Psalm 73:9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 [a]They set their mouths against the heavens,
their tongues roam the earth.
Footnotes
- 73:9 They set their mouths against the heavens: in an image probably derived from mythic stories of half-divine giants, the monstrous speech of the wicked is likened to enormous jaws gaping wide, devouring everything in sight.
Psalm 73:9
New King James Version
9 They set their mouth (A)against the heavens,
And their tongue walks through the earth.
Psalm 73:9
King James Version
9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
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Psalm 73:9
New International Version
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
and their tongues take possession of the earth.
Psalm 73:9
English Standard Version
9 They set their mouths against the heavens,
and their tongue struts through the earth.
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