(NIV)
When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the
Lord was merciful to them.
(ESV)
But he
lingered. So the
men seized him and his
wife and his
two daughters by the
hand, the
Lord being
merciful to him, and they
brought him out and
set him outside the
city.
(NIV)
And may God Almighty grant you mercy before the man so that he will let your other brother and Benjamin come back with you. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.’
(ESV)
May
God Almighty grant you
mercy before the
man, and may he
send back your
other brother and
Benjamin. And as for me,
if I am
bereaved of my children, I am
bereaved.”
(NIV)
Deeply moved at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept there.
(ESV)
Then
Joseph hurried out, for his
compassion grew warm for his
brother, and he
sought a place to
weep. And he
entered his
chamber and
wept there.
(NIV)
because of your father’s God, who helps you,
because of the Almighty, who blesses you
with blessings of the skies above,
blessings of the deep springs below,
blessings of the breast and womb.
(ESV)
by the
God of your
father who will
help you,
by the
Almighty who will
bless you
with
blessings of
heaven above,
blessings of the
deep that
crouches beneath,
blessings of the
breasts and of the
womb.
(NIV)
And the
Lord said, ‘I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the
Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
(ESV)
And he
said, “I will make
all my
goodness pass before you and will
proclaim before you my
name ‘The
Lord.’ And I will be
gracious to
whom I will be
gracious, and will
show mercy on
whom I will
show mercy.
(NIV)
and none of the condemned things are to be found in your hands. Then the
Lord will turn from his fierce anger, will show you mercy, and will have compassion on you. He will increase your numbers, as he promised on oath to your ancestors –
(ESV)
None of the
devoted things shall
stick to your
hand that the
Lord may
turn from the
fierceness of his
anger and
show you
mercy and have
compassion on you and
multiply you,
as he
swore to your
fathers,
(NIV)
then the
Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you.
(ESV)
then the
Lord your
God will
restore your
fortunes and have
mercy on you, and he will
gather you
again from all the
peoples where the
Lord your
God has
scattered you.
(NIV)
“Are they not finding and dividing the spoils:
a woman or two for each man,
colourful garments as plunder for Sisera,
colourful garments embroidered,
highly embroidered garments for my neck –
all this as plunder?”
(ESV)
‘Have they
not found and
divided the
spoil?—
A
womb or
two for
every man;
spoil of
dyed materials for
Sisera,
spoil of
dyed materials embroidered,
two pieces of
dyed work embroidered for the
neck as
spoil?’
(NIV)
David said to Gad, ‘I am in deep distress. Let us fall into the hands of the
Lord, for his mercy is great; but do not let me fall into human hands.’
(ESV)
Then
David said to
Gad, “I am in
great distress. Let us
fall into the
hand of the
Lord, for his
mercy is
great; but let me not
fall into the
hand of
man.”
(NIV)
The woman whose son was alive was deeply moved out of love for her son and said to the king, ‘Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don’t kill him!’
But the other said, ‘Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!’
(ESV)
Then the
woman whose son was
alive said to the
king,
because her
heart yearned for her
son, “
Oh, my
lord,
give her the
living child, and by
no means
put him to death.” But the
other said, “He shall be
neither mine nor yours;
divide him.”
(NIV)
And forgive your people, who have sinned against you; forgive all the offences they have committed against you, and cause their captors to show them mercy;
(ESV)
and
forgive your
people who have
sinned against you, and all their
transgressions that they have
committed against you, and
grant them
compassion in the
sight of those who carried them
captive, that they may have
compassion on them
(NIV)
But the
Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day he has been unwilling to destroy them or banish them from his presence.
(ESV)
But the
Lord was
gracious to them and had
compassion on them, and he
turned toward them,
because of his
covenant with
Abraham,
Isaac, and
Jacob,
and would not destroy them,
nor has he
cast them
from his
presence until now.
(NIV)
David said to Gad, ‘I am in deep distress. Let me fall into the hands of the
Lord, for his mercy is very great; but do not let me fall into human hands.’
(ESV)
Then
David said to
Gad, “I am in
great distress. Let me
fall into the
hand of the
Lord,
for his
mercy is
very great, but do
not let me
fall into the
hand of
man.”
(NIV)
If you return to the
Lord, then your fellow Israelites and your children will be shown compassion by their captors and will return to this land, for the
Lord your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him.’
(ESV)
For if you
return to the
Lord, your
brothers and your
children will
find compassion with their
captors and
return to this
land. For the
Lord your
God is
gracious and
merciful and will
not turn
away his
face from you, if you
return to him.”
(NIV)
Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favour in the presence of this man.’
I was cupbearer to the king.
(ESV)
O Lord let your
ear be
attentive to the
prayer of your
servant, and to the
prayer of your
servants who
delight to
fear your
name, and
give success to your
servant today, and
grant him
mercy in the
sight of
this man.”
Now
I was
cupbearer to the
king.
(NIV)
‘Because of your great compassion you did not abandon them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud did not fail to guide them on their path, nor the pillar of fire by night to shine on the way they were to take.
(ESV)
you in your
great mercies did
not forsake them in the
wilderness. The
pillar of
cloud to
lead them in the
way did
not depart from them by
day, nor the
pillar of
fire by
night to
light for them the
way by
which they should
go.
(NIV)
So you delivered them into the hands of their enemies, who oppressed them. But when they were oppressed they cried out to you. From heaven you heard them, and in your great compassion you gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the hand of their enemies.
(ESV)
Therefore you
gave them into the
hand of their
enemies, who made them
suffer. And in the
time of their
suffering they
cried out to you and you
heard them from heaven, and according to your
great mercies you
gave them
saviors who
saved them
from the
hand of their
enemies.
(NIV)
‘But as soon as they were at rest, they again did what was evil in your sight. Then you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies so that they ruled over them. And when they cried out to you again, you heard from heaven, and in your compassion you delivered them time after time.
(ESV)
But after they had
rest they
did evil again before you, and you
abandoned them to the
hand of their
enemies, so that they had
dominion over them. Yet when they
turned and
cried to you, you
heard from heaven and
many times you
delivered them according to your
mercies.
(NIV)
But in your great mercy you did not put an end to them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
(ESV)
Nevertheless, in your
great mercies you did
not make an
end of them or
forsake them,
for you are a
gracious and
merciful God.
(NIV)
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who addressed the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said:
(NIV)
I love you,
Lord, my strength.
(ESV)
I
love you, O
Lord, my
strength.
(NIV)
Remember,
Lord, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.
(ESV)
Remember your
mercy, O
Lord, and your
steadfast love,
for they have been
from of
old.
(NIV)
Do not withhold your mercy from me,
Lord;
may your love and faithfulness always protect me.
(ESV)
As for you, O
Lord, you will not
restrain your
mercy from me;
your
steadfast love and your
faithfulness will
ever preserve me!
(NIV)
For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.
(ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
(NIV)
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
(ESV)
Have
mercy on me, O
God,
according to your
steadfast love;
according to your
abundant mercy blot out my
transgressions.
(NIV)
Answer me,
Lord, out of the goodness of your love;
in your great mercy turn to me.
(ESV)
Answer me, O
Lord, for your
steadfast love is
good;
according to your
abundant mercy,
turn to me.
(NIV)
Has God forgotten to be merciful?
Has he in anger withheld his compassion?’
(ESV)
Has
God forgotten to be
gracious?
Has he in
anger shut up his
compassion?”
Selah
(NIV)
Do not hold against us the sins of past generations;
may your mercy come quickly to meet us,
for we are in desperate need.
(ESV)
Do
not remember against us our
former iniquities;
let your
compassion come speedily to
meet us,
for we are
brought very low.
(NIV)
You will arise and have compassion on Zion,
for it is time to show favour to her;
the appointed time has come.
(ESV)
You will
arise and have
pity on
Zion;
it is the
time to
favor her;
the
appointed time has
come.
(NIV)
who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
(ESV)
who
redeems your
life from the
pit,
who
crowns you with
steadfast love and
mercy,
(NIV)
As a father has compassion on his children,
so the
Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
(ESV)
As a
father shows compassion to his
children,
so the
Lord shows compassion to those who
fear him.
(NIV)
He caused all who held them captive
to show them mercy.
(ESV)
He
caused them to be
pitied by all those who held them
captive.
(NIV)
The
Lord is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
(ESV)
Gracious is the
Lord, and
righteous;
our
God is
merciful.
(NIV)
Let your compassion come to me that I may live,
for your law is my delight.
(ESV)
Let your
mercy come to me, that I may
live;
for your
law is my
delight.
(NIV)
Your compassion,
Lord, is great;
preserve my life according to your laws.
(ESV)
Great is your
mercy, O
Lord;
give me life according to your
rules.
(NIV)
The
Lord is good to all;
he has compassion on all he has made.
(ESV)
The
Lord is
good to
all,
and his
mercy is
over all that he has
made.
(NIV)
The righteous care for the needs of their animals,
but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
(ESV)
Whoever is
righteous has
regard for the
life of his
beast,
but the
mercy of the
wicked is
cruel.
(NIV)
Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper,
but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
(ESV)
Whoever
conceals his
transgressions will
not prosper,
but he who
confesses and
forsakes them will
obtain mercy.
(NIV)
the grave, the barren womb,
land, which is never satisfied with water,
and fire, which never says, “Enough!”
(ESV)
Sheol the
barren womb,
the
land never satisfied with
water,
and the
fire that
never says, “
Enough.”
(NIV)
Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men,
nor will he pity the fatherless and widows,
for everyone is ungodly and wicked,
every mouth speaks folly.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.
(ESV)
Therefore the
Lord does
not rejoice over their
young men,
and has
no compassion on their
fatherless and
widows;
for everyone is
godless and an
evildoer,
and
every mouth speaks folly.
For
all this his
anger has
not turned away,
and his
hand is
stretched out still.
(NIV)
Their bows will strike down the young men;
they will have no mercy on infants
nor will they look with compassion on children.
(ESV)
Their
bows will
slaughter the
young men;
they will have
no mercy on the
fruit of the
womb;
their
eyes will
not pity children.
(NIV)
The
Lord will have compassion on Jacob;
once again he will choose Israel
and will settle them in their own land.
Foreigners will join them
and unite with the descendants of Jacob.
(ESV)
For the
Lord will have
compassion on
Jacob and will
again choose Israel, and will
set them in their own
land, and
sojourners will
join them and will
attach themselves to the
house of
Jacob.
(NIV)
When its twigs are dry, they are broken off
and women come and make fires with them.
For this is a people without understanding;
so their Maker has no compassion on them,
and their Creator shows them no favour.
(ESV)
When its
boughs are
dry, they are
broken;
women come and make a
fire of them.
For this is a
people without discernment;
therefore he who
made them will
not have
compassion on them;
he who
formed them will show them
no favor.
(NIV)
Yet the
Lord longs to be gracious to you;
therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.
For the
Lord is a God of justice.
Blessed are all who wait for him!
(ESV)
Therefore the
Lord waits to be
gracious to you,
and
therefore he
exalts himself to show
mercy to you.
For the
Lord is a
God of
justice;
blessed are
all those
who wait for him.
(NIV)
The carpenter measures with a line
and makes an outline with a marker;
he roughs it out with chisels
and marks it with compasses.
He shapes it in human form,
human form in all its glory,
that it may dwell in a shrine.
(ESV)
The
carpenter stretches a
line; he marks it
out with a
pencil. He
shapes it with
planes and
marks it with a
compass. He
shapes it into the
figure of a
man, with the
beauty of a
man, to
dwell in a
house.
(NIV)
‘Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob,
all the remnant of the people of Israel,
you whom I have upheld since your birth,
and have carried since you were born.
(ESV)
“
Listen to me, O
house of
Jacob,
all the
remnant of the
house of
Israel,
who have been
borne by me
from before your
birth,
carried from the
womb;
(NIV)
I was angry with my people
and desecrated my inheritance;
I gave them into your hand,
and you showed them no mercy.
Even on the aged
you laid a very heavy yoke.
(ESV)
I was
angry with my
people;
I
profaned my
heritage;
I
gave them into your
hand;
you
showed them
no mercy;
on the
aged you made your
yoke exceedingly heavy.
(NIV)
They will neither hunger nor thirst,
nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them.
He who has compassion on them will guide them
and lead them beside springs of water.
(ESV)
they shall
not hunger or thirst,
neither scorching wind nor
sun shall
strike them,
for he who has
pity on them will
lead them,
and
by springs of
water will
guide them.
(NIV)
Shout for joy, you heavens;
rejoice, you earth;
burst into song, you mountains!
For the
Lord comforts his people
and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.
(ESV)
Sing for joy, O
heavens, and
exult, O
earth;
break forth, O
mountains, into
singing!
For the
Lord has
comforted his
people and will have
compassion on his
afflicted.
(NIV)
‘Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget,
I will not forget you!
(ESV)
“Can a
woman forget her
nursing child,
that she should have
no compassion on the
son of her
womb?
Even these may
forget,
yet I will
not forget you.
(NIV)
‘For a brief moment I abandoned you,
but with deep compassion I will bring you back.
(ESV)
For a
brief moment I
deserted you,
but with
great compassion I will
gather you.
(NIV)
In a surge of anger
I hid my face from you for a moment,
but with everlasting kindness
I will have compassion on you,’
says the
Lord your Redeemer.
(ESV)
In
overflowing anger for a
moment I
hid my
face from you,
but with
everlasting love I will have
compassion on
you,”
says the
Lord, your
Redeemer.
(NIV)
Though the mountains be shaken
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,’
says the
Lord, who has compassion on you.
(ESV)
For the
mountains may
depart and the
hills be
removed,
but my
steadfast love shall
not depart from you,
and my
covenant of
peace shall
not be
removed,”
says the
Lord, who has
compassion on you.
(NIV)
Let the wicked forsake their ways
and the unrighteous their thoughts.
Let them turn to the
Lord, and he will have mercy on them,
and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
(ESV)
let the
wicked forsake his
way,
and the
unrighteous man his
thoughts;
let him
return to the
Lord, that he may have
compassion on him,
and to our
God,
for he will
abundantly pardon.
(NIV)
‘Foreigners will rebuild your walls,
and their kings will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you,
in favour I will show you compassion.
(ESV)
Foreigners shall
build up your
walls,
and their
kings shall
minister to you;
for in my
wrath I
struck you,
but in my
favor I have had
mercy on you.
(NIV)
I will tell of the kindnesses of the
Lord,
the deeds for which he is to be praised,
according to all the
Lord has done for us –
yes, the many good things
he has done for Israel,
according to his compassion and many kindnesses.
(ESV)
I will
recount the
steadfast love of the
Lord,
the
praises of the
Lord,
according to
all that the
Lord has
granted us,
and the
great goodness to the
house of
Israel that he has
granted them according to his
compassion,
according to the
abundance of his
steadfast love.
(NIV)
In all their distress he too was distressed,
and the angel of his presence saved them.
In his love and mercy he redeemed them;
he lifted them up and carried them
all the days of old.
(ESV)
In
all their
affliction he was
afflicted and the
angel of his
presence saved them;
in his
love and in his
pity he
redeemed them;
he lifted them
up and
carried them
all the
days of
old.
(NIV)
Look down from heaven and see,
from your lofty throne, holy and glorious.
Where are your zeal and your might?
Your tenderness and compassion are withheld from us.
(ESV)
Look down from heaven and
see,
from your
holy and
beautiful habitation.
Where are your
zeal and your
might?
The
stirring of your
inner parts and your
compassion are held back from
me.
(NIV)
They are armed with bow and spear;
they are cruel and show no mercy.
They sound like the roaring sea
as they ride on their horses;
they come like men in battle formation
to attack you, Daughter Zion.’
(ESV)
They lay
hold on
bow and
javelin;
they are
cruel and have
no mercy;
the
sound of them is like the
roaring sea;
they
ride on horses,
set in
array as a
man for
battle,
against you, O
daughter of
Zion!”
(NIV)
But after I uproot them, I will again have compassion and will bring each of them back to their own inheritance and their own country.
(ESV)
And
after I have plucked them
up, I will
again have
compassion on them, and I will bring them
again each to his
heritage and
each to his
land.
(NIV)
I will smash them one against the other, parents and children alike, declares the
Lord. I will allow no pity or mercy or compassion to keep me from destroying them.”’
(ESV)
And I will
dash them
one against
another,
fathers and
sons together,
declares the
Lord. I will
not pity or spare or have
compassion, that I should
not destroy them.’”
(NIV)
For this is what the
Lord says: ‘Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal; do not go to mourn or show sympathy, because I have withdrawn my blessing, my love and my pity from this people,’ declares the
Lord.
(ESV)
“For
thus says the
Lord: Do not
enter the
house of
mourning, or
go to
lament or
grieve for them, for I have
taken away my
peace from
this people, my
steadfast love and
mercy,
declares the
Lord.
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