King James Version

Psalms 56:5

Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 56:6.

כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַ֭יּוֹםhayomthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…דְּבָרַ֣יdevaraycauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…יְעַצֵּ֑בוּyeatsevvdispleaseעָצַבverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “displease”, an unfinished actionH6087properly, to carve, i.e. fabricate or fashion; hence (in a bad sense) to worry, pain or angerdisplease, grieve, hurt, make, be sorry, vex, worship, wrest.עָלַ֖יalayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֣םmachshevotamcunningמַחֲשָׁבָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “cunning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4284a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.לָרָֽעlarato badרַעpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(56-6) All the day they trouble mine affairs; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

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American Standard Version (1901)

All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against me for evil.

Young’s Literal Translation

All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts [are] for evil,

World English Bible

All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

Darby Translation

All the day long they wrest my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

Douay-Rheims

And he hath delivered my soul from the midst of the young lions. I slept troubled. The sons of men, whose teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(56-6) All the day they trouble mine affairs; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

All the day long they have abominated my words; all their devices are against me for evil.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν τοὺς λόγους μου ἐβδελύσσοντο, κατʼ ἐμοῦ πάντες οἱ διαλογισμοὶ αὐτῶν εἰς κακόν.