KJV:
Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
NASB:
Draw also the spear and the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me; Say to my soul, "I am your salvation."
KJV:
Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
NASB:
Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure And washed my hands in innocence;
KJV:
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
NASB:
If the clouds are full, they pour out rain upon the earth; and whether a tree falls toward the south or toward the north, wherever the tree falls, there it lies.
KJV:
Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
NASB:
"Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your name is like purified oil; Therefore the maidens love you.
KJV:
For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
NASB:
Even Egypt, whose help is vain and empty. Therefore, I have called her "Rahab who has been exterminated."
KJV:
For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
NASB:
For a fool speaks nonsense, And his heart inclines toward wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the LORD, To keep the hungry person unsatisfied And to withhold drink from the thirsty.
KJV:
Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.
NASB:
But I said, "I have toiled in vain, I have spent My strength for nothing and vanity; Yet surely the justice due to Me is with the LORD, And My reward with My God."
KJV:
They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
NASB:
"They will not labor in vain, Or bear children for calamity; For they are the offspring of those blessed by the LORD, And their descendants with them.
KJV:
Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.
NASB:
"Moab has been at ease since his youth; He has also been undisturbed, like wine on its dregs, And he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, Nor has he gone into exile. Therefore he retains his flavor, And his aroma has not changed.