Parallel Verses

Amplified


“Give attention to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Rescue me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.

New American Standard Bible

Give heed to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are too strong for me.

King James Version

Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

Holman Bible

Listen to my cry,
for I am very weak.
Rescue me from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong for me.

International Standard Version

Pay attention to my cry, for I have been brought very low. Deliver me from my tormentors, for they are far too strong for me.

A Conservative Version

Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.

American Standard Version

Attend unto my cry; For I am brought very low: Deliver me from my persecutors; For they are stronger than I.

Bible in Basic English

Give ear to my cry, for I am made very low: take me out of the hands of my haters, for they are stronger than I.

Darby Translation

Attend unto my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.

Julia Smith Translation

Attend to my cry, for I languished greatly: deliver me from those pursuing me, for they were strengthened above me.

King James 2000

Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I.

Modern King James verseion

Hear my cry; for I am brought very low; deliver me from my pursuers; for they are stronger than I.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Consider my complaint, for I am brought very low. O deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.

NET Bible

Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.

New Heart English Bible

Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than me.

The Emphasized Bible

Attend thou unto my loud cry, for I am brought very low, - Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I.

Webster

Attend to my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

World English Bible

Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. deliver me from my persecutors, For they are stronger than me.

Youngs Literal Translation

Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I.

Verse Info

Context Readings

A Cry Of Distress

5
I cried out to You, O Lord;
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.
6 
“Give attention to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Rescue me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.
7
“Bring my soul out of prison (adversity),
So that I may give thanks and praise Your name;
The righteous will surround me [in triumph],
For You will look after me.”


Cross References

Psalm 79:8


O do not remember against us the sins and guilt of our forefathers.
Let Your compassion and mercy come quickly to meet us,
For we have been brought very low.

Psalm 116:6


The Lord protects the simple (childlike);
I was brought low [humbled and discouraged], and He saved me.

Psalm 17:1

Hear the just (righteous) cause, O Lord; listen to my loud [piercing] cry;
Listen to my prayer, that comes from guileless lips.

1 Samuel 24:14

After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue [with three thousand men]? A dead dog, a single flea?

Psalm 3:1

O Lord, how my enemies have increased!
Many are rising up against me.

Psalm 18:17


He rescued me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.

Psalm 38:19


But my [numerous] enemies are vigorous and strong,
And those who hate me without cause are many.

Psalm 44:24-26


Why do You hide Your face
And forget our affliction and our oppression?

Psalm 57:3-4


He will send from heaven and save me;
He calls to account him who tramples me down. Selah.
God will send out His lovingkindness and His truth.

Psalm 59:3


Look! They lie in wait for my life;
Fierce and powerful men [are uniting together to] launch an attack against me,
Not for my wrongdoing nor for any sin of mine, O Lord.

Psalm 136:23


Who [faithfully] remembered us in our lowly condition,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Psalm 143:3


For the enemy has persecuted me,
He has crushed my life down to the ground;
He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have been long dead.

Psalm 143:7


Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like those who go down into the pit (grave).

Romans 8:33

Who will bring any charge against God’s elect (His chosen ones)? It is God who justifies us [declaring us blameless and putting us in a right relationship with Himself].

Romans 8:37

Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors and gain an overwhelming victory through Him who loved us [so much that He died for us].

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