Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
because you have delivered my soul from death. [Have you] not [kept] my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
New American Standard Bible
So that I may
In the
King James Version
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
Holman Bible
even my feet from stumbling,
to walk before God in the light of life.
International Standard Version
For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, so that I may walk before God in the light of the living! To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Do Not Destroy," when he fled from Saul into a cave.
A Conservative Version
For thou have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
American Standard Version
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: Hast thou not delivered my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?
Amplified
For You have rescued my soul from death,
Yes, and my feet from stumbling,
So that I may walk before God
In the light of life.
Bible in Basic English
Because you have taken my soul from the power of death; and kept my feet from falling, so that I may be walking before God in the light of life.
Darby Translation
For thou hast delivered my soul from death; wilt thou not keep my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
Julia Smith Translation
For thou deliveredst my soul from death: are not my feet from falling, to go about before God in the light of the living?
King James 2000
For you have delivered my soul from death: will not you deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
Modern King James verseion
For You have delivered my soul from death; have You not kept my feet from falling, so that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
NET Bible
when you deliver my life from death. You keep my feet from stumbling, so that I might serve God as I enjoy life.
New Heart English Bible
For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
The Emphasized Bible
For thou hast rescued my soul from death, Wilt thou not rescue my feet from stumbling? That I may walk to and fro, before God, In the light of life.
Webster
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt thou not deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
World English Bible
For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.
Youngs Literal Translation
For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, Dost Thou not my feet from falling? To walk habitually before God in the light of the living!
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 56:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Call For God's Protection
12 [My] vows [to you], O God, [are binding] upon me. I will pay thank offerings to you, 13 because you have delivered my soul from death. [Have you] not [kept] my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
Phrases
Cross References
Job 33:30
to bring his life back from [the] pit {so that he may enjoy the light of life}.
Psalm 116:8-9
For you have rescued me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
Genesis 17:1
When Abram [was] ninety-nine years old Yahweh appeared to Abram. And he said to him, "I [am] El-Shaddai; walk before me and be blameless
1 Samuel 2:9
He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked will be destroyed in the darkness, because a man will not prevail by [his] might.
Psalm 17:5
[I have] held my steps in your path My feet will not slip.
Psalm 49:15
Surely God will ransom my life from the {power} of Sheol, because he will receive me. Selah
Psalm 86:12-13
I will give you thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and glorify your name forever,
Psalm 94:18
When I thought, "My foot is slipping," your loyal love, O Yahweh, supported me.
Psalm 145:14
Yahweh upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down.
Isaiah 2:5
House of Jacob, come and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.
Isaiah 38:3
and he said, "O Yahweh, please remember how I have walked before your {presence} in faithfulness with a whole heart, and I have done the good in your eyes!" And Hezekiah wept [with] great weeping.
John 8:12
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
John 12:35-36
So Jesus said to them, "Yet a little time the light is with you! Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness does not overtake you! And the one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
2 Corinthians 1:10
who delivered us from so great [a risk] of death, and will deliver [us], in whom we have put our hope that he will also deliver [us] again,
Ephesians 5:8-14
for you were formerly darkness, but now [you are] light in the Lord. Live like children of light
1 Thessalonians 1:10
and to await his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus, the one who delivers us from the coming wrath.
Hebrews 2:15
and could set free these who through fear of death were subject to slavery throughout all their lives.
James 5:20
he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from the error of his way will save that person's soul from death, and will cover over a great number of sins.
Revelation 21:23-24
And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon, that they shine on it, for the glory of God illuminates it, and its lamp [is] the Lamb.