Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Return, O LORD, deliver my soul. Save me for thy loving kindness' sake.

New American Standard Bible

Return, O Lord, rescue my soul;
Save me because of Your lovingkindness.

King James Version

Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.

Holman Bible

Turn, Lord! Rescue me;
save me because of Your faithful love.

International Standard Version

Return, LORD, save my life! Deliver me, because of your gracious love.

American Standard Version

Return, O Jehovah, deliver my soul: Save me for thy lovingkindness'sake.

Amplified


Return, O Lord, rescue my soul;
Save me because of Your [unfailing] steadfast love and mercy.

Bible in Basic English

Come back, O Lord, make my soul free; O give me salvation because of your mercy.

Darby Translation

Return, Jehovah, free my soul; save me for thy loving-kindness' sake.

Julia Smith Translation

Turn back, O Jehovah, deliver my soul: save me for sake of thy mercy.

King James 2000

Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for your mercies' sake.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Turn, O Yahweh; deliver my life. Save me for the sake of your steadfast love.

Modern King James verseion

Return, O Jehovah, return; deliver my soul; save me for Your mercy's sake.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Turn thee, O LORD, and deliver my soul; O save me for thy mercies' sake.

NET Bible

Relent, Lord, rescue me! Deliver me because of your faithfulness!

New Heart English Bible

Return, LORD. Deliver my soul, and save me for your loving kindness' sake.

The Emphasized Bible

Return, O Yahweh, deliver my soul, Save me, for the sake of thy lovingkindness;

Webster

Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: Oh save me for thy mercies sake.

World English Bible

Return, Yahweh. Deliver my soul, and save me for your loving kindness' sake.

Youngs Literal Translation

Turn back, O Jehovah, draw out my soul, Save me for Thy kindness' sake.

References

Hastings

Context Readings

A Prayer For Mercy

3 My soul also is greatly troubled. And thou, O LORD, how long? 4 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul. Save me for thy loving kindness' sake. 5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee. In Sheol who shall give thee thanks?

Cross References

Psalm 17:13

Arise, O LORD, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword,

Psalm 22:20

Deliver my soul from the sword, the only one of me from the power of the dog.

Psalm 25:7

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. According to thy loving kindness remember thou me, for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

Psalm 69:13

But as for me, my prayer is to thee, O LORD. In an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of thy loving kindness, answer me in the truth of thy salvation.

Psalm 79:8-9

Do not remember against us the iniquities of our forefathers. Let thy tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are brought very low.

Psalm 80:14

Turn again, we beseech thee, O God of hosts. Look down from heaven, and, behold, and visit this vine,

Psalm 86:13

For great is thy loving kindness toward me, and thou have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

Psalm 90:13

Return, O LORD. How long? And relent concerning thy servants.

Psalm 116:4

Then I called upon the name of LORD. O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

Psalm 116:8

For thou have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from falling.

Psalm 120:2

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.

Psalm 121:7

LORD will keep thee from all evil. He will keep thy soul.

Isaiah 38:17

Behold, for peace I had great bitterness. But thou have by love for my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption. For thou have cast all my sins behind thy back.

Daniel 9:18

O my God, incline thine ear, and hear. Open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name. For we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousness, but for thy great mercies' sak

Malachi 3:7

From the days of your fathers ye have turned aside from my ordinances, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says LORD of hosts. But ye say, How shall we return?

Ephesians 1:6

for appreciation of the glory of his grace, by which he blessed us in him who is beloved.

Ephesians 2:7-8

So that in the coming ages he might show the transcending wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

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