Modern Translations New International VersionIf the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in the realm of darkness, New Living Translation What if I go to the grave and make my bed in darkness? English Standard Version If I hope for Sheol as my house, if I make my bed in darkness, Berean Study Bible If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness, New American Standard Bible “If I hope for Sheol as my home, I make my bed in the darkness; NASB 1995 "If I look for Sheol as my home, I make my bed in the darkness; NASB 1977 “If I look for Sheol as my home, I make my bed in the darkness; Amplified Bible “But if I look to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) as my home, If I make my bed in the darkness, Christian Standard Bible If I await Sheol as my home, spread out my bed in darkness, Holman Christian Standard Bible If I await Sheol as my home, spread out my bed in darkness, Contemporary English Version I could tell the world below to prepare me a bed. Good News Translation My only hope is the world of the dead, where I will lie down to sleep in the dark. GOD'S WORD® Translation If I look for the grave as my home and make my bed in the darkness, International Standard Version "If my hope were that my house is the afterlife itself, if I were to make my bed in darkness, NET Bible If I hope for the grave to be my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness, Classic Translations King James BibleIf I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness. New King James Version If I wait for the grave as my house, If I make my bed in the darkness, King James 2000 Bible If I wait, the grave is my house: I have made my bed in the darkness. New Heart English Bible If I look for Sheol as my house, if I have spread my couch in the darkness, World English Bible If I look for Sheol as my house, if I have spread my couch in the darkness, American King James Version If I wait, the grave is my house: I have made my bed in the darkness. American Standard Version If I look for Sheol as my house; If I have spread my couch in the darkness; A Faithful Version If I wait for the grave as my home, I have made my bed in the darkness; Darby Bible Translation If I wait, Sheol is my house; I spread my bed in the darkness: English Revised Version If I look for Sheol as mine house; if I have spread my couch in the darkness; Webster's Bible Translation If I wait, the grave is my house: I have made my bed in the darkness. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Though I hope, yet the graue shall bee mine house, and I shal make my bed in the darke. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Though I tary neuer so much, yet the graue is my house, & I haue made my bed in the darke. Coverdale Bible of 1535 Though I tary neuer so moch, yet the graue is my house, and I must make my bed in the darcke. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIf I wait—Sheol [is] my house, "" In darkness I have spread out my bed. Young's Literal Translation If I wait -- Sheol is my house, In darkness I have spread out my couch. Smith's Literal Translation If I shall wait, hades is my house: in darkness I spread my bed. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf I wait hell is my house, and I have made my bed in darkness. Catholic Public Domain Version If I should wait, the underworld is my house, and in darkness I have spread out my bed. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedIf I shall lie in ambush, my house is in Sheol, and I deserve my bed in darkness Lamsa Bible If I wait, Sheol is my house; I have made my bed in the darkness. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917If I look for the nether-world as my house; If I have spread my couch in the darkness; Brenton Septuagint Translation For if I remain, Hades is my habitation: and my bed has been made in darkness.     |