugt. - Sela.

Leeser Tanakh

(62:10) Verily nought are the sons of common men, a lie the sons of the great; they must rise in the balance; they are altogether [lighter] than nought.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

(62-10) Men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie; if they be laid in the balances, they are together lighter than vanity.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, old alphabet

A aramaj akan jota meakot, o me lapalap akan pil kin japu nala. Ni men tenok re kin kokoda, menda ma irail me toto.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, new alphabet

A aramas akan sota meakot, o me lapalap akan pil kin sapungala. Ni men tenok re kin kokoda, menda ma irail me toto.

King James Version

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Quả thật, người hạ lưu chỉ là hư không, Người thượng đẳng chỉ là dối giả; Nhắc để trên cân, chúng nó chỏng lên, Chúng nó hết thảy nhau đều nhẹ hơn sự hư không.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: To be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

Revised West Version

Ko e moʻoni ko e meʻa vaʻinga pe ʻae kau tangata māʻulalo, pea ko e meʻa loi ʻae kau tangata māʻolunga: kapau ʻe ʻai ki he meʻa fakamamafa, ʻoku nau maʻamaʻa lahi hake kotoa pē ʻi he meʻa vaʻinga.

French Ostervald Bible

Les petits ne sont que néant; les grands ne sont que mensonge; placés dans la balance, ils seraient tous ensemble plus légers que le néant même.

Esperanto Bible

Nur vantaĵo estas la malaltranguloj, malveraĵo estas la altranguloj; Metitaj sur pesilon, ili ĉiuj estas malpli ol vantaĵo.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

En tout temps, peuples, confiez-vous en lui, Répandez vos cœurs en sa présence! Dieu est notre refuge, — Pause.

German Luther Bible 1912

Aber Menschen sind ja nichts, große Leute fehlen auch; sie wiegen weniger denn nichts, so viel ihrer ist.

LXX2012 U. S. English

But they vainly sought after my soul; they shall go into the lowest parts o the earth.

British English Septuagint 2012

But they vainly sought after my soul; they shall go into the lowest parts o the earth.

Majority Standard BIble

Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

Webster Bible

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

The lowly are nought but a breath, the lofty are but an illusion: in the balances up they go, they are lighter than breath altogether.

Open English Bible (US)

The lowly are nought but a breath, the lofty are but an illusion: in the balances up they go, they are lighter than breath altogether.

Revised Version

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: in the balances they will go up; they are together lighter than vanity.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Gli uomini del volgo non sono che vanità, e i nobili non sono che menzogna; messi sulla bilancia vanno su, tutti assieme son più leggeri della vanità.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Oui, les gens du peuple ne sont qu'un souffle, et les hommes haut placés sont un mensonge. Placés dans la balance, ils s'élèveraient. Tous ensemble, ils sont plus légers qu'un souffle.

Reina Valera 1909

Por cierto, vanidad son los hijos de los hombres, mentira los hijos de varón: pesándolos á todos igualmente en la balanza, serán menos que la vanidad.

Spanish BLL

La gente común es solo un soplo, y la gente importante es una ilusión. Si los pesaran en una balanza, todos juntos pesarían menos que un soplo.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Por cierto, vanidad son los hombres de baja condición, y mentira los hombres de alta condición. Pesados en balanza, todos juntos son más leves que un soplo.

Croatian Bible

U nj se, narode, uzdaj u svako doba; pred njim srca izlijevajte: Bog je naše utočište!

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ta, sinovi su prostački ništa, sinovi su gospodski laž, da se metnu na merila, bili bi lakši nego ništa.

German Textbibel

Vertraue auf ihn, du ganze Volksgemeinde; schüttet euer Herz vor ihm aus: Gott ist unsere Zuflucht! Sela.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

My soul has kept very close behind thee: Thy right hand has upheld me.