David said to Solomon, “My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God.
Psalm 73:2 - English Standard Version 2016 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But as for me, my feet were almost gone, my steps had well-nigh slipped. American Standard Version (1901) But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped. Common English Bible But me? My feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped Catholic Public Domain Version Be mindful of your congregation, which you have possessed from the beginning. You redeemed the scepter of your inheritance, mount Zion, in which you have dwelt. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Remember thy congregation, which thou hast possessed from the beginning. The sceptre of thy inheritance which thou hast redeemed: mount Sion in which thou hast dwelt. |
David said to Solomon, “My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God.
In the thought of one who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; it is ready for those whose feet slip.
As for me, is my complaint against man? Why should I not be impatient?
For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling;
As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness.
But I, when they were sick— I wore sackcloth; I afflicted myself with fasting; I prayed with head bowed on my chest.
For I said, “Only let them not rejoice over me, who boast against me when my foot slips!”
But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house. I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you.
When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.
And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and the right way.
“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness, for not by might shall a man prevail.