Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Blessed be the Lord,
For He has made marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged city.

King James Version

Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

Holman Bible

May the Lord be praised,
for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to me
in a city under siege.

International Standard Version

Blessed be the LORD! In a marvelous way he demonstrated his gracious love to me, when I was in a city under siege.

A Conservative Version

Blessed be LORD, for he has shown me his marvelous loving kindness in a strong city.

American Standard Version

Blessed be Jehovah; For he hath showed me his marvellous lovingkindness in a strong city.

Amplified


Blessed be the Lord,
For He has shown His marvelous favor and lovingkindness to me [when I was assailed] in a besieged city.

Bible in Basic English

May the Lord be praised, because he has made clear to me the wonder of his grace in a strong town.

Darby Translation

Blessed be Jehovah; for he hath shewn me wondrously his loving-kindness in a strong city.

Julia Smith Translation

Praised be Jehovah, for he made wonderful his mercy to me in the fortified city.

King James 2000

Blessed be the LORD: for he has showed me his marvelous kindness in a strong city.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Blessed [is] Yahweh, because he has worked marvelously his loyal love to me in a besieged city.

Modern King James verseion

Blessed is Jehovah; for He has worked His mercy wondrously in a besieged city.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thanks be to the LORD; for he hath showed me marvelous great kindness in a strong city.

NET Bible

The Lord deserves praise for he demonstrated his amazing faithfulness to me when I was besieged by enemies.

New Heart English Bible

Praise be to the LORD, for he has shown me his marvelous loving kindness in a strong city.

The Emphasized Bible

Blessed be Yahweh, for he hath made wonderful his lovingkindness for me, in a fortified city.

Webster

Blessed be the LORD: for he hath showed me his wonderful kindness in a strong city.

World English Bible

Praise be to Yahweh, for he has shown me his marvelous loving kindness in a strong city.

Youngs Literal Translation

Blessed is Jehovah, For He hath made marvellous His kindness To me in a city of bulwarks.

References

Fausets

Context Readings

A Plea For Protection

20 Thou shalt keep them in the secret place of thy face from the pride of man; thou shalt keep them in the tabernacle protected from the strife of tongues. 21 Blessed be the Lord,
For He has made marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged city.
22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes; nevertheless thou hast heard the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.

Cross References

Psalm 17:7

Show thy mercy to be marvellous, O Saviour of those who put their trust in thee, from those that rise up against thy right hand.

1 Samuel 23:7-13

And it was told Saul how David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, God has delivered him into my hand, for he is shut in by entering into a town that has gates and bars.

Psalm 98:1

O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he has done marvellous things; his right hand has gotten him the victory, even the arm of his holiness.

Psalm 118:23

This is the LORD's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.

Jeremiah 1:18

For, behold, I have made thee this day as a defenced city and as an iron pillar and as a wall of brass upon all the earth against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.

1 Peter 2:9

But ye are the chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, that ye should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.

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