Psalm 61:7
Modern Translations
New International Version
May he be enthroned in God's presence forever; appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.

New Living Translation
May he reign under God’s protection forever. May your unfailing love and faithfulness watch over him.

English Standard Version
May he be enthroned forever before God; appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!

Berean Study Bible
May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.

New American Standard Bible
He will sit enthroned before God forever; Appoint faithfulness and truth that they may watch over him.

NASB 1995
He will abide before God forever; Appoint lovingkindness and truth that they may preserve him.

NASB 1977
He will abide before God forever; Appoint lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

Amplified Bible
He will sit enthroned forever before [the face of] God; Appoint lovingkindness and truth to watch over and preserve him.

Christian Standard Bible
May he sit enthroned before God forever. Appoint faithful love and truth to guard him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May he sit enthroned before God forever; appoint faithful love and truth to guard him.

Contemporary English Version
May he always rule with you, God, at his side; may your love and loyalty watch over him.

Good News Translation
May he rule forever in your presence, O God; protect him with your constant love and faithfulness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
May he sit enthroned in the presence of God forever. May mercy and truth protect him.

International Standard Version
May he be enthroned before God forever; Appoint your gracious love and truth to guard him.

NET Bible
May he reign forever before God! Decree that your loyal love and faithfulness should protect him.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

New King James Version
He shall abide before God forever. Oh, prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him!

King James 2000 Bible
He shall abide before God forever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

New Heart English Bible
He shall be enthroned in God's presence forever. Appoint your loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

World English Bible
He shall be enthroned in God's presence forever. Appoint your loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

American King James Version
He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

American Standard Version
He shall abide before God for ever: Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

A Faithful Version
May he abide before God forever; prepare mercy and truth to preserve him.

Darby Bible Translation
He shall abide before God for ever: bestow loving-kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

English Revised Version
He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

Webster's Bible Translation
He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Hee shall dwell before God for euer: prepare mercie and faithfulnes that they may preserue him.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
He shall dwell before the Lorde for euer: O appoynt thy louing mercy and faithfulnes, that thei may preserue him.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
That he maye dwell before God for euer: Oh let thy louynge mercy & faithfulnes preserue him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He dwells before God for all time, "" Appoint kindness and truth—they keep him.

Young's Literal Translation
He dwelleth to the age before God, Kindness and truth appoint -- they keep him.

Smith's Literal Translation
He shall dwell before God forever: mercy and truth a portion shall guard him.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He abideth for ever in the sight of God: his mercy and truth who shall search ?

Catholic Public Domain Version
He remains in eternity, in the sight of God. Who will long for his mercy and truth?

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
That grace and truth, which will keep him, may be established before God to eternity.

Lamsa Bible
He shall be established before God for ever; mercy and justice shall preserve him.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
May he be enthroned before God for ever! Appoint mercy and truth, that they may preserve him.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He shall endure for ever before God: which of them will seek out his mercy and truth?
















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