Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

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

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.

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.

Bible in Basic English

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

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 That will please Yahweh more than an ox,
more than a bull with horns and hooves.
32 The humble will see it and rejoice.
You who seek God, take heart!
33 For the Lord listens to the needy
and does not despise
His own who are prisoners.


Cross References

Psalm 22:26

The humble will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the Lord will praise Him.
May your hearts live forever!

Psalm 34:2

I will boast in the Lord;
the humble will hear and be glad.

Psalm 22:29

All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down;
all those who go down to the dust
will kneel before Him—
even the one who cannot preserve his life.

Psalm 25:9

He leads the humble in what is right
and teaches them His way.

Isaiah 55:6-7

Seek the Lord while He may be found;
call to Him while He is near.

Isaiah 61:1-3

The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me,
because the Lord has anointed Me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and freedom to the prisoners;

John 16:22

So you also have sorrow now. But I will see you again. Your hearts will rejoice, and no one will rob you of your joy.

John 20:20

Having said this, He showed them His hands and His side. So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

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