Joab said to the man who told him, “What, you saw him! Why then did you not strike him there to the ground? I would have been glad to give you ten pieces of silver and a belt.”
Psalm 143:3 - English Standard Version 2016 For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground; He hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the enemy has pursued and persecuted my soul, he has crushed my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in dark places as those who have been long dead. American Standard Version (1901) For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead. Common English Bible The enemy is chasing me, crushing my life in the dirt, forcing me to live in the dark like those who’ve been dead forever. Catholic Public Domain Version O Lord, what is man that you have become known to him? Or the son of man that you consider him? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Lord, what is man, that thou art made known to him? or the son of man, that thou makest account of him? |
Joab said to the man who told him, “What, you saw him! Why then did you not strike him there to the ground? I would have been glad to give you ten pieces of silver and a belt.”
And Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I lift up my face to your brother Joab?”
Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me!
Let them be put to shame and dishonor who seek after my life! Let them be turned back and disappointed who devise evil against me!
For strangers have risen against me; ruthless men seek my life; they do not set God before themselves. Selah
let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it, and let him trample my life to the ground and lay my glory in the dust. Selah
Arise, O Lord, in your anger; lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies; awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.
Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are indeed cut off.’
Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.