Psalms 69:28

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“May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.”

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BSBPD

“May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Let them be blotted out of the book of life, And not be written with the righteous.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 69:28 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 32:32Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”
  2. Isaiah 4:3Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy— all in Jerusalem who are recorded among the living—
  3. Isaiah 65:16Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.
  4. Ezekiel 13:9My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.
  5. Hosea 1:9And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.
  6. Luke 10:20Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
  7. Philippians 4:3Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have labored with me for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.
  8. Hebrews 12:23in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
  9. Revelation 3:5Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.
  10. Revelation 13:8And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
  11. Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
  12. Revelation 22:19And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.

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