Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my slave to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May the Lord judge between you and me!”
1 Samuel 24:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 May the Lord judge between me and you! May the Lord avenge me on you, but my hand shall not be against you. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition May the Lord judge between me and you, and may the Lord avenge me upon you, but my hand shall not be upon you. American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee. Common English Bible May the LORD judge between me and you! May the LORD take vengeance on you for me, but I won’t lift a hand against you. Catholic Public Domain Version Moreover, see and know, O my father, the edge of your cloak in my hand. For though I cut off the top of your cloak, I was not willing to extend my hand against you. Turn your soul and see that there is no evil in my hand, nor any iniquity or sin against you. Yet you lie in wait for my life, so that you may take it away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Moreover see and know, O my father, the hem of thy robe in my hand, that when I cut off the hem of thy robe I would not put out my hand against thee. Reflect, and see, that there is no evil in my hand, nor iniquity; neither have I sinned against thee: but thou liest in wait for my life, to take it away. |
Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my slave to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May the Lord judge between you and me!”
May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac,
Then the spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said, “We are yours, O David, and with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to the one who helps you! For your God is the one who helps you.” Then David received them and made them officers of his troops.
Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me!
Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people; from those who are deceitful and unjust, deliver me!
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
When he was abused, he did not return abuse; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but he entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.
they cried out with a loud voice, “Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long will it be before you judge and avenge our blood on the inhabitants of the earth?”
It is not I who have sinned against you, but you are the one who does me wrong by making war on me. Let the Lord, who is judge, decide today for the Israelites or for the Ammonites.”
David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came before Jonathan and said, “What have I done? What is my guilt? And what is my sin against your father that he is trying to take my life?”
May the Lord, therefore, be judge and give sentence between me and you. May he see to it and plead my cause and vindicate me against you.”
The Lord rewards everyone for his righteousness and his faithfulness, for the Lord gave you into my hand today, but I would not raise my hand against the Lord’s anointed.