Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The Lord will protect him and keep him alive,
And he shall be called blessed upon the earth;
And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

King James Version

The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

Holman Bible

The Lord will keep him and preserve him;
he will be blessed in the land.
You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

International Standard Version

The LORD will protect him and keep him alive; he will be blessed in the land; and he will not be handed over to the desires of his enemies.

A Conservative Version

LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive, and he shall be blessed upon the earth. And thou do not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

American Standard Version

Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive, And he shall be blessed upon the earth; And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.

Amplified


The Lord will protect him and keep him alive;
And he will be called blessed in the land;
You do not hand him over to the desire of his enemies.

Bible in Basic English

The Lord will keep him safe, and give him life; the Lord will let him be a blessing on the earth, and will not give him into the hand of his haters.

Darby Translation

Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy in the land; and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah will watch him and preserve him alive; he shall be happy upon the earth, and thou wilt not give him to the soul of his enemies.

King James 2000

The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and you will not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Yahweh protects him and keeps him alive; he is blessed in the land, and you do not give him into the will of his enemies.

Modern King James verseion

Jehovah will watch over him and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed on the earth; and You will not deliver him to the soul of his enemies.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD shall preserve him, and keep him alive: he shall make him to prosper upon earth, and shall not deliver him into the will of his enemies.

NET Bible

May the Lord protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies!

New Heart English Bible

The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

The Emphasized Bible

Yahweh, will preserve him and keep him alive, And he shall be pronounced happy in the land, Do not then give him up at the desire of his enemies!

Webster

The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

World English Bible

Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

Youngs Literal Translation

Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into the will of his enemies.

References

American

Context Readings

Victory In Spite Of Betrayal

1 For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
How blessed is he who considers the helpless;
The Lord will deliver him in a day of trouble.
2 The Lord will protect him and keep him alive,
And he shall be called blessed upon the earth;
And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.
3 The Lord will sustain him upon his sickbed;
In his illness, You restore him to health.

Cross References

Psalm 27:12

Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries,
For false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.

Psalm 33:19

To deliver their soul from death
And to keep them alive in famine.

Psalm 37:22

For those blessed by Him will inherit the land,
But those cursed by Him will be cut off.

Psalm 37:32-33

The wicked spies upon the righteous
And seeks to kill him.

Psalm 91:3-7

For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper
And from the deadly pestilence.

Psalm 128:1-6

A Song of Ascents.
How blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
Who walks in His ways.

Psalm 140:8-9

“Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
Do not promote his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.

Jeremiah 45:4-5

Thus you are to say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, what I have built I am about to tear down, and what I have planted I am about to uproot, that is, the whole land.”

1 Timothy 4:8

for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

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