Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Because you have taken my soul from the power of death; and kept my feet from falling, so that I may be walking before God in the light of life.
New American Standard Bible
So that I may
In the
King James Version
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
Holman Bible
even my feet from stumbling,
to walk before God in the light of life.
International Standard Version
For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, so that I may walk before God in the light of the living! To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Do Not Destroy," when he fled from Saul into a cave.
A Conservative Version
For thou have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
American Standard Version
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: Hast thou not delivered my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?
Amplified
For You have rescued my soul from death,
Yes, and my feet from stumbling,
So that I may walk before God
In the light of life.
Darby Translation
For thou hast delivered my soul from death; wilt thou not keep my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
Julia Smith Translation
For thou deliveredst my soul from death: are not my feet from falling, to go about before God in the light of the living?
King James 2000
For you have delivered my soul from death: will not you deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
Lexham Expanded Bible
because you have delivered my soul from death. [Have you] not [kept] my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
Modern King James verseion
For You have delivered my soul from death; have You not kept my feet from falling, so that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
NET Bible
when you deliver my life from death. You keep my feet from stumbling, so that I might serve God as I enjoy life.
New Heart English Bible
For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
The Emphasized Bible
For thou hast rescued my soul from death, Wilt thou not rescue my feet from stumbling? That I may walk to and fro, before God, In the light of life.
Webster
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt thou not deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
World English Bible
For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.
Youngs Literal Translation
For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, Dost Thou not my feet from falling? To walk habitually before God in the light of the living!
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 56:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Call For God's Protection
12 I keep the memory of my debt to you, O God; I will give you the offerings of praise. 13 Because you have taken my soul from the power of death; and kept my feet from falling, so that I may be walking before God in the light of life.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 33:30
Keeping back his soul from the underworld, so that he may see the light of life.
Psalm 116:8-9
You have taken my soul from the power of death, keeping my eyes from weeping, and my feet from falling.
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him, and said, I am God, Ruler of all; go in my ways and be upright in all things,
1 Samuel 2:9
He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.
Psalm 49:15
But God will get back my soul; for he will take me from the power of death. (Selah.)
Psalm 94:18
If I say, My foot is slipping; your mercy, O Lord, is my support.
Isaiah 2:5
O family of Jacob, come, and let us go in the light of the Lord.
Isaiah 38:3
O Lord, keep in mind how I have been true to you with all my heart, and have done what is good in your eyes. And Hezekiah gave way to bitter weeping.
John 8:12
Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.
John 12:35-36
Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going.
2 Corinthians 1:10
Who gave us salvation from so great a death: on whom we have put our hope that he will still go on to give us salvation;
Ephesians 5:8-14
For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light
1 Thessalonians 1:10
Waiting for his Son from heaven, who came back from the dead, even Jesus, our Saviour from the wrath to come.
Hebrews 2:15
And let those who all their lives were in chains because of their fear of death, go free.
James 5:20
Be certain that he through whom a sinner has been turned from the error of his way, keeps a soul from death and is the cause of forgiveness for sins without number.
Revelation 21:23-24
And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.