Parallel Verses
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?
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.
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.
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?
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 Upon me, O God, thy vows: I will repay praises to thee. 13 For thou deliveredst my soul from death: are not my feet from falling, to go about before God in the light of the living?
Phrases
Cross References
Job 33:30
To turn back his soul from the pit, to enlighten with the light of the living.
Psalm 116:8-9
For thou deliveredst my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, my feet from a fall.
Genesis 17:1
And Abram shall be the son of ninety years and nine years: Jehovah shall be seen to Abram and will say to him, I am God Almighty; walk thou before me, and be complete.
1 Samuel 2:9
He will watch the feet of the merciful and the unjust shall be silent in darkness; for not by strength shall man prevail.
Psalm 17:5
Hold up my being straight in thy ways, my steps be not moved
Psalm 49:15
But God will redeem my soul from the hand of hades, for he will receive me. Silence.
Psalm 86:12-13
I will praise thee, O Jehovah, my God, with all my heart, and I will honor thy name forever.
Psalm 94:18
If I said, My foot wavered; thy mercy, O Jehovah, upheld me.
Psalm 145:14
Jehovah upholds to all falling, and raises up for all bowed down.
Isaiah 2:5
O house of Jacob, come ye, and we will go in the light of Jehovah.
Isaiah 38:3
And he will say, O Jehovah, remember now how I went before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and I did the good in thine eyes: And Hezekiah will weep a great weeping.
John 8:12
Again therefore Jesus spake to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he following me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
John 12:35-36
Then said Jesus to them, Yet a little time the light is with you. Walk while ye have light, lest darkness overtake you: and he walking in darkness knows not where he retires.
2 Corinthians 1:10
Who saved us from so great a death, and does save: in whom we have hoped also that he will yet save;
Ephesians 5:8-14
For ye were then darkness, and now light in the Lord: walk ye as children of light:
1 Thessalonians 1:10
And to wait for his Son from the heavens, whom be raised from the dead, Jesus, saving us from coming wrath.
Hebrews 2:15
And deliver them, as many as by fear of death were always to live bound by slavery.
James 5:20
Let him know, that he having turned the sinful from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.
Revelation 21:23-24
And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they shine in her: for the glory of God enlightened her, and her light the Lamb.