Psalms 39:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 39:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
שִֽׁמְעָ֥ה
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
תְפִלָּתִ֨י
tᵉphillâh
H8605
prayer
יְהוָ֡ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְשַׁוְעָתִ֨י
shavʻâh
H7775
cry for help
הַאֲזִינָה֮
ʼâzan
H238
to hear
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
דִּמְעָתִ֗י
dimʻâh
H1832
tears
אַֽל
ʼal
H408
not
תֶּ֫חֱרַ֥שׁ
chârash
H2790
to plough
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
גֵ֣ר
gêr
H1616
sojourner
אָנֹכִ֣י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
עִמָּ֑ךְ
ʻim
H5973
with
תּ֝וֹשָׁ֗ב
tôwshâb
H8453
sojourner
כְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲבוֹתָֽי
ʼâb
H1
father
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World English Bible Public Domain
"Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don't be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, A foreigner, as all my fathers were.
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King James Version Public Domain
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry for help. Do not be deaf to my weeping, for I a sojourner with you, a foreigner like all my fathers.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).