Verse Comparison: Psalms 2:3
American Standard Version
Let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away their cords from us.
Amplified® Bible
Let us break Their bands [of restraint] asunder and cast Their cords [of control] from us.
Contemporary English Version
They say, "Let's cut the ropes and set ourselves free!"
Darby English Version
Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their cords from us!
Good News Bible
"Let us free ourselves from their rule," they say; "let us throw off their control."
King James Version
Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
New American Standard Bible
"Let us tear their fetters apart And cast away their cords from us!"
New International Version
"Let us break their chains," they say,
"and throw off their fetters."
New King James Version
“Let us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Let us tear their fetters apart and cast away their cords from us!"
Revised Standard Version
"Let us burst their bonds asunder, and cast their cords from us."
Young's Literal Translation
`Let us draw off Their cords, And cast from us Their thick bands.'