God destroyed the cities in the valley. But when God did this, he remembered Abraham {and did not destroy Abraham’s nephew}. Lot had been living among the cities in the valley. But God sent Lot away from there before he destroyed those cities.
Psalm 88:5 - Easy To Read Version Look for me among the dead people.\par I am like a dead body lying in the grave,\par one of the dead people you forgot,\par cut off from you and your care.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, Whom thou rememberest no more: And they are cut off from thy hand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Cast away among the dead, like the slain that lie in a [nameless] grave, whom You [seriously] remember no more, and they are cut off from Your hand. American Standard Version (1901) Cast off among the dead, Like the slain that lie in the grave, Whom thou rememberest no more, And they are cut off from thy hand. Common English Bible drifting among the dead, lying in the grave, like dead bodies— those you don’t remember anymore, those who are cut off from your power. Catholic Public Domain Version I will prepare your offspring, even in eternity. And I will build up your throne, from generation to generation. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thy seed will I settle for ever. And I will build up thy throne unto generation and generation. |
God destroyed the cities in the valley. But when God did this, he remembered Abraham {and did not destroy Abraham’s nephew}. Lot had been living among the cities in the valley. But God sent Lot away from there before he destroyed those cities.
But God did not forget about Noah. God remembered Noah and all the animals that were with him in the boat. God made a wind blow over the earth. And all the water began to disappear.
“If God arrests you,\par and brings you to court,\par no person can stop him.\par
My spirit is broken;I am ready to give up.My life is almost gone,the grave is waiting for me.
God remembered us when we were defeated.\par His true love continues forever.\par
Lord, you are my Rock, {\cf2\super [168]} \par I am calling to you for help.\par Don’t close your ears to my prayers.\par If you don’t answer my calls for help,\par then people will think I am no better\par than the dead people in the grave.\par
I was afraid, and I said,\par “I am in a place where God can’t see me.”\par But I prayed to you, God,\par and you heard my loud prayers for help.\par
Lord, you were angry at me,\par and the punishment is killing me.\par
Men used force and took him—and they did not judge him fairly. No person can tell about his future family, because he was taken from the land of living people. He was punished to pay for the sins of my people.
Then the Lord my Master said to me, “Son of man, {\cf2\super [291]} these bones are like the whole family of Israel. The people of Israel say, ‘Our bones have dried up, {\cf2\super [292]} our hope is gone. We have been completely destroyed!’