But you do see! Indeed you note trouble and grief, that you may take it into your hands; the helpless commit themselves to you; you have been the helper of the orphan.
Psalm 35:17 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional How long, O Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their ravages, my life from the lions! Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Lord, how long will You look on [without action]? Rescue my life from their destructions, my dear and only life from the lions! American Standard Version (1901) Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, My darling from the lions. Common English Bible How long, my Lord, will you watch this happen? Rescue me from their attacks; rescue my precious life from these predatory lions! |
But you do see! Indeed you note trouble and grief, that you may take it into your hands; the helpless commit themselves to you; you have been the helper of the orphan.
I lie down among lions that greedily devour human prey; their teeth are spears and arrows, their tongues sharp swords.
How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?
Your eyes are too pure to behold evil, and you cannot look on wrongdoing; why do you look on the treacherous, and are silent when the wicked swallow those more righteous than they?