Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May God be great.
New American Standard Bible
And let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified.”
King James Version
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
Holman Bible
let those who love Your salvation
continually say, “God is great!”
International Standard Version
Let those who seek you greatly rejoice in you. Let those who love your deliverance say, "May God be continuously exalted."
A Conservative Version
Let all those who seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee. And let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
American Standard Version
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; And let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
Amplified
May all those who seek You [as life’s first priority] rejoice and be glad in You;
May those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified!”
Darby Translation
Let all those that seek thee be glad and rejoice in thee, and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified!
Julia Smith Translation
All seeking thee shall rejoice and be glad in thee, and they shall say always, God shall be magnified; they loving thy salvation.
King James 2000
Let all those that seek you rejoice and be glad in you: and let such as love your salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let them rejoice and be glad in you, all those who seek you. Let them say continually, "God is great!" [those] who love your salvation.
Modern King James verseion
Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; and let those who love Your salvation say without ending, Let God be magnified.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But let all those that seek thee be joyful and glad in thee, and let all such as delight in thy salvation say always, "The LORD be praised."
NET Bible
May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, "May God be praised!"
New Heart English Bible
Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, "Let God be exalted."
The Emphasized Bible
Let all them be glad and rejoice in thee, Yea, let them, who are seekers of thee, - say continually, God be magnified! Who are lovers of thy salvation.
Webster
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
World English Bible
Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, "Let God be exalted!"
Youngs Literal Translation
Let all those seeking Thee joy and be glad in Thee, And let those loving Thy salvation Say continually, 'God is magnified.'
Themes
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 70:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Call For Deliverance
3 Let those who say Aha, aha! be turned back as a reward of their shame. 4 Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May God be great. 5 But I am poor and in need; come to me quickly, O God; you are my help and my saviour; let there be no waiting, O Lord.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 5:11
But let all those who put their faith in you be glad with cries of joy at all times, and let all the lovers of your name be glad in you.
Psalm 35:27
Let those who are on my side give cries of joy; let them ever say, The Lord be praised, for he has pleasure in the peace of his servant.
Psalm 40:16
Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May the Lord be great.
Psalm 97:12
Be glad in the Lord, you upright men; praising the memory of his holy name.
Isaiah 61:10
I will be full of joy in the Lord, my soul will be glad in my God; for he has put on me the clothing of salvation, covering me with the robe of righteousness, as the husband puts on a fair head-dress, and the bride makes herself beautiful with jewels.
Isaiah 65:13-14
For this cause says the Lord God, My servants will have food, but you will be in need of food: my servants will have drink, but you will be dry: my servants will have joy, but you will be shamed:
Lamentations 3:25
The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for him.
John 16:20
Truly I say to you, You will be weeping and sorrowing, but the world will be glad: you will be sad, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.