Even from birth the wicked go astray;
    from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.

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The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

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(A)The wicked are estranged from the womb;
They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

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Surely they intend to topple me
    from my lofty place;
    they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
    but in their hearts they curse.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 62:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 8.

They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

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They only consult to cast him down from his high position;
They (A)delight in lies;
They bless with their mouth,
But they curse inwardly. Selah

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No one calls for justice;(A)
    no one pleads a case with integrity.
They rely(B) on empty arguments, they utter lies;(C)
    they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.(D)

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None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

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No one calls for justice,
Nor does any plead for truth.
They trust in (A)empty words and speak lies;
(B)They conceive [a]evil and bring forth iniquity.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 59:4 trouble