Parallel Verses

King James 2000

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

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.

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 apply our hearts unto wisdom. 13 Return, O LORD, how long? and may you have compassion concerning your servants. 14 O satisfy us early with your mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.


Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:36

For the LORD shall judge his people, and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone, and there is none left, slave or free.

Psalm 135:14

For the LORD will judge his people, and he will have compassion on his servants.

Psalm 106:45

And he remembered for them his covenant, and relented according to the multitude of his mercies.

Psalm 80:14

Return, we beseech you, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;

Amos 7:3

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

Amos 7:6

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

Jonah 3:9

Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

Exodus 32:12

Why should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from your fierce wrath, and change from this evil against your people.

Exodus 32:14

And the LORD turned from the evil which he thought to do unto his people.

Psalm 6:3-4

My soul is also greatly troubled: but you, O LORD, how long?

Psalm 74:10

O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

Psalm 89:46

How long, LORD? will you hide yourself forever? shall your anger burn like fire?

Jeremiah 12:15

And it shall come to pass, after I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

Hosea 11:8

How shall I give you up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver you, Israel? how shall I make you as Admah? how shall I set you as Zeboiim? my heart is turned within me, my compassion is stirred.

Joel 2:13-14

And tear your hearts, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and relents from sending calamity.

Zechariah 1:16

Therefore thus says the LORD; I have returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, says the LORD of hosts, and a measuring line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.

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