“For I said, heare me, least otherwise they should reioyce ouer me: when my foot slippeth, they magnifie themselues against me.”
1611 King James Version (KJV)
For I said, [Hear me], lest [otherwise] they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify [themselves] against me.
- King James Version
For I said, "May they not rejoice over me, {Who,} when my foot slips, would magnify themselves against me."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
- American Standard Version (1901)
I said, Let them not be glad over me; when my foot is moved, let them not be lifted up with pride against me.
- Basic English Bible
For I said, Let them not rejoice over me! When my foot slipped, they magnified [themselves] against me.
- Darby Bible
For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
- Webster's Bible
For I said, "Don't let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips."
- World English Bible
When I said, `Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot against me they magnified themselves.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(38:17) For I said: 'Lest they rejoice over me; when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Psalms 38:16
38:16 When - When I fall into any misery, they triumph in the accomplishment of their desires.