Parallel Verses
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.
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?
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?
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 Unto thee, O God, will I pay my vows; unto thee will I give thanks. 13 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.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 33:30
that he keepeth his soul from perishing, and letteth him enjoy the light of the living.
Psalm 116:8-9
And why? Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to him saying, "I am the almighty God: walk before me and be uncorrupt.
1 Samuel 2:9
He will keep the feet of his saints but the wicked shall keep silence in darkness. For in his own might shall no man be strong.
Psalm 17:5
O hold thou up my goings in thy paths: that my footsteps slip not.
Psalm 49:15
But God shall deliver my soul from the power of hell, when he receiveth me. Selah.
Psalm 86:12-13
I thank thee, O LORD my God, with all my heart, and will praise thy name for ever.
Psalm 94:18
When I said, "My foot hath slipped, thy mercy, O LORD, held me up."
Psalm 145:14
The LORD upholdeth all such as should fall, and lifteth up all those that be down.
Isaiah 2:5
O house of Jacob, come and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
Isaiah 38:3
and said, "Remember, O LORD, that I have walked before thee in truth and a steadfast heart, and have done the thing that is pleasant to thee." And Hezekiah wept sore.
John 8:12
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, "I am the light of the world. He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness: but shall have the light of life."
John 12:35-36
Then Jesus said unto them, "Yet a little while is the light with you: walk while ye have light, lest the darkness come on you. He that walketh in the dark, knoweth not whither he goeth.
2 Corinthians 1:10
and which delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver - on whom we trust, that yet hereafter he will deliver us,
Ephesians 5:8-14
Ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
1 Thessalonians 1:10
and for to look for his son from heaven, whom he raised from death: I mean Jesus, which delivereth us from wrath to come.
Hebrews 2:15
And that he might deliver them which, through fear of death, all their life time were in danger of bondage.
James 5:20
let the same know, that he which converted the sinner from going astray out of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide the multitude of sins. {Here ends the General Epistle of James}
Revelation 21:23-24
And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to lighten it. For the brightness of God did light it: and the lamb was the light of it.