Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jehovah hath been for judge, and hath judged between me and thee, yea, he seeth and pleadeth my cause, and doth deliver me out of thy hand.'

New American Standard Bible

The Lord therefore be judge and decide between you and me; and may He see and plead my cause and deliver me from your hand.”

King James Version

The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.

Holman Bible

May the Lord be judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from you.”

International Standard Version

May the LORD act as judge, and may he decide between me and you. May he see, may he plead my case, and may he vindicate me in this dispute against you."

A Conservative Version

LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.

American Standard Version

Jehovah therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.

Amplified

May the Lord be the judge and render judgment between me and you; and may He see and plead my cause and vindicate me by saving me from your hand.”

Bible in Basic English

So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.

Darby Translation

Jehovah therefore shall be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and do me justice in delivering me out of thy hand.

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah being for defender, and judge between me and between thee; and he will see and plead my cause, and he will judge me out of thine hand.

King James 2000

The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.

Lexham Expanded Bible

May Yahweh be [the] judge, and let him judge between me and you, and may he see and plead my case. {May he vindicate me against you}!"

Modern King James verseion

May Jehovah therefore be judge, and judge between you and me, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD be judge, and judge between thee and me, and see and plead my cause, and judge me free out of thine hand."

NET Bible

May the Lord be our judge and arbiter. May he see and arbitrate my case and deliver me from your hands!"

New Heart English Bible

May the LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand."

The Emphasized Bible

Therefore shall, Yahweh, become, judge, and do justice betwixt me and thee, - that he may see, and plead my cause, and justly deliver me out of thy hand.

Webster

The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.

World English Bible

May Yahweh therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand."

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּיּן 
Dayan 
Usage: 2

and judge
שׁפט 
Shaphat 
Usage: 203

between me and thee, and see
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

and plead
רוּב ריבo 
Riyb 
Usage: 66

my cause
רב ריב 
Riyb 
Usage: 60

and deliver
שׁפט 
Shaphat 
Usage: 203

References

Hastings

Context Readings

David Spares Saul In The Cave At En Gedi

14 After whom hath the king of Israel come out? after whom art thou pursuing? -- after a dead dog! after one flea! 15 And Jehovah hath been for judge, and hath judged between me and thee, yea, he seeth and pleadeth my cause, and doth deliver me out of thy hand.' 16 And it cometh to pass, when David completeth to speak these words unto Saul, that Saul saith, 'Is this thy voice, my son David?' and Saul lifteth up his voice, and weepeth.

Cross References

1 Samuel 24:12

'Jehovah doth judge between me and thee, and Jehovah hath avenged me of thee, and my hand is not on thee;

Psalm 35:1

By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters,

Psalm 43:1

Judge me, O God, And plead my cause against a nation not pious, From a man of deceit and perverseness Thou dost deliver me,

Psalm 119:154

Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me.

Micah 7:9

The indignation of Jehovah I do bear, For I have sinned against Him, Till that He doth plead my cause, And hath executed my judgment, He doth bring me forth to the light, I look on His righteousness.

1 Samuel 26:4

and David sendeth spies, and knoweth that Saul hath come unto Nachon,

2 Chronicles 24:22

and Joash the king hath not remembered the kindness that Jehoiada his father did with him, and slayeth his son, and in his death he said, 'Jehovah doth see, and require.'

Micah 1:2

Hear, O peoples, all of them! Attend, O earth, and its fulness, And the Lord Jehovah is against you for a witness, The Lord from His holy temple.

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