Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

Relent, LORD. How long? Have compassion on 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.

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!

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 gain a heart of wisdom. 13 Relent, LORD. How long? Have compassion on your servants. 14 Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.


Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:36

For the LORD will judge his people, and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone, There is none remaining, shut up or left at large.

Psalm 135:14

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

Psalm 106:45

He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

Psalm 80:14

Return, we beg you, God of Hosts. Look down from heaven, and see, 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 knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?"

Exodus 32:12

Why should the Egyptians speak, saying, 'He brought them forth for evil, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the surface of the earth?' Turn from your fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against your people.

Exodus 32:14

The LORD repented of the evil which he said he would do to his people.

Psalm 6:3-4

My soul is also in great anguish. But you, LORD?how long?

Psalm 74:10

How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

Psalm 89:46

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

Jeremiah 12:15

It shall happen, after that I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them; and I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

Hosea 11:8

"How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within me, my compassion is aroused.

Joel 2:13-14

Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to the LORD, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.

Zechariah 1:16

Therefore thus says the LORD: "I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy. My house shall be built in it," says the LORD of hosts, "and a line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem."'

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