Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in my affliction.

New American Standard Bible

If Your law had not been my delight,
Then I would have perished in my affliction.

King James Version

Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

Holman Bible

If Your instruction had not been my delight,
I would have died in my affliction.

International Standard Version

Had your instruction not been my pleasure, I would have died in my affliction.

American Standard Version

Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

Amplified


If Your law had not been my delight,
Then I would have perished in my time of trouble.

Bible in Basic English

If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me.

Darby Translation

Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

Julia Smith Translation

Unless thy law was my delight I perished in mine affliction.

King James 2000

Unless your law had been my delights, I should then have perished in my affliction.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Unless your law [had been] my delight, then I would have perished in my misery.

Modern King James verseion

Unless Your Law had been my delight, I should then have perished in my affliction.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

If my delight were not in thy law, I should perish in my trouble.

NET Bible

If I had not found encouragement in your law, I would have died in my sorrow.

New Heart English Bible

Unless your Law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

The Emphasized Bible

Had not thy law been my dear delight, then, had I perished in mine affliction.

Webster

Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in my affliction.

World English Bible

Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

Youngs Literal Translation

Unless Thy law were my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.

Verse Info

Context Readings

Lamed

91 They abide this day according to thine ordinances, for all things are thy servants. 92 Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in my affliction. 93 I will never forget thy precepts, for with them thou have enlivened me.


Cross References

Psalm 27:13

I believe that I shall see the goodness of LORD in the land of the living.

Psalm 94:18-19

When I said, My foot slips, thy loving kindness, O LORD, held me up.

Psalm 119:24

Thy testimonies also are my delight [and] my counselors.

Psalm 119:77

Let thy tender mercies come to me that I may live, for thy law is my delight.

Psalm 119:143

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me. Thy commandments are my delight.

Proverbs 6:22-23

When thou walk, it shall lead thee. When thou sleep, it shall watch over thee. And when thou awake, it shall talk with thee.

Romans 15:4

For as many things as were written previously were written for our learning, so that through perseverance and through the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.

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