Parallel Verses

Amplified


If Your law had not been my delight,
Then I would have perished in my time of trouble.

New American Standard Bible

If Your law had not been my delight,
Then I would have perished in my affliction.

King James Version

Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

Holman Bible

If Your instruction had not been my delight,
I would have died in my affliction.

International Standard Version

Had your instruction not been my pleasure, I would have died in my affliction.

A Conservative Version

Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in my affliction.

American Standard Version

Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

Bible in Basic English

If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me.

Darby Translation

Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

Julia Smith Translation

Unless thy law was my delight I perished in mine affliction.

King James 2000

Unless your law had been my delights, I should then have perished in my affliction.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Unless your law [had been] my delight, then I would have perished in my misery.

Modern King James verseion

Unless Your Law had been my delight, I should then have perished in my affliction.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

If my delight were not in thy law, I should perish in my trouble.

NET Bible

If I had not found encouragement in your law, I would have died in my sorrow.

New Heart English Bible

Unless your Law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

The Emphasized Bible

Had not thy law been my dear delight, then, had I perished in mine affliction.

Webster

Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in my affliction.

World English Bible

Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

Youngs Literal Translation

Unless Thy law were my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.

Verse Info

Context Readings

Lamed

91
They continue this day according to Your ordinances,
For all things [all parts of the universe] are Your servants.
92 
If Your law had not been my delight,
Then I would have perished in my time of trouble.
93
I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have revived me and given me life.

Cross References

Psalm 27:13


I would have despaired had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord
In the land of the living.

Psalm 94:18-19


If I say, “My foot has slipped,”
Your compassion and lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me up.

Psalm 119:24


Your testimonies also are my delight
And my counselors.

Psalm 119:77


Let Your compassion come to me that I may live,
For Your law is my delight.

Psalm 119:143


Trouble and anguish have found me,
Yet Your commandments are my delight and my joy.

Proverbs 6:22-23


When you walk about, they (the godly teachings of your parents) will guide you;
When you sleep, they will keep watch over you;
And when you awake, they will talk to you.

Romans 15:4

For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope and overflow with confidence in His promises.

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