Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
For this let everyone who is devout pray to thee in a time when thou may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach to him.
New American Standard Bible
Surely
King James Version
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Holman Bible
at a time that You may be found.
When great floodwaters come,
they will not reach him.
International Standard Version
Therefore every godly person should pray to you at such a time. Surely a flood of great waters will not reach him.
American Standard Version
For this let every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach unto him.
Amplified
Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You [for forgiveness] in a time when You [are near and] may be found;
Surely when the great waters [of trial and distressing times] overflow they will not reach [the spirit in] him.
Bible in Basic English
For this cause let every saint make his prayer to you at a time when you are near: then the overflowing of the great waters will not overtake him.
Darby Translation
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee at a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they will not reach him.
Julia Smith Translation
For this all the godly shall pray to thee for the time of finding: only for the inundation of many waters they shall not draw near to him.
King James 2000
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto you in a time when you may be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come near unto him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore let all [the] faithful pray to you at [the] time [for] finding [you]. Surely at [the] flood of many waters they will not reach him.
Modern King James verseion
For this let every godly one pray to You, in a time when You may be found; surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come near him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For this shall every saint make his prayer unto thee in due season; but in the great water-floods they shall not come nigh him.
NET Bible
For this reason every one of your faithful followers should pray to you while there is a window of opportunity. Certainly when the surging water rises, it will not reach them.
New Heart English Bible
For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.
The Emphasized Bible
For this cause, will every man of lovingkindness pray unto thee, in time to obtain, - Surely, in the overflow of many waters, unto him, shall they not reach.
Webster
For this shall every one that is godly pray to thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh to him.
World English Bible
For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.
Youngs Literal Translation
For this doth every saintly one pray to Thee, As the time to find. Surely at an overflowing of many waters, Unto him they come not.
Themes
the Deluge » Illustrative » Of the destruction of sinners
Hiding » The lord being a hiding place
Preservation » The lord preserving
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 32:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Joy Of Forgiveness
5 I acknowledged my sin to thee, and I did not hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to LORD, and thou forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah. 6 For this let everyone who is devout pray to thee in a time when thou may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach to him. 7 Thou are my hiding-place. Thou will preserve me from trouble. Thou will encompass me around with songs of deliverance. Selah.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 55:6
Seek ye LORD while he may be found. Call ye upon him while he is near.
Isaiah 43:2
When thou pass through the waters, I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee. When thou walk through the fire, thou shall not be burned, nor shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Psalm 42:7
Deep calls to deep at the noise of thy waterfalls. All thy waves and thy billows have gone over me.
2 Corinthians 6:2
(for he says, At an acceptable time I heard thee, and in a day of salvation I helped thee. Behold, now is an acceptable time. Behold, now is a day of salvation),
Genesis 7:17-22
And the flood was forty days upon the earth. And the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.
Psalm 4:3
But know that LORD has set apart for himself him who is holy. LORD will hear when I call to him.
Psalm 34:2-5
My soul shall make her boast in LORD. The humble shall hear of it, and be glad.
Psalm 40:3
And he has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in LORD.
Psalm 51:12-13
Restore to me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
Psalm 69:1-2
Save me, O God, for the waters have come in to my soul.
Psalm 69:13-15
But as for me, my prayer is to thee, O LORD. In an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of thy loving kindness, answer me in the truth of thy salvation.
Psalm 124:4-5
then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul,
Psalm 144:7
Stretch forth thy hand from above. Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hand of aliens,
Proverbs 1:28
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me,
Isaiah 49:8
Thus says LORD, In an acceptable time I have heard thee, and in a day of salvation I have helped thee. And I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate he
Matthew 7:24-27
Therefore every man, whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will compare him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock.
Luke 19:42-44
saying, If thou knew, even thou, indeed even in this thy day, the things for thy peace. But now they are hidden from thine eyes.
John 7:34
Ye will seek me, and will not find me, and where I am, ye cannot come.
2 Corinthians 1:4
who encourages us in all our affliction, in order for us to be able to encourage those in every affliction, through the encouragement of which we ourselves are encouraged by God.
2 Corinthians 7:9-10
Now I rejoice, not that ye were grieved, but that ye were grieved for repentance. For ye were grieved toward God, so that ye might suffer loss from us in nothing.
1 Timothy 1:16
But because of this I obtained mercy, so that in me, the foremost, Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.
Titus 2:12
disciplining us, so that, having denied irreverence and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and piously in the present age.
Revelation 12:15-16
And the serpent cast water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might make her carried away by the flood.