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Psalms 29
Septuagint (Brenton, 1851) 29 compared with King James Version 30
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2I will exalt thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and not caused mine enemies to rejoice over me.
2I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
3O Lord my God, I cried to thee, and thou didst heal me.
3O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
4O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from Hades, thou hast delivered me from [among] them that go down to the pit.
4O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
5Sing to the Lord, ye his saints , and give thanks for the remembrance of his holiness.
5Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
6For anger is in his wrath, but life in his favour : weeping shall tarry for the evening, but joy shall be in the morning.
6For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
7And I said in my prosperity , I shall never be moved.
7And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
8O Lord, in thy good pleasure thou didst add strength to my beauty: but thou didst turn away thy face, and I was troubled.
8Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
9To thee, O Lord, will I cry; and to my God will I make supplication.
9I cried to thee, O Lord; and unto the Lord I made supplication.
10What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to destruction? Shall the dust give praise to thee? or shall it declare thy truth?
10What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
11The Lord heard, and had compassion upon me; the Lord is become my helper.
11Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper.
12Thou hast turned my mourning into joy for me: thou hast rent off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
12Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
13that my glory may sing praise to thee, and I may not be pierced [with sorrow]. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to thee for ever.
13To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.