Verse Comparison: Psalms 53:5
American Standard Version
There were they in great fear, where no fear was; For God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: Thou hast put them to shame, because of God hath rejected them.
Amplified® Bible
There they are, in terror {and} dread, where there was [and had been] no terror {and} dread! For God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you; you have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.
Contemporary English Version
But you will be terrified worse than ever before. God will scatter the bones of his enemies, and you will be ashamed when God rejects you.
Darby English Version
There were they in great fear, where no fear was; for God scattereth the bones of him that encampeth against thee. Thou hast put [them] to shame, for God hath despised them.
Good News Bible
But then they will become terrified, as they have never been before, for God will scatter the bones of the enemies of his people. God has rejected them, and so Israel will totally defeat them.
King James Version
There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.
New American Standard Bible
There they were in great fear {where} no fear had been; For God scattered the bones of him who encamped against you; You put {them} to shame, because God had rejected them.
New International Version
There they were, overwhelmed with dread,
where there was nothing to dread.
God scattered the bones of those who attacked you;
you put them to shame, for God despised them.
New King James Version
There they are in great fear
Where no fear was,
For God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you;
You have put them to shame,
Because God has despised them.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
There they had great fear where no fear had existed before; For God scattered the bones of him who encamped against you; You put them to shame, because God had rejected them.
Revised Standard Version
There they are, in great terror, in terror such as has not been! For God will scatter the bones of the ungodly; they will be put to shame, for God has rejected them.
Young's Literal Translation
There they feared a fear -- there was no fear, For God hath scattered the bones of him Who is encamping against thee, Thou hast put to shame, For God hath despised them.
