Even if He slays me, I will wait for Him; I will surely defend my ways before Him.
Psalm 138:7 - Tree of Life Version Though I walk amid trouble, You revive me. You stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand delivers me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: Thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand will save me. [Ps. 23:3, 4.] American Standard Version (1901) Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me; Thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies, And thy right hand will save me. Common English Bible Whenever I am in deep trouble, you make me live again; you send your power against my enemies’ wrath; you save me with your strong hand. Catholic Public Domain Version Where will I go from your Spirit? And where will I flee from your face? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy face? |
Even if He slays me, I will wait for Him; I will surely defend my ways before Him.
Be wonderful with Your lovingkindness, O Savior of those taking refuge at Your right hand from those rising up against them.
He reached down from on high and took hold of me. He drew me out of mighty waters.
He saved me from my powerful enemy, from those who hated me— for they were much stronger than me.
We will shout for joy in your victory and lift up our banners in the Name of our God! May Adonai fulfill all your petitions.
With Your hand You displaced nations, but You planted them. You afflicted peoples, and You drove them out.
You have recorded my wanderings. You put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book?
You made Your people see hardship. You made us drink wine of staggering.
Has God forgotten to be gracious? Or has He in anger withdrawn his mercies?” Selah
Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger from generation to generation?
One can only crouch among the captives or collapse among the slain. For all this His anger is not turned away, yet His hand is still outstretched.
Fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Surely I will help you. I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Therefore Adonai’s anger is kindled against His people. When He has stretched out His hand against them and struck them, the hills trembled, and their carcasses were like refuse in the streets. For all this His anger is not turned away, yet His hand is still outstretched.
For I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry, for the spirit would grow weak before Me, the breath of those whom I made.
Yet the people will not turn back to the One who strikes them, nor will they seek Adonai-Tzva’ot.
For wickedness burns like a fire and consumes the briers and thorns It kindles the thickets of the forest, so they roll up in a column of smoke.
“Beware! I am against you, destroyer of the Mount!” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “Destroyer of all the land— I will stretch out My hand at you, roll you down from the cliffs, and make you a burning hill.
Therefore, being exalted to the right hand of God and receiving from the Father the promise of the Ruach ha-Kodesh, He poured out this—what you now see and hear.