Psalms 41:2

In 11 translations

BSB

The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes.

KJV

The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.thou…: or, do not thou deliver

WEB

Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

ASV

Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive, And he shall be blessed upon the earth; And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.

LSV

YHWH preserves him and revives him, || He is blessed in the land, || And You do not give him into the will of his enemies.

YLT

Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into the will of his enemies.

DBY

Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy in the land; and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

DRC40:3

The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth: and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.

GNV

The Lord will keepe him, and preserue him aliue: he shalbe blessed vpon the earth, and thou wilt not deliuer him vnto the will of his enemies.

JPS41:3

The LORD preserve him, and keep him alive, let him be called happy in the land; and deliver not Thou him unto the greed of his enemies.

LXXE40:3

May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy.

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Original-language editions

WLC41:3

יְהוָ֤ה ׀ יִשְׁמְרֵ֣הוּ וִֽ֭יחַיֵּהוּ יאשר בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְאַֽל־תִּ֝תְּנֵ֗הוּ בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ אֹיְבָֽיו׃KJV:Ps.41.2Read aloud as (qere): וְאֻשַּׁ֣ר

LXX-Br40:3

Κύριος φυλάξαι αὐτὸν καὶ ζήσαι αὐτὸν, καὶ μακαρίσαι αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ γῇ, καὶ μὴ παραδοῖ αὐτὸν εἰς χεῖρας ἐχθροῦ αὐτοῦ.

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• Jeremiah 45:4–5Thus Jeremiah was to say to Baruch: “This is what the LORD says: Throughout the land I will demolish what I have built and uproot what I have planted. But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop…
• Psalms 27:12Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
• 1 Timothy 4:8For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.
• Psalms 33:19to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
• Psalms 37:32–33Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them, the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.
• Psalms 128:1–6Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways! For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons…
• Psalms 37:22Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
• Psalms 140:8–9Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
• Psalms 91:3–7Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague. He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. You will not…

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