Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.

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

Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to You
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.

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.

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.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 32:6

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

The Joy Of Forgiveness

5 I confessed my sins to you, and I did not cover up my guilt. I decided to confess them to you, O Jehovah. Then you forgave all my sins. 6 Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.
7 You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble. You surround me with joyous songs of salvation.

Cross References

Isaiah 55:6

Seek Jehovah while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.

Isaiah 43:2

When you go through the sea, I am with you. When you go through rivers, they will not sweep you away. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned, and the flames will not harm you.

Psalm 42:7

One deep sea calls to another at the roar of your waterspouts. All the whitecaps on your waves have swept over me.

2 Corinthians 6:2

For he said: At an acceptable time I listened to you. In a day of salvation I helped you. Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation!

Genesis 7:17-22

The flood came upon the earth for forty days. As the waters increased, they lifted the ark high above the earth.

Psalm 4:3

But know that Jehovah has chosen and distinguished the godly man for himself. Jehovah will hear when I call to him.

Psalm 34:2-5

I will boast about Jehovah. Those who are oppressed will hear it and rejoice.

Psalm 40:3

He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see, respect and trust in Jehovah.

Psalm 51:12-13

Restore the joy of your salvation to me, and establish a willing spirit in me.

Psalm 69:1-2

([Psalm of David]) Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck!

Psalm 69:13-15

But as for me, my prayer is to you, Jehovah, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.

Psalm 124:4-5

Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, yes the stream would have gone over us.

Psalm 144:7

Stretch forth your hand from on high. Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hand of aliens

Proverbs 1:28

You will ask for my help, but I will not listen. You will search, but you will not find me.

Isaiah 49:8

This is what Jehovah says: In the time of favor I will answer you. I will appoint you as my promise to the people. You will restore the land. You will make them inherit the desolate inheritance.

Matthew 7:24-27

Everyone who hears my words, and does them is like a wise man that builds his house on a rock.

Luke 19:42-44

He said: If you only knew today the things needed to bring peace! But they are hidden from your eyes.

John 7:34

You will seek me and will not find me. You cannot come where I am going.

2 Corinthians 1:4

He comforts us in all our trouble, that we may be able to comfort those who also have trouble, through the comfort with which we are comforted from God.

2 Corinthians 7:9-10

I now rejoice, not because you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance; for you were made sorry after a godly fashion, that you might not suffer loss by us.

1 Timothy 1:16

For this I obtained mercy, which in me as the foremost sinner Jesus Christ might show his long-suffering. This is for an example to those who should later believe in him for eternal life.

Titus 2:12

instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present age (world) (period of time).

Revelation 12:15-16

The serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood.

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