Sirach 51:9
Good News Translation
Then from here on earth I prayed to you to rescue me from death.

New Revised Standard Version
And I sent up my prayer from the earth, and begged for rescue from death.

Contemporary English Version
So I prayed and cried out, "Don't let me die!

New American Bible
So I raised my voice from the grave; from the gates of Sheol I cried for help.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And my life was drawing near to hell beneath.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And my life was drawing near to hell beneath.

Sirach 51:7
From the depth of the belly of hell, and from an unclean tongue, and from lying words, from an unjust king, and from a slanderous tongue:

Sirach 51:8
My soul shall praise the Lord even to death.

Sirach 51:10
They compassed me on every side, and there was no one that would help me. I looked for the succour of men, and there was none.

Sirach 51:11
I remembered thy mercy, O Lord, and thy works, which are from the beginning of the world.

Context
Sirach 51
8My soul shall praise the Lord even to death. 9And my life was drawing near to hell beneath. 10They compassed me on every side, and there was no one that would help me. I looked for the succour of men, and there was none.…
Cross References
Sirach 51:7
From the depth of the belly of hell, and from an unclean tongue, and from lying words, from an unjust king, and from a slanderous tongue:

Sirach 51:8
My soul shall praise the Lord even to death.

Sirach 51:10
They compassed me on every side, and there was no one that would help me. I looked for the succour of men, and there was none.

Sirach 51:11
I remembered thy mercy, O Lord, and thy works, which are from the beginning of the world.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 51:8
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