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 Teach us to number each of our days so that we may present to you a heart of wisdom. 13 Do return, O Lord; how long will it be?
And be sorry for Your servants.
14 Satisfy us every morning with your loving kindness so that we may sing for joy and rejoice all our days.


Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:36

Jehovah will bring his people justice. He will have compassion on his servants. He sees that their power is gone, and only the imprisoned and abandoned remain.

Psalm 135:14

For Jehovah will judge his people, and he will have pity on his servants.

Psalm 106:45

He remembered his promise to them. In keeping with his rich mercy, he changed his plans.

Psalm 80:14

O God, commander of armies, come back! Look from heaven and see! Come to help this vine.

Amos 7:3

Jehovah changed his mind about this. It will not be, said Jehovah.

Amos 7:6

Jehovah changed his mind concerning this: This also will not be, said the Lord Jehovah.

Jonah 3:9

Who knows whether God will turn back and change his mind, and turn away from his fierce anger that we will not perish?

Exodus 32:12

Do not let the Egyptians say: 'He was planning all along to kill them in the mountains and wipe them off the face of the earth. That is why he brought them out of our land.' Do not be so angry. Reconsider your decision to bring this disaster on your people.

Exodus 32:14

So Jehovah changed his mind and did not bring disaster on his people as he threatened.

Psalm 6:3-4

I am in anguish. How long, O Jehovah, how long?

Psalm 74:10

How long, God, will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

Psalm 89:46

How long, O Jehovah? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger continue to burn like fire?

Jeremiah 12:15

But after I have taken them away I will have mercy on them. I will bring each nation back to its own land and to its own country.

Hosea 11:8

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

Joel 2:13-14

Rip apart your heart, and not your garments. Turn to Jehovah your God! He is gracious and merciful. He is slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness. He will turn back from doing harm.

Zechariah 1:16

Therefore, said Jehovah: I will return to Jerusalem with compassion. My house will be built in it, said Jehovah of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched over Jerusalem.

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