Parallel Verses
Amplified
He reached from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.
New American Standard Bible
He drew me out of
King James Version
He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
Holman Bible
and took hold of me;
He pulled me out of deep waters.
International Standard Version
He reached down and took me; he drew me from many waters.
A Conservative Version
He sent from on high, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
American Standard Version
He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters.
Bible in Basic English
He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.
Darby Translation
He reached forth from above, he took me, he drew me out of great waters:
Julia Smith Translation
He will send forth from on high, he will take me, he will draw me out of many waters.
King James 2000
He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He reached from on high; he seized me. He drew me from many waters.
Modern King James verseion
He sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He shall send down from on high to fetch me, and shall take me out of many waters. {TYNDALE: He sent from on high and fetched me, and plucked me out of mighty waters.}
NET Bible
He reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me from the surging water.
New Heart English Bible
He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.
The Emphasized Bible
He sent from on high, he took me, - he drew me out of many waters.
Webster
He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
World English Bible
He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.
Youngs Literal Translation
He sendeth from above -- He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 18:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise For Deliverance
15
Then the stream beds of the waters appeared,
And the foundations of the world were laid bare
At Your rebuke, O Lord,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
He reached from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.
He rescued me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 144:7
Stretch out Your hand from above;
Set me free and rescue me from great waters,
Out of the hands of [hostile] foreigners [who surround us]
Exodus 2:10
And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. And she named him
2 Samuel 22:17
“He sent from above, He took me;
He drew me out of great waters.
Psalm 18:43
You have rescued me from the contentions of the people;
You have placed me as the head of the nations;
A people whom I have not known serve me.
Psalm 32:6
Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You [for forgiveness] in a time when You [are near and] may be found;
Surely when the great waters [of trial and distressing times] overflow they will not reach [the spirit in] him.
Psalm 40:1-3
And He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Psalm 57:3
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.
Jonah 2:5-6
“The waters surrounded me, to the point of death.
The great deep engulfed me,
Seaweed was wrapped around my head.
Revelation 17:15
Then the angel said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.