11 For they intended evil against You;
They devised a plot which they are not able to (A)perform.

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11 Porque tendieron mal contra ti; fraguaron maquinaciones, mas no prevalecieron.

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

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11 Yes,[a] they intend to do you harm;[b]
they dream up a scheme,[c] but they do not succeed.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 21:11 tn Or “for.”
  2. Psalm 21:11 tn Heb “they extend against you harm.” The perfect verbal forms in v. 11 are taken as generalizing, stating factually what the king’s enemies typically do. Another option is to translate with the past tense (“they intended…planned”).
  3. Psalm 21:11 sn See Ps 10:2.
  4. Psalm 21:11 tn Heb “they lack ability.”