Add parallel Print Page Options

19 He led me to a place of safety;
    he rescued me because he delights in me.

Read full chapter

19 He brought me out into a spacious place;(A)
    he rescued me because he delighted in me.(B)

Read full chapter

In my distress I prayed to the Lord,
    and the Lord answered me and set me free.

Read full chapter

When hard pressed,(A) I cried to the Lord;
    he brought me into a spacious place.(B)

Read full chapter

You have not handed me over to my enemies
    but have set me in a safe place.

Read full chapter

You have not given me into the hands(A) of the enemy
    but have set my feet in a spacious place.(B)

Read full chapter

36 You have made a wide path for my feet
    to keep them from slipping.

Read full chapter

36 You provide a broad path(A) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.(B)

Read full chapter

He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
    out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground
    and steadied me as I walked along.

Read full chapter

He lifted me out of the slimy pit,(A)
    out of the mud(B) and mire;(C)
he set my feet(D) on a rock(E)
    and gave me a firm place to stand.

Read full chapter

16 “God is leading you away from danger, Job,
    to a place free from distress.
    He is setting your table with the best food.

Read full chapter

16 “He is wooing(A) you from the jaws of distress
    to a spacious place(B) free from restriction,(C)
    to the comfort of your table(D) laden with choice food.(E)

Read full chapter

23 The Lord directs the steps of the godly.
    He delights in every detail of their lives.

Read full chapter

23 The Lord makes firm the steps(A)
    of the one who delights(B) in him;

Read full chapter

18 He rescued me from my powerful enemies,
    from those who hated me and were too strong for me.
19 They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress,
    but the Lord supported me.
20 He led me to a place of safety;
    he rescued me because he delights in me.
21 The Lord rewarded me for doing right;
    he restored me because of my innocence.
22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;
    I have not turned from my God to follow evil.
23 I have followed all his regulations;
    I have never abandoned his decrees.
24 I am blameless before God;
    I have kept myself from sin.
25 The Lord rewarded me for doing right.
    He has seen my innocence.

26 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful;
    to those with integrity you show integrity.
27 To the pure you show yourself pure,
    but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.

Read full chapter

18 He rescued(A) me from my powerful enemy,
    from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
    but the Lord was my support.(B)
20 He brought me out into a spacious(C) place;
    he rescued(D) me because he delighted(E) in me.(F)

21 “The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;(G)
    according to the cleanness(H) of my hands(I) he has rewarded me.
22 For I have kept(J) the ways of the Lord;
    I am not guilty of turning from my God.
23 All his laws are before me;(K)
    I have not turned(L) away from his decrees.
24 I have been blameless(M) before him
    and have kept myself from sin.
25 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,(N)
    according to my cleanness[a] in his sight.

26 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
27 to the pure(O) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(P)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:25 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:24) to the cleanness of my hands

Praise the Lord your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king so you can rule with justice and righteousness.”

Read full chapter

Praise(A) be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love(B) for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice(C) and righteousness.”

Read full chapter