Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Do return, O Lord; how long will it be?
And be sorry for Your servants.

King James Version

Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

Holman Bible

Lord—how long?
Turn and have compassion on Your servants.

International Standard Version

Please return, LORD! When will it be? Comfort your servants.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

Return, O Jehovah; how long? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

Amplified


Turn, O Lord [from Your fierce anger]; how long will it be?
Be compassionate toward Your servants—revoke Your sentence.

Darby Translation

Return, Jehovah: how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

Julia Smith Translation

Turn back, O Jehovah, how long? and have pity upon thy servants.

King James 2000

Return, O LORD, how long? and may you have compassion concerning your servants.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Return, O Yahweh. How long? And have compassion on your servants.

Modern King James verseion

Return, O Jehovah! How long? And give pity to Your servants.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Turn thee again, O LORD, at the last, and be gracious unto thy servants.

NET Bible

Turn back toward us, O Lord! How long must this suffering last? Have pity on your servants!

New Heart English Bible

Relent, LORD. How long? Have compassion on your servants.

The Emphasized Bible

Return, Yahweh, oh how long? And have compassion upon thy servants;

Webster

Return, O LORD, how long? and repent thou concerning thy servants.

World English Bible

Relent, Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants!

Youngs Literal Translation

Turn back, O Jehovah, till when? And repent concerning Thy servants.

References

Context Readings

Eternal God And Mortal Man

12 So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. 13 Do return, O Lord; how long will it be?
And be sorry for Your servants.
14 Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:36

For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone and there is none remaining, bond or free.

Psalm 135:14

For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.

Psalm 106:45

For their sake he remembered his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love.

Psalm 80:14

Turn again, O God of hosts! Look down from heaven, and see; have regard for this vine,

Amos 7:3

The LORD relented concerning this: "It shall not be," said the LORD.

Amos 7:6

The LORD relented concerning this: "This also shall not be," said the Lord GOD.

Jonah 3:9

Who knows? God may turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish."

Exodus 32:12

Why should the Egyptians say, 'With evil intent did he bring them out, to kill them in the mountains and to consume them from the face of the earth'? Turn from your burning anger and relent from this disaster against your people.

Exodus 32:14

And the LORDrelented from the disaster that he had spoken of bringing on his people.

Psalm 6:3-4

My soul also is greatly troubled. But you, O LORD--how long?

Psalm 74:10

How long, O God, is the foe to scoff? Is the enemy to revile your name forever?

Psalm 89:46

How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?

Jeremiah 12:15

And after I have plucked them up, I will again have compassion on them, and I will bring them again each to his heritage and each to his land.

Hosea 11:8

How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart recoils within me; my compassion grows warm and tender.

Joel 2:13-14

and rend your hearts and not your garments." Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.

Zechariah 1:16

Therefore, thus says the LORD, I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy; my house shall be built in it, declares the LORD of hosts, and the measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.

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