Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation When I was still young, before I started out on my travels, I boldly prayed for Wisdom. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Thou hast exalted my dwelling place upon the earth and I have prayed for death to pass away. Sirach 51:11I remembered thy mercy, O Lord, and thy works, which are from the beginning of the world. Sirach 51:12 How thou deliverest them that wait for thee, O Lord, and savest them out of the hands of the nations. Sirach 51:14 I called upon the Lord, the father of my Lord, that he would not leave me in the day of my trouble, and in the time of the proud without help. Sirach 51:15 I will praise thy name continually, and will praise it with thanksgiving, and my prayer was heard. Context Sirach 51…12How thou deliverest them that wait for thee, O Lord, and savest them out of the hands of the nations. 13Thou hast exalted my dwelling place upon the earth and I have prayed for death to pass away. 14I called upon the Lord, the father of my Lord, that he would not leave me in the day of my trouble, and in the time of the proud without help.… Cross References Sirach 51:11 I remembered thy mercy, O Lord, and thy works, which are from the beginning of the world. Sirach 51:12 How thou deliverest them that wait for thee, O Lord, and savest them out of the hands of the nations. Sirach 51:14 I called upon the Lord, the father of my Lord, that he would not leave me in the day of my trouble, and in the time of the proud without help. Sirach 51:15 I will praise thy name continually, and will praise it with thanksgiving, and my prayer was heard. |
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