1 To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
[x]MKJV: To the Chief Musician. Do not destroy. A secret treasure of David. Will you indeed speak righteousness in silence? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
BBE:
KAV: (악장에게 준 다윗의 믹담, 알다스헷) 오 회중들아, 너희가 참으로 의를 말하느냐? 오 너희 사람들의 아들들아, 너희가 올바르게 판단하느냐?2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
[x]MKJV: Yes, in heart you work the evil, you weigh the violence of your hands in the land.
BBE: The purposes of your hearts are evil; your hands are full of cruel doings on the earth.
KAV: 참으로 너희가 마음속에서 악을 꾸미고 땅에서 너희 손의 폭력을 저울에 다는도다.3 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
[x]MKJV: The wicked are estranged from the womb; [they go] astray from the womb, speaking lies.
BBE: The evil-doers are strange from the first; from the hour of their birth they go out of the true way, saying false words.
KAV: 사악한 자들은 모태에서부터 떨어져 나갔으니 그들은 나면서부터 길을 잃고 거짓을 말하는도다.4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
[x]MKJV: Their poison [is] like the poison of a snake; like the deaf adder, he stops his ear,
BBE: Their poison is like the poison of a snake; they are like the adder, whose ears are shut;
KAV: 그들의 독은 뱀의 독 같으며 그들은 자기 귀를 막는 귀먹은 독사 같으니5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming ㆍ never so wisely.
[x]MKJV: which will not listen to the charmer's voice, a skillful caster of spells.
BBE: Who will not be moved by the voice of the wonder-worker, however great are his powers.
KAV: 곧 뱀을 부리는 마법사들이 아무리 그렇게 지혜롭게 부리려 해도 그들의 음성에 귀를 기울이려 하지 아니하는 독사 같도다.6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
[x]MKJV: O God, break their teeth in their mouth; break out the big teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
BBE: O God, let their teeth be broken in their mouths; let the great teeth of the young lions be pulled out, O Lord.
KAV: 오 [하나님]이여, 그들의 입에서 이빨들을 부러뜨리소서. 오 {주}여, 젊은 사자들의 큰 이빨들을 부러뜨리소서.7 Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
[x]MKJV: Let them melt away like waters; they run off to them; he bends his arrows, [let them be] as though [they were] cut off.
BBE: Let them be turned to liquid like the ever-flowing waters; let them be cut off like the grass by the way.
KAV: 그들이 계속해서 흐르는 물같이 녹아 없어지게 하소서. 또 그가 자기 화살들을 쏘려고 활을 당길 때에 그것들이 산산조각 나게 하소서.8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
[x]MKJV: [Let them be] as a snail goes [into] melting; [as] a miscarriage of a woman, they do not see the sun.
BBE: Let them be like an after-birth which is turned to water and comes to an end; like the fruit of a woman who gives birth before her time, let them not see the sun.
KAV: 녹아 버리는 달팽이같이 그들이 다 사라지게 하시며 여인에게서 유산된 자같이 해를 보지 못하게 하소서.9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.
[x]MKJV: Before your pots can feel the thorns, whether green or glowing, He shall sweep it away.
BBE: Before they are conscious of it, let them be cut down like thorns; let a strong wind take them away like waste growth.
KAV: 너희 솥들이 미처 가시나무를 느끼기 전에 그분께서 회오리바람같이 그들을 제거하시리니 곧 살아 있는 자들과 자신의 진노 가운데 있는 자들을 제거하시리라.10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
[x]MKJV: The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
BBE: The upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer.
KAV: 의로운 자는 자기가 그 원수 갚음을 볼 때에 기뻐할 것이요, 자기 발을 사악한 자의 피에 씻으리로다.11 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.
[x]MKJV: And man shall say, Truly, [there is] a reward for the righteous; truly, [there is] a God judging in the earth.
BBE: So that men will say, Truly there is a reward for righteousness; truly there is a God who is judge on the earth.
KAV: 그러므로 사람이 말하기를, 진실로 의로운 자에게는 보상이 있으며 진실로 그분은 땅에서 심판을 행하시는 [하나님]이시라, 하리로다.