Delight Yourself in the LORD
Psalms 37:24
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.Or upholds him with His hand
- KJV
- Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
- WEB
- Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.
- ASV
- Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.
- LSV
- When he falls, he is not cast down, || For YHWH is sustaining his hand.
- YLT
- When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.
- DBY
- though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholdeth his hand.
- DRC36:24
- When he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the Lord putteth his hand under him.
- GNV
- Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth vnder his hand.
- JPS
- Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the LORD upholdeth his hand.
- LXXE36:24
- When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- כִּֽי־יִפֹּ֥ל לֹֽא־יוּטָ֑ל כִּֽי־יְ֝הוָ֗ה סוֹמֵ֥ךְ יָדֽוֹ׃
- LXX-Br36:24
- Ὅταν πέσῃ οὐ καταῤῥαχθήσεται, ὅτι Κύριος ἀντιστηρίζει χεῖρα αὐτοῦ.
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Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 24:16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
- Psalms 145:14The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
- Psalms 94:18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
- Micah 7:7–8But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my…
- John 10:27–30My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one…
- Luke 22:31–32Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
- Psalms 40:2He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
- Psalms 34:19–20Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all. He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken.
- Luke 2:34Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
- Psalms 37:17For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
- Psalms 147:6The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
- Psalms 91:12They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
- Luke 22:60–62“Man, I do not know what you are talking about,” Peter replied. While he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him:…
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 36:24 in some Bibles
- 37:24 in most Bibles