Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, so that he sees his face with joy, and he restores to man his righteousness.

New American Standard Bible

Then he will pray to God, and He will accept him,
That he may see His face with joy,
And He may restore His righteousness to man.

King James Version

He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.

Holman Bible

He will pray to God, and God will delight in him.
That man will see His face with a shout of joy,
and God will restore his righteousness to him.

International Standard Version

Let him pray to God and he will accept him; he will appear before him with joyful shouts!"

American Standard Version

He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him, So that he seeth his face with joy: And he restoreth unto man his righteousness.

Amplified


“He will pray to God, and He shall be favorable to him,
So that he looks at His face with joy;
For God restores to man His righteousness [that is, his right standing with God—with its joys].

Bible in Basic English

He makes his prayer to God, and he has mercy on him; he sees God's face with cries of joy; he gives news of his righteousness to men;

Darby Translation

He shall pray unto +God, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness.

Julia Smith Translation

He shall pray to God and he shall receive him into favor: and he shall see his face with rejoicing, and he will turn back to man his justice.

King James 2000

He shall pray unto God, and he will be favorable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He prays to God, then he accepts him, and he sees his face with a shout of joy, and he repays to the human being his righteousness.

Modern King James verseion

he shall pray to God, and He will be gracious to him; and he shall see His face with joy, for He will restore to man his righteousness.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For if he submit himself unto God, he is gracious, and showeth him his countenance joyfully, and rewardeth man for his righteousness.

NET Bible

He entreats God, and God delights in him, he sees God's face with rejoicing, and God restores to him his righteousness.

New Heart English Bible

He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, so that he sees his face with joy. He restores to man his righteousness.

The Emphasized Bible

He made supplication unto GOD, who hath accepted him, and he hath beheld his face with a shout of triumph, Thus hath he given back to man his righteousness.

Webster

He shall pray to God, and he will be favorable to him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render to man his righteousness.

World English Bible

He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, so that he sees his face with joy. He restores to man his righteousness.

Youngs Literal Translation

He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He shall pray
עתר 
`athar 
Usage: 20

אלהּ אלוהּ 
'elowahh 
God, god
Usage: 57

and he will be favourable
רצה 
Ratsah 
Usage: 56

unto him and he shall see
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

with joy
תּרוּעה 
T@ruw`ah 
Usage: 36

for he will render
שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

References

Context Readings

A Third Way God Warns People

25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child's. He returns to the days of his youth. 26 He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, so that he sees his face with joy, and he restores to man his righteousness. 27 He sings before men, and says, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it did not profit me.

Cross References

Psalm 50:15

And call upon me in the day of trouble. I will deliver thee, and thou shall glorify me.

Numbers 6:25-26

LORD make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious to thee.

1 Samuel 26:23

And LORD will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness, inasmuch as LORD delivered thee into my hand today, and I would not put forth my hand against LORD's anointed.

2 Kings 20:2-5

Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to LORD, saying,

2 Chronicles 33:12-13

And when he was in distress, he besought LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

2 Chronicles 33:19

Also his prayer, and how [God] was entreated by him, and all his sin and his trespass, and the places in which he built high places, and set up the Asherim and the graven images, before he humbled himself, behold, they are written

Job 22:26-27

For then shall thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shall lift up thy face to God.

Job 34:11

For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

Job 34:28

so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted.

Job 42:8-9

Now therefore, take to you seven bullocks and seven rams. And go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering. And my servant Job shall pray for you, for him I will accept, that I not deal with you after your fol

Psalm 4:6-7

Many there are who say, Who will show us good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

Psalm 6:1-9

O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, nor chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Psalm 16:11

Thou {made known to (LXX/NT)} me the path of life. {Thou will fill me of joy with thy countenance (LXX/NT)}.

Psalm 18:20

LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands he has recompensed me.

Psalm 28:1-2

To thee, O LORD, I will call. My rock, be not thou deaf to me, lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like those who go down into the pit.

Psalm 28:6

Blessed be LORD, because he has heard the voice of my supplications.

Psalm 30:5

For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy [is] in the morning.

Psalm 30:7-11

Thou, LORD, of thy favor had made my mountain to stand strong. Thou hid thy face; I was troubled.

Psalm 41:8-11

An evil disease, [they say], clings firm to him. And now that he lays he shall rise up no more.

Psalm 62:12

Also to thee, O LORD, belongs loving kindness, for thou render to every man according to his work.

Psalm 67:1

God be merciful to us, and bless us, [and] cause his face to shine upon us (Selah),

Psalm 91:15

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.

Psalm 116:1-6

I love LORD because he hears my voice and my supplications.

Proverbs 24:12

If thou say, Behold, we did not know this, Does not he who weighs the hearts consider it? And he who keeps thy soul, does he not know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?

Isaiah 30:19

For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem. Thou shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to thee at the voice of thy cry. When he shall hear, he will answer thee.

Jeremiah 33:3

Call to me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou know not.

Jonah 2:2-7

And he said, I called because of my affliction to LORD, and he answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, [and] thou heard my voice.

Matthew 10:41-42

He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.

Acts 2:28

Thou made known to me the paths of life. Thou will fill me of joy with thy countenance.

Acts 9:11

And the Lord said to him, After rising, go into the street called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas, a man named Saul of Tarsus, for behold, he is praying.

Hebrews 11:26

Having esteemed the vilification of the Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he focused toward the recompense of reward.

Jude 1:24

Now to him who is able to keep them non-stumbling, and to present before his glory, unblemished in gladness,

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