Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

He sent from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.

King James Version

He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

Holman Bible

He reached down from heaven
and took hold of me;
He pulled me out of deep waters.

International Standard Version

He sent for me from on high! He grabbed hold of me, drawing me out of deep water.

A Conservative Version

He sent from on high, he took me. He drew me out of many waters.

American Standard Version

He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;

Amplified


“He sent from above, He took me;
He drew me out of great waters.

Bible in Basic English

He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.

Darby Translation

He reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great waters;

Julia Smith Translation

He will send from height, he will take me; He will draw me out of many waters:

King James 2000

He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

Lexham Expanded Bible

He sent from a high position [and] took me; he drew me from mighty waters.

Modern King James verseion

He sent from above, He took me. He drew me out of many waters.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He sent from on high and fetched me, and plucked me out of mighty waters.

NET Bible

He reached down from above and grabbed me; he pulled me from the surging water.

New Heart English Bible

He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.

The Emphasized Bible

He sent from on high, he took me, - he drew me out of many waters;

Webster

He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

World English Bible

He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.

Youngs Literal Translation

He sendeth from above -- He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He sent
שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

he took
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

me he drew
משׁה 
Mashah 
Usage: 3

me out of many
רב 
Rab 
Usage: 458

References

Context Readings

The Victory Song Of David

16 Then the springs of the sea appeared and the foundations of the world were uncovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. 17 He sent from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.
18 he delivered me from strong enemies, from those that hated me, who were stronger than I.

Cross References

Psalm 144:7

Send thine hand from above; redeem me and deliver me out of many waters, from the hand of the strange sons,

Exodus 2:10

And when the child grew, she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, for she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

Psalm 18:16

He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

Psalm 32:6

For this shall every one that is merciful pray unto thee in the time when thou may be found; surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come near unto him.

Psalm 59:1-2

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; defend me from those that rise up against me.

Psalm 93:3-4

The rivers have lifted up, O LORD; the rivers have lifted up their voice; the rivers lift up their waves.

Psalm 124:4-5

then the waters would have overwhelmed us; the flood would have gone over our soul;

Psalm 130:1

Out of the depths I cry unto thee, O LORD.

Isaiah 43:2

When thou dost pass through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou dost walk through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Lamentations 3:54

Tzaddi Waters flowed over my head; then I said, I am dead.

Revelation 17:15

And he said unto me, The waters which thou hast seen, where the whore sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

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