Other Translations
asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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That thy beloved may be delivered,
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Save with thy right hand, and answer us.
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God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult;
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I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
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Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine;
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Ephraim also is the defence of my head;
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Judah is my sceptre.
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Moab is my washpot;
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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Out of the depths do I call upon thee, Jehovah.
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Lord, hear my voice; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
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If thou, Jah, shouldest mark iniquities, Lord, who shall stand?
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But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
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I wait for Jehovah; my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
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My soul [waiteth] for the Lord more than the watchers [wait] for the morning, [more than] the watchers for the morning.
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Let Israel hope in Jehovah, because with Jehovah there is loving-kindness, and with him is plenteous redemption;
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And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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A Song of Degrees. O Lord, my heart is not exalted, neither have mine eyes been [haughtily] raised: neither have I exercised myself in great [matters], nor in things too wonderful for me.
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[I shall have sinned] if I have not been humble, but have exalted my soul: according to [the relation of] a weaned child to his mother, so wilt thou recompense my soul.
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Let Israel hope in the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Canticum graduum David. Domine non est exaltatum cor meum: neque elati sunt oculi mei. Neque ambulavi in magnis: neque in mirabilibus super me.
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Si non humiliter sentiebam: sed exaltavi animam meam: Sicut ablactatus est super matre sua, ita retributio in anima mea.
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Speret Israel in Domino, ex hoc nunc et usque in sæculum.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I have cried to you, LORD.
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Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my petitions.
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If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?
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But there is forgiveness with you, therefore you are feared.
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I wait for the LORD. My soul waits. I hope in his word.
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My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.
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Israel, hope in the LORD, for there is loving kindness with the LORD. Abundant redemption is with him.
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He will redeem Israel from all their sins.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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A Song of the Ascents. From depths I have called Thee, Jehovah.
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Lord, hearken to my voice, Thine ears are attentive to the voice of my supplications.
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If iniquities Thou dost observe, O Lord, who doth stand?
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But with Thee <FI>is<Fi> forgiveness, that Thou mayest be feared.
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I hoped <FI>for<Fi> Jehovah--hoped hath my soul, And for His word I have waited.
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My soul <FI>is<Fi> for the Lord, More than those watching for morning, Watching for morning!
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Israel doth wait on Jehovah, For with Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> kindness, And abundant with Him <FI>is<Fi> redemption.
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And He doth redeem Israel from all his iniquities!
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).