Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!” And God granted what he asked.
Psalm 142:1 - English Standard Version 2016 With my voice I cry out to the Lord; with my voice I plead for mercy to the Lord. Matoleo zaidiKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I cried unto the LORD with my voice; With my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I CRY to the Lord with my voice; with my voice to the Lord do I make supplication. American Standard Version (1901) I cry with my voice unto Jehovah; With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication. Common English Bible I cry out loud for help from the LORD. I beg out loud for mercy from the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version A Psalm of David, when his son Absalom was pursuing him. O Lord, hear my prayer. Incline your ear to my supplication in your truth. Heed me according to your justice. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A psalm of David when his son Absalom pursued him. Hear, O Lord, my prayer: give ear to my supplication in thy truth: hear me in thy justice. |
Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!” And God granted what he asked.
O Lord, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you!
Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.
of whom the world was not worthy—wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where there was a cave, and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave.
And the men of David said to him, “Here is the day of which the Lord said to you, ‘Behold, I will give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.’” Then David arose and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.