Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

The poor will see it and be glad: you who are lovers of God, let your hearts have life.

New American Standard Bible

The humble have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God, let your heart revive.

King James Version

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

Holman Bible

The humble will see it and rejoice.
You who seek God, take heart!

International Standard Version

The afflicted will watch and rejoice. May you who seek God take courage.

A Conservative Version

The meek have seen it, and are glad. Ye who seek after God, let your heart live.

American Standard Version

The meek have seen it, and are glad: Ye that seek after God, let your heart live.

Amplified


The humble have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God [requiring Him as your greatest need], let your heart revive and live.

Darby Translation

The meek shall see it, they shall be glad; ye that seek God, your heart shall live.

Julia Smith Translation

The poor saw, they shall be glad: and seeking Jehovah your heart shall live.

King James 2000

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your hearts shall live that seek God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[The] afflicted will see [and] rejoice. O God seekers, let your heart revive,

Modern King James verseion

The humble shall see and be glad; and your heart shall live, you who seek God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O consider this and be glad, ye that be in adversity: seek after God and your soul shall live.

NET Bible

The oppressed look on -- let them rejoice! You who seek God, may you be encouraged!

New Heart English Bible

The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, let your heart live.

The Emphasized Bible

The humbled have seen - they rejoice! Ye seekers of God, let your heart, then, revive;

Webster

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

World English Bible

The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, let your heart live.

Youngs Literal Translation

The humble have seen -- they rejoice, Ye who seek God -- and your heart liveth.

References

Easton

Hastings

Context Readings

A Plea For Rescue

31 This will be more pleasing to the Lord than an ox, or a young ox of full growth. 32 The poor will see it and be glad: you who are lovers of God, let your hearts have life. 33 For the ears of the Lord are open to the poor, and he takes thought for his prisoners.


Cross References

Psalm 22:26

The poor will have a feast of good things: those who make search for the Lord will give him praise: your heart will have life for ever.

Psalm 34:2

My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.

Psalm 22:29

All the fat ones of the earth will give him worship; all those who go down to the dust will make themselves low before him, even he who has not enough for the life of his soul.

Psalm 25:9

He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit: he will make his way clear to them.

Isaiah 55:6-7

Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:

Isaiah 61:1-3

The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;

John 16:22

So you have sorrow now: but I will see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and no one will take away your joy.

John 20:20

And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

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