Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah :
we have a strong city; salvation will he
appoint for walls and bulwarks.
In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah ;
We have a strong city; salvation will God
appoint for walls and bulwarks.
Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth faith
may enter in.
Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the
truth
may enter in.
Thou wilt keep `
him '
in perfect peace, `
whose '
mind `
is '
stayed `
on thee ';
because he trusteth in thee.
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee :
because he trusteth in thee.
Trust ye in Jehovah
for ever ;
for in Jehovah,
`even'
Jehovah ,
is an
everlasting rock.
Trust ye in the
LORD
for ever :
for in the
LORD
JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
For he hath
brought
down them that dwell on high ,
the lofty city :
he layeth it low ,
he layeth it low even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.
For he bringeth
down them that dwell on high ;
the lofty city ,
he layeth it low ;
he layeth it low ,
even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.
The foot shall tread it down ;
even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
The foot shall tread it down ,
even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
The way of the just is uprightness: thou that
art
upright dost direct
the path of the just.
The way of the just is uprightness: thou ,
most
upright ,
dost weigh
the path of the just.
Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah
, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even
to thy
memorial
`name',
is
the desire
of our
soul
.
Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD
, have we waited for thee; the
desire
of
our
soul
is
to thy name, and
to the remembrance
of thee
.
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly
: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early
: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will
learn righteousness.
Let favor
be showed
to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness ;
in the land of uprightness will he deal wrongfully
, and will not behold the majesty of Jehovah
.
Let favour
be shewed
to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness :
in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly
, and will not behold the majesty of the
LORD
.
Jehovah
, thy hand is lifted up, yet
they see
not: but they shall see `thy'
zeal
for
the
people
, and be put
to
shame
; yea, fire shall devour thine
adversaries
.
LORD
, when
thy hand is lifted up, they will
not see
: but they shall see, and be ashamed
for
their
envy
at
the
people
; yea, the
fire of
thine
enemies
shall devour them
.
Jehovah
, thou wilt ordain peace for us ;
for thou hast
also wrought all our works for
us.
LORD
, thou wilt ordain peace for us :
for thou also hast
wrought all our works in
us.
O Jehovah
our God, other lords besides
thee have had dominion over us ;
but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
O LORD
our God, other lords beside
thee have had dominion over us :
but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
`
They are '
dead, they shall not live; `
they are '
deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all remembrance
of
them
to perish.
They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their
memory
to perish.
Thou hast increased the nation, O Jehovah
, thou hast increased the nation ;
thou art glorified ;
thou hast
enlarged
all the borders
of the land
.
Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD
, thou hast increased the nation :
thou art glorified :
thou hadst
removed
it
far
unto
all the ends
of the earth
.
Jehovah
, in trouble have they visited thee ;
they poured out a prayer `
when '
thy chastening was upon them.
LORD
, in trouble have they visited thee ,
they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain and crieth out in her pangs; so we
have been before
thee
, O Jehovah
.
Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain ,
and crieth out in her pangs; so have we
been in
thy
sight
, O LORD
.
We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
Thy dead shall live ;
my dead bodies
shall arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the
dust ;
for thy dew is `
as '
the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth
the dead.
Thy dead men
shall live ,
together
with
my dead body
shall they
arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust :
for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out
the dead.
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as
it
were
for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
For, behold, Jehovah
cometh forth
out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
For, behold, the
LORD
cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
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