Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a spring;
The early rain also covers it with blessings.

King James Version

Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.

Holman Bible

As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
they make it a source of springwater;
even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings.

International Standard Version

They will pass through the Baca Valley where he will prepare a spring for them; even the early rain will cover it with blessings.

A Conservative Version

Passing through the valley of weeping they make it a place of springs. Yea, the early rain covers it with blessings.

American Standard Version

Passing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of springs; Yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.

Amplified


Passing through the Valley of Weeping (Baca), they make it a place of springs;
The early rain also covers it with blessings.

Bible in Basic English

Going through the valley of balsam-trees, they make it a place of springs; it is clothed with blessings by the early rain.

Darby Translation

Passing through the valley of Baca, they make it a well-spring; yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.

Julia Smith Translation

Passing through in the valley of Baca they will set it a fountain; also the early rain will cover the ponds.

King James 2000

Who passing through the valley of Baca makes it a well; the rain also fills the pools.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Passing through the Valley of Baca, they make it a spring. The early rain covers [it with] blessings as well.

Modern King James verseion

Passing through the valley of weeping, they will make it a fountain; the early rain also covers it with blessings.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

who going through the vale of misery use it for a well; and the pools are filled with water.

NET Bible

As they pass through the Baca Valley, he provides a spring for them. The rain even covers it with pools of water.

New Heart English Bible

Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.

The Emphasized Bible

Passing through the balsam-vale, A place of fountains, they make it, Yea, with blessings, is it covered by the early rain.

Webster

Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.

World English Bible

Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.

Youngs Literal Translation

Those passing through a valley of weeping, A fountain do make it, Blessings also cover the director.

Context Readings

Longing For God's House

5 Happy is the man whose strength is in thee, in whose heart are thy ways, 6 Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a spring;
The early rain also covers it with blessings.
7 They go forth in a great multitude; and in order, they shall see God in Zion.

Cross References

Joel 2:23

Ye also, sons of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the LORD your God for he has given you the former rain according to righteousness, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain as in the beginning.

2 Samuel 5:22-24

And the Philistines came up yet again and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

2 Kings 3:9-20

So the king of Israel went and the king of Judah and the king of Edom, and as they walked round about seven days' journey through the desert, there was no water for the host or for the beasts that followed them.

Psalm 66:10-12

For thou, O God, hast proved us; thou hast refined us as silver is refined.

Psalm 68:9

Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, by which thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

John 16:33

These things I have spoken unto you that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Acts 14:22

confirming the souls of the disciples and exhorting them to remain in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

Romans 5:3-5

And not only this, but we even glory in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation works patience;

Romans 8:37

Nevertheless, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our tribulation, which is momentary and light, prepares an exceeding and eternal weight of glory unto us;

Revelation 7:14

And I said unto him, lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are those who came out of great tribulation and have washed their long robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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