Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

He kept my soul from the underworld, and my life sees the light in full measure.

New American Standard Bible

‘He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit,
And my life shall see the light.’

King James Version

He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

Holman Bible

He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit,
and I will continue to see the light.”

International Standard Version

He has redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit; my life will see the light.'

A Conservative Version

He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall behold the light.

American Standard Version

He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, And my life shall behold the light.

Amplified


‘God has redeemed my life from going to the pit [of destruction],
And my life shall see the light.’”

Darby Translation

He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light.

Julia Smith Translation

Redeem my soul from passing into the pit, and my life shall look upon light

King James 2000

He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He redeemed my life from going down into the pit, so {I will enjoy the light}.'

Modern King James verseion

He has redeemed my soul from passing over into the Pit, and my life shall see the light.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Yea, he hath delivered my soul from destruction, and my life, that it seeth the light.'

NET Bible

He redeemed my life from going down to the place of corruption, and my life sees the light!'

New Heart English Bible

He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit. My life shall see the light.'

The Emphasized Bible

He hath ransomed my soul from passing away into the pit, - and, my life, in the light, shall have vision.

Webster

He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

World English Bible

He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit. My life shall see the light.'

Youngs Literal Translation

He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He will deliver
פּדה 
Padah 
Usage: 61

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

עבר 
`abar 
over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,
Usage: 557

into the pit
שׁחת 
Shachath 
Usage: 23

and his life
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

References

Hastings

Job

Morish

Pit

Context Readings

A Third Way God Warns People

27 He makes a song, saying, I did wrong, turning from the straight way, but he did not give me the reward of my sin. 28 He kept my soul from the underworld, and my life sees the light in full measure. 29 Truly, God does all these things to man, twice and three times,

Cross References

Job 3:9

Let its morning stars be dark; let it be looking for light, but may it not have any; let it not see the eyes of the dawn.

Job 33:22

And his soul comes near to the underworld, and his life to the angels of death.

Job 33:24

And if he has mercy on him, and says, Let him not go down to the underworld, I have given the price for his life:

Job 3:16

Or as a child dead at birth I might never have come into existence; like young children who have not seen the light.

Job 3:20

Why does he give light to him who is in trouble, and life to the bitter in soul;

Job 17:16

Will they go down with me into the underworld? Will we go down together into the dust?

Job 22:28

Your purposes will come about, and light will be shining on your ways.

Job 33:18

To keep back his soul from the underworld, and his life from destruction.

Job 33:20

He has no desire for food, and his soul is turned away from delicate meat;

Psalm 49:19

He will go to the generation of his fathers; he will not see the light again.

Psalm 55:23

But you, O God, will send them down into the underworld; the cruel and the false will be cut off before half their days are ended; but I will have faith in you.

Psalm 69:15

Let me not be covered by the flowing waters; let not the deep waters go over my head, and let me not be shut up in the underworld.

Isaiah 9:2

The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.

Isaiah 38:17-18

See, in place of peace my soul had bitter sorrow. but you have kept back my soul from the underworld; for you have put all my sins out of your memory.

John 11:9

Then Jesus said in answer, Are there not twelve hours in the day? A man may go about in the day without falling, because he sees the light of this world.

Revelation 20:1-3

And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the great deep and a great chain in his hand.

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