Psalms 39:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.”

Psalms 39:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 39:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 39:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don’t be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a foreigner, as all my fathers were.”

Psalms 39:12 — World English Bible

Psalms 39:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry; Hold not thy peace at my tears: For I am a stranger with thee, A sojourner, as all my fathers were. ”

Psalms 39:12 — American Standard Version

Psalms 39:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And <FI>to<Fi> my cry give ear, Unto my tear be not silent, For a sojourner I <FI>am<Fi> with Thee, A settler like all my fathers.”

Psalms 39:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 39:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ Hear my prayer, Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry; be not silent at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, a sojourner, like all my fathers. ”

Psalms 39:12 — Darby Translation

Psalms 39:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Heare my prayer, O Lord, and hearken vnto my cry: keepe not silence at my teares, for I am a strager with thee, and a soiourner as all my fathers.”

Psalms 39:12 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 39:12 in Context — Psalms 39

10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

13 O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.

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What Does Psalms 39:12 Mean?

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