Parallel Verses

Amplified

May the Lord answer you (David) in the day of trouble!
May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high [and defend you in battle]!

New American Standard Bible

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble!
May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high!

King James Version

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;

Holman Bible

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.May Yahweh answer you in a day of trouble;
may the name of Jacob’s God protect you.

International Standard Version

May the LORD answer you in the day of distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

A Conservative Version

LORD answer thee in the day of trouble. The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high,

American Standard Version

Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;

Bible in Basic English

May the Lord give ear to you in the day of trouble; may you be placed on high by the name of the God of Jacob;

Darby Translation

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob protect thee;

Julia Smith Translation

To the overseer; chanting of David. Jehovah will answer thee in the day of straits; the name of the God of Jacob shall exalt thee.

King James 2000

[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] The LORD hear you in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend you;

Lexham Expanded Bible

May Yahweh answer you in [the] day of trouble. May the name of Jacob's God protect you.

Modern King James verseion

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. May Jehovah hear you in the day of trouble, the name of the God of Jacob set you on high,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble. The name of the God of Jacob defend thee;

NET Bible

For the music director; a psalm of David. May the Lord answer you when you are in trouble; may the God of Jacob make you secure!

New Heart English Bible

May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high.

The Emphasized Bible

Yahweh answer thee, in the day of distress, The Name of the God of Jacob give thee safety;

Webster

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee.

World English Bible

May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high,

Youngs Literal Translation

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Jehovah doth answer thee, In a day of adversity, The name of the God of Jacob doth set thee on high,

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Deliverance In Battle

1 May the Lord answer you (David) in the day of trouble!
May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high [and defend you in battle]!
2
May He send you help from the sanctuary (His dwelling place)
And support and strengthen you from Zion!

Cross References

Psalm 46:7


The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stronghold [our refuge, our high tower]. Selah.

Psalm 46:11


The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stronghold [our refuge, our high tower]. Selah.

Psalm 91:14-15


“Because he set his love on Me, therefore I will save him;
I will set him [securely] on high, because he knows My name [he confidently trusts and relies on Me, knowing I will never abandon him, no, never].

Psalm 138:7


Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;
You will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
And Your right hand will save me.

Proverbs 18:10


The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous runs to it and is safe and set on high [far above evil].

Genesis 32:27-29

So He asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.”

Genesis 48:15-16

Then Jacob (Israel) blessed Joseph, and said,

“The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked [in faithful obedience],
The God who has been my Shepherd [leading and caring for me] all my life to this day,

Exodus 3:13-15

Then Moses said to God, “Behold, when I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers (ancestors) has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ What shall I say to them?”

Exodus 34:5-7

Then the Lord descended in the cloud and stood there with Moses as he proclaimed the Name of the Lord.

Psalm 9:10


And those who know Your name [who have experienced Your precious mercy] will put their confident trust in You,
For You, O Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You.

Psalm 18:2


The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and the One who rescues me;
My God, my rock and strength in whom I trust and take refuge;
My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower—my stronghold.

Psalm 41:1

Blessed [by God’s grace and compassion] is he who considers the helpless;
The Lord will save him in the day of trouble.

Psalm 46:1

God is our refuge and strength [mighty and impenetrable],
A very present and well-proved help in trouble.

Psalm 50:5


“Gather My godly ones to Me,
Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

Psalm 60:11


Give us help against the enemy,
For the help of man is worthless (ineffectual, without purpose).

Psalm 83:18


That they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord,
Are the Most High over all the earth.

Psalm 114:2


Judah became His sanctuary,
And Israel His dominion.

Isaiah 50:10


Who is among you who fears the Lord,
Who obeys the voice of His Servant,
Yet who walks in darkness and has no light?
Let him trust and be confident in the name of the Lord and let him rely on his God.

Jeremiah 30:7


‘Alas! for that day is great,
There is none like it;
It is the time of Jacob’s [unequaled] trouble,
But he will be saved from it.

Matthew 26:38-39

Then He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, so that I am almost dying of sorrow. Stay here and stay awake and keep watch with Me.”

Hebrews 5:7

In the days of His earthly life, Jesus offered up both [specific] petitions and [urgent] supplications [for that which He needed] with fervent crying and tears to the One who was [always] able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverent submission toward God [His sinlessness and His unfailing determination to do the Father’s will].

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