17 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

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17 There the wicked cease from turmoil,(A)
    and there the weary are at rest.(B)

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13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

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13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord(A) from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit,(B) “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”

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11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

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11 Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.(A)

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There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

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There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God;

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57 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

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57 The righteous perish,(A)
    and no one takes it to heart;(B)
the devout are taken away,
    and no one understands
that the righteous are taken away
    to be spared from evil.(C)
Those who walk uprightly(D)
    enter into peace;
    they find rest(E) as they lie in death.

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16 They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.

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16 Will it go down to the gates of death?(A)
    Will we descend together into the dust?”(B)

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13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

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13 “If only you would hide me in the grave(A)
    and conceal me till your anger has passed!(B)
If only you would set me a time
    and then remember(C) me!(D)

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Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

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God is just:(A) He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you(B) and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven(C) in blazing fire(D) with his powerful angels.(E)

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And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

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“I tell you, my friends,(A) do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

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28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

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28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One(A) who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

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Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.

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Fear and trembling(A) have beset me;
    horror(B) has overwhelmed me.
I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!
    I would fly away and be at rest.
I would flee far away
    and stay in the desert;[a](C)
I would hurry to my place of shelter,(D)
    far from the tempest and storm.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 55:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and in the middle of verse 19.

(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

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(for that righteous man,(A) living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—

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