Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Lord, how long dost thou behold? Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only one.

New American Standard Bible

Lord, how long will You look on?
Rescue my soul from their ravages,
My only life from the lions.

King James Version

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

Holman Bible

Lord, how long will You look on?
Rescue my life from their ravages,
my only one from the young lions.

International Standard Version

LORD, how long will you just watch? Rescue me from their destruction, my precious life from these young lions.

A Conservative Version

LORD, how long will thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

American Standard Version

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, My darling from the lions.

Amplified


Lord, how long will You look on [without action]?
Rescue my life from their destructions,
My only life from the young lions.

Bible in Basic English

Lord, how long will you be looking on? take my soul from their destruction, my life from the lions.

Darby Translation

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my only one from the young lions.

Julia Smith Translation

O Jehovah, how long wilt thou see? Turn back my soul from their destruction, my only one from the lions.

King James 2000

Lord, how long will you look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my precious life from the lions.

Lexham Expanded Bible

My Lord, how long will you watch? Restore my life from their ravages, my only [life] from [the] young lions.

Modern King James verseion

O Jehovah, how long will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my only one from the lions.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

LORD, how long wilt thou look upon this? O deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring on me, and my darling from the lions.

NET Bible

O Lord, how long are you going to just stand there and watch this? Rescue me from their destructive attacks; guard my life from the young lions!

New Heart English Bible

Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.

The Emphasized Bible

My Lord! how long wilt thou look on? Bring back my soul out of their raging, from among lions, my solitary self.

Webster

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

World English Bible

Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.

References

Images Psalm 35:17

Prayers for Psalm 35:17

Context Readings

Prayer For Victory

16 With profane ones, mockers in feasts, Gnashing against me their teeth. 17 Lord, how long dost thou behold? Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only one. 18 I thank Thee in a great assembly, Among a mighty people I praise Thee.

Cross References

Habakkuk 1:13

Purer of eyes than to behold evil, To look on perverseness Thou art not able, Why dost Thou behold the treacherous? Thou keepest silent when the wicked Doth swallow the more righteous than he,

Psalm 22:20-21

Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.

Psalm 6:3

And my soul hath been troubled greatly, And Thou, O Jehovah, till when?

Psalm 10:14

Thou hast seen, For Thou perverseness and anger beholdest; By giving into Thy hand, On Thee doth the afflicted leave it, Of the fatherless Thou hast been an helper.

Psalm 13:1-2

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Till when, O Jehovah, Dost Thou forget me? -- for ever? Till when dost Thou hide Thy face from me?

Psalm 57:4

My soul is in the midst of lions, I lie down among flames -- sons of men, Their teeth are a spear and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

Psalm 69:14-15

Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of waters.

Psalm 74:9-10

Our ensigns we have not seen, There is no more a prophet, Nor with us is one knowing how long.

Psalm 89:46

Till when, O Jehovah, art Thou hidden? For ever doth Thy fury burn as fire?

Psalm 94:3-4

Till when do the wicked, O Jehovah? Till when do the wicked exult?

Psalm 142:6-7

Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I.

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