Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Give sentence with me, O God, and defend my cause against the ungodly people; O deliver me from the deceitful and wicked man.

New American Standard Bible

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation;
O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!

King James Version

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Holman Bible

Vindicate me, God, and defend my cause
against an ungodly nation;
rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man.

International Standard Version

You be my judge, God, and plead my case against an unholy nation; rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man.

A Conservative Version

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against a profane nation. O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

American Standard Version

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Amplified

Judge and vindicate me, O God; plead my case against an ungodly nation.
O rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man!

Bible in Basic English

Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.

Darby Translation

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; deliver me from the deceitful and unrighteous man.

Julia Smith Translation

Judge me, O God, and contend my contention from a nation not godly: from the man of deceit and iniquity thou wilt deliver me.

King James 2000

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Judge me, O God, and plead my case against an unfaithful nation. From a man of deceit and wickedness rescue me,

Modern King James verseion

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

NET Bible

Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!

New Heart English Bible

Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.

The Emphasized Bible

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause, Against a nation, without lovingkindness, From the man of deceit and perversity, wilt thou deliver me?

Webster

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

World English Bible

Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.

Youngs Literal Translation

Judge me, O God, And plead my cause against a nation not pious, From a man of deceit and perverseness Thou dost deliver me,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁפט 
Shaphat 
Usage: 203

me, O God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

and plead
רוּב ריבo 
Riyb 
Usage: 66

my cause
רב ריב 
Riyb 
Usage: 60


Usage: 0

גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
Usage: 558

פּלט 
Palat 
Usage: 26

me from the deceitful
מרמה 
Mirmah 
Usage: 39

and unjust
עלה עולה עולה עול עול 
`evel 
Usage: 53

References

Watsons

War

Context Readings

A Prayer For Rescue

1 Give sentence with me, O God, and defend my cause against the ungodly people; O deliver me from the deceitful and wicked man. 2 For thou art the God of my strength; why hast thou put me from thee? And why go I so heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?

Cross References

1 Samuel 24:15

The LORD be judge, and judge between thee and me, and see and plead my cause, and judge me free out of thine hand."

Psalm 26:1

{A Psalm of David} Be thou my Judge, O LORD, for I walk innocently. My trust hath been also in the LORD; therefore shall I not fall.

Psalm 35:1

{A Psalm of David} Plead thou my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me, and fight thou against them that fight against me.

Psalm 5:6

Thou shalt destroy the liars; the LORD will abhor both the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

Psalm 7:8

The LORD shall judge the people; give sentence with me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to the innocence that is in me.

Psalm 35:24

Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not triumph over me.

2 Samuel 15:31

And one told David, saying, "Ahithophel is one of them that have conspired with Absalom." Then said David, "O LORD, turn the counsel of Ahithophel unto foolishness."

Psalm 71:4

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the ungodly, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

Psalm 75:7

And why? God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

Proverbs 22:23

for the LORD himself will defend their cause, and do violence unto them that have used violence.

Proverbs 23:11

For he that delivereth them is mighty, even he shall defend their cause against thee.

Micah 7:9

I will bear the punishment of the LORD - For why? I have offended him - till he sit in judgment upon my cause, and see that I have right. He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall see his righteousness.

1 Corinthians 4:4

I know nought by myself: yet am I not thereby justified. It is the Lord that judgeth me.

2 Samuel 16:20-4

Then spake Absalom to Ahithophel, "Give counsel what is best for us to do."

1 Peter 2:23

which when he was reviled, reviled not again: when he suffered, he threatened not: but committed the cause to him that judgeth righteously,

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