Psalms 79:11

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“May the groans of the captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.”

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BSBPD

“May the groans of the captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee: According to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to death;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Let the groaning of the prisoner come in before Thee, According to the greatness of Thine arm, Leave Thou the sons of death.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 79:11 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 2:23After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
  2. Numbers 14:17So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared:
  3. Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
  4. Psalms 69:33For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.
  5. Psalms 102:20to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
  6. Psalms 102:21that they may proclaim the name of the LORD in Zion and praise Him in Jerusalem,
  7. Psalms 146:6the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.
  8. Isaiah 33:2O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.
  9. Isaiah 42:7to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.
  10. Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
  11. Ephesians 3:20Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,

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