Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Tav.
Let my cry come before You, O Lord;
Give me understanding according to Your word.

King James Version

TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.

Holman Bible

ת TavLet my cry reach You, Lord;
give me understanding according to Your word.

International Standard Version

May my cry arise before you, LORD; give me understanding according to your word.

A Conservative Version

Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD. Give me understanding according to thy word.

American Standard Version

TAV. Let my cry come near before thee, O Jehovah: Give me understanding according to thy word.

Amplified

Tav.
Let my [mournful] cry come before You, O Lord;
Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] according to Your word [of promise].

Bible in Basic English

Let my cry come before you, O Lord; give me wisdom in keeping with your word.

Darby Translation

TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, Jehovah: give me understanding according to thy word.

Julia Smith Translation

My cry shall draw near before thee, O Jehovah: cause me to understand according to thy word.

King James 2000

[Tau] Let my cry come near before you, O LORD: give me understanding according to your word.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Let my cry come before you, O Yahweh; give me understanding according to your word.

Modern King James verseion

TAU: Let my cry come near to You, O Jehovah; give me wisdom according to Your Word.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

{Tav} Let my complaint come before thee, O LORD; give me understanding, according unto thy word.

NET Bible

(Tav) Listen to my cry for help, O Lord! Give me insight by your word!

New Heart English Bible

TAV. Let my cry come before you, LORD. Give me understanding according to your word.

The Emphasized Bible

[TAU] Let my shouting come near before thee, O Yahweh, According to thy word, give me understanding.

Webster

TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.

World English Bible

Let my cry come before you, Yahweh. Give me understanding according to your word.

Youngs Literal Translation

Taw. My loud cry cometh near before Thee, O Jehovah; According to Thy word cause me to understand.

Context Readings

Taw

168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies, for all my ways are before thee. 169 Tav.
Let my cry come before You, O Lord;
Give me understanding according to Your word.
170 Let my supplication come before thee; deliver me according to thy spoken word.

Cross References

Psalm 18:6

In my distress I called upon the LORD and cried unto my God; he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

1 Chronicles 22:12

Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding and give thee commandments for Israel, and that thou keep the law of the LORD thy God.

2 Chronicles 1:10

Give me now wisdom and knowledge that I may go out and come in before this people, for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?

2 Chronicles 30:27

Then the priests, the Levites, arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to the dwelling place of his sanctuary, unto heaven.

Psalm 119:144-145

Thy testimonies are eternal righteousness; give me understanding, and I shall live.

Proverbs 2:3-5

yea, if thou criest for understanding and givest thy voice unto intelligence,

Daniel 2:21

and it is he that changes the times and the opportunities; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom unto the wise and knowledge unto those that know understanding:

James 1:5

And if any of you lacks wisdom, let them ask of God (who gives abundantly to all, and without reproach), and it shall be given them.

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