Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

God will hear, and respond to them, (even he who abides of old), Selah, [men] who have no changes, and who fear not God.

New American Standard Bible

God will hear and answer them—
Even the one who sits enthroned from of old— Selah.
With whom there is no change,
And who do not fear God.

King James Version

God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.

Holman Bible

God, the One enthroned from long ago,
will hear and will humiliate themSelah
because they do not change
and do not fear God.

International Standard Version

God, who is enthroned from long ago, will hear me and humble them. Interlude Because they do not repent, they do not fear God.

American Standard Version

God will hear, and answer them, Even he that abideth of old, Selah The men who have no changes, And who fear not God.

Amplified


God will hear and humble them,
Even He who sits enthroned from old— Selah.
Because in them there has been no change [of heart],
And they do not fear God [at all].

Bible in Basic English

God will give thought to me; he who from early times is strong will send pain and trouble on them. (Selah.) Because they are unchanged, they have no fear of God.

Darby Translation

God will hear, and afflict them: he that is seated of old, (Selah) ... because there is no change in them, and they fear not God.

Julia Smith Translation

God will hear and he will humble them, and he dwelt of old. Silence. With whom no changes to them and they feared not God.

King James 2000

God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abides of old. Selah. Because they do not change, therefore they fear not God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

God will hear and answer them, [he] who [is] enthroned from of old, Selah Because they do not change, and they do not fear God.

Modern King James verseion

God shall hear and answer them, even He who is enthroned of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they do not fear God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Yea, even God, that endureth forever, shall hear me, and bring them down; Selah. For they will not turn, nor fear God.

NET Bible

God, the one who has reigned as king from long ago, will hear and humiliate them. (Selah) They refuse to change, and do not fear God.

New Heart English Bible

God, who is enthroned forever, will hear, and answer them. Selah. They never change, who do not fear God.

The Emphasized Bible

GOD will hear, Yea He will humble them who aforetime sat enthroned . Selah.With whom are no changings, Neither have they revered God.

Webster

God will hear and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.

World English Bible

God, who is enthroned forever, will hear, and answer them. Selah. They never change, who don't fear God.

Youngs Literal Translation

God doth hear and afflict them, And He sitteth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, and fear not God,

References

Easton

Context Readings

Betrayal By A Friend

18 He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, for there were many by me. 19 God will hear, and respond to them, (even he who abides of old), Selah, [men] who have no changes, and who fear not God. 20 He has put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him. He has profaned his covenant.


Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:27

The eternal God is [thy] dwelling-place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy from before thee, and said, Destroy.

Psalm 65:5

By awesome things thou will answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, thou who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of those who are afar off upon the sea,

Psalm 73:5-6

They are not in trouble as [other] men, nor are they plagued like [other] men.

Psalm 78:59

When God heard, he was angry, and greatly abhorred Israel,

Psalm 90:1-2

LORD, thou have been our dwelling-place in all generations.

Psalm 143:12

And in thy loving kindness cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am thy servant.

Proverbs 1:32

For the backsliding of the simple shall kill them, and the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

Ecclesiastes 8:11

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

Isaiah 36:20

Who are they among all the gods of these countries that have delivered their country out of my hand, that LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?

Jeremiah 48:11

Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has settled on his lees, and has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into captivity. Therefore his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed.

Micah 5:2

But thou, Bethlehem Ephrathah, which are little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee he shall come forth to me who is to be ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.

Zephaniah 1:12

And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are settled on their lees, who say in their heart, LORD will not do good, nor will he do evil.

Colossians 1:17

And he is before all, and in him all things hold together.

1 Thessalonians 2:15-16

The men who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and who persecuted us, and are not pleasing to God, and are contrary to all men.

Revelation 6:10-11

And they cried out in a great voice, saying, Master, Holy and True, how long do thou not judge and avenge our blood from those who dwell on the earth?

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