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Eve of Pentacost
Eve of Pentacost
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THE MESSAGE
Psalms 30:8
I called out to you, God ; I laid my case before you: "Can you sell me for a profit when I'm dead? auction me off at a cemetery yard sale? When I'm ‘dust to dust' my songs and stories of you won't sell. So listen! and be kind! Help me out of this!"
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- DailyParallel Translations
Christian Standard Bible®
Lord, I called to you;I sought favor from my Lord:
Lord, I called to you;I sought favor from my Lord:
Hebrew Names Version
I cried to you, LORD. To the LORD I made supplication:
I cried to you, LORD. To the LORD I made supplication:
King James Version
I cried to thee, O Lord ; and unto the Lord I made supplication.
I cried to thee, O Lord ; and unto the Lord I made supplication.
English Standard Version
To you, O Lord , I cry, and to the Lord I plead for mercy:
To you, O Lord , I cry, and to the Lord I plead for mercy:
New Century Version
I called to you, Lord , and asked you to have mercy on me.
I called to you, Lord , and asked you to have mercy on me.
New English Translation
To you, O Lord , I cried out; I begged the Lord for mercy:
To you, O Lord , I cried out; I begged the Lord for mercy:
Amplified Bible
I called to You, O LORD, And to the Lord I made supplication (specific request).
I called to You, O LORD, And to the Lord I made supplication (specific request).
New American Standard Bible
To You, LORD, I called, And to the Lord I pleaded for compassion:
To You, LORD, I called, And to the Lord I pleaded for compassion:
World English Bible
I cried to you, Yahweh. To Yahweh I made supplication:
I cried to you, Yahweh. To Yahweh I made supplication:
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then cried I vnto thee, O Lord, and praied to my Lord.
Then cried I vnto thee, O Lord, and praied to my Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
To You, O Yahweh, I called,And to the Lord I made supplication:
To You, O Yahweh, I called,And to the Lord I made supplication:
Berean Standard Bible
To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:
To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:
Contemporary English Version
I prayed to you, Lord , and in my prayer I said,
I prayed to you, Lord , and in my prayer I said,
Complete Jewish Bible
when you showed me favor, Adonai , I was firm as a mighty mountain. But when you hid your face, I was struck with terror.
when you showed me favor, Adonai , I was firm as a mighty mountain. But when you hid your face, I was struck with terror.
Darby Translation
I called to thee, Jehovah, and unto the Lord did I make supplication:
I called to thee, Jehovah, and unto the Lord did I make supplication:
Easy-to-Read Version
So, Lord , I turned and prayed to you. I asked you, Lord, to show me mercy.
So, Lord , I turned and prayed to you. I asked you, Lord, to show me mercy.
George Lamsa Translation
I cried to thee, O LORD, and unto the LORD I made supplication.
I cried to thee, O LORD, and unto the LORD I made supplication.
Good News Translation
I called to you, Lord ; I begged for your help:
I called to you, Lord ; I begged for your help:
Lexham English Bible
To you, O Yahweh, I called, and to the Lord I pleaded for grace saying,
To you, O Yahweh, I called, and to the Lord I pleaded for grace saying,
Literal Translation
I called to You, O Jehovah; yea, I prayed to Jehovah.
I called to You, O Jehovah; yea, I prayed to Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The cried I vnto ye (O LORDE) yee vnto ye LORDE made I my prayer.
The cried I vnto ye (O LORDE) yee vnto ye LORDE made I my prayer.
American Standard Version
I cried to thee, O Jehovah; And unto Jehovah I made supplication:
I cried to thee, O Jehovah; And unto Jehovah I made supplication:
Bible in Basic English
My voice went up to you, O Lord; I made my prayer to the Lord.
My voice went up to you, O Lord; I made my prayer to the Lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou hadst established, O LORD, in Thy favour my mountain as a stronghold--
Thou hadst established, O LORD, in Thy favour my mountain as a stronghold--
King James Version (1611)
I cried to thee, O Lord: and vnto the Lord I made supplication.
I cried to thee, O Lord: and vnto the Lord I made supplication.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
[Neuerthelesse, when] thou dydst turne thy face, I was troubled: [then] I cryed vnto thee O God, then made I my humble prayers to thee my Lorde.
[Neuerthelesse, when] thou dydst turne thy face, I was troubled: [then] I cryed vnto thee O God, then made I my humble prayers to thee my Lorde.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
To thee, O Lord, will I cry; and to my God will I make supplication.
To thee, O Lord, will I cry; and to my God will I make supplication.
English Revised Version
I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication:
I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Lord, Y schal crye to thee; and Y schal preye to my God.
Lord, Y schal crye to thee; and Y schal preye to my God.
Update Bible Version
To you, O Yahweh, I will cry; And to the Lord I will plead for mercy:
To you, O Yahweh, I will cry; And to the Lord I will plead for mercy:
Webster's Bible Translation
I cried to thee, O LORD; and to the LORD I made supplication.
I cried to thee, O LORD; and to the LORD I made supplication.
New King James Version
I cried out to You, O LORD; And to the LORD I made supplication:
I cried out to You, O LORD; And to the LORD I made supplication:
New Living Translation
I cried out to you, O Lord . I begged the Lord for mercy, saying,
I cried out to you, O Lord . I begged the Lord for mercy, saying,
New Life Bible
I cried to You, O Lord. I begged the Lord for loving-kindness.
I cried to You, O Lord. I begged the Lord for loving-kindness.
New Revised Standard
To you, O Lord , I cried, and to the Lord I made supplication:
To you, O Lord , I cried, and to the Lord I made supplication:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Unto thee, O Yahweh, do I cry, - and, unto My Lord, do I make supplication:
Unto thee, O Yahweh, do I cry, - and, unto My Lord, do I make supplication:
Douay-Rheims Bible
(29-9) To thee, O Lord, will I cry: and I will make supplication to my God.
(29-9) To thee, O Lord, will I cry: and I will make supplication to my God.
Revised Standard Version
To thee, O LORD, I cried; and to the LORD I made supplication:
To thee, O LORD, I cried; and to the LORD I made supplication:
Young's Literal Translation
Unto Thee, O Jehovah, I call, And unto Jehovah I make supplication.
Unto Thee, O Jehovah, I call, And unto Jehovah I make supplication.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
To You, O Lord , I called, And to the Lord I made supplication:
To You, O Lord , I called, And to the Lord I made supplication:
Contextual Overview
6When things were going great I crowed, "I've got it made. I'm God 's favorite. He made me king of the mountain." Then you looked the other way and I fell to pieces. 8I called out to you, God ; I laid my case before you: "Can you sell me for a profit when I'm dead? auction me off at a cemetery yard sale? When I'm ‘dust to dust' my songs and stories of you won't sell. So listen! and be kind! Help me out of this!" 11You did it: you changed wild lament into whirling dance; You ripped off my black mourning band and decked me with wildflowers. I'm about to burst with song; I can't keep quiet about you. God , my God, I can't thank you enough.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
unto: Psalms 34:6, Psalms 77:1, Psalms 77:2, Psalms 130:1, Psalms 130:2, 1 Corinthians 12:8, 1 Corinthians 12:9, Philippians 4:6, Philippians 4:7
Reciprocal: Psalms 66:17 - I cried Psalms 107:19 - General Psalms 116:4 - called Psalms 120:1 - my distress
Cross-References
Genesis 30:25
After Rachel had had Joseph, Jacob spoke to Laban, "Let me go back home. Give me my wives and children for whom I've served you. You know how hard I've worked for you."
After Rachel had had Joseph, Jacob spoke to Laban, "Let me go back home. Give me my wives and children for whom I've served you. You know how hard I've worked for you."
Genesis 35:25
God spoke to Jacob: "Go back to Bethel. Stay there and build an altar to the God who revealed himself to you when you were running for your life from your brother Esau." Jacob told his family and all those who lived with him, "Throw out all the alien gods which you have, take a good bath and put on clean clothes, we're going to Bethel. I'm going to build an altar there to the God who answered me when I was in trouble and has stuck with me everywhere I've gone since." They turned over to Jacob all the alien gods they'd been holding on to, along with their lucky-charm earrings. Jacob buried them under the oak tree in Shechem. Then they set out. A paralyzing fear descended on all the surrounding villages so that they were unable to pursue the sons of Jacob. Jacob and his company arrived at Luz, that is, Bethel, in the land of Canaan. He built an altar there and named it El-Bethel (God-of-Bethel) because that's where God revealed himself to him when he was running from his brother. And that's when Rebekah's nurse, Deborah, died. She was buried just below Bethel under the oak tree. It was named Allon-Bacuth (Weeping-Oak). God revealed himself once again to Jacob, after he had come back from Paddan Aram and blessed him: "Your name is Jacob (Heel); but that's your name no longer. From now on your name is Israel (God-Wrestler)." God continued, I am The Strong God. Have children! Flourish! A nation—a whole company of nations!— will come from you. Kings will come from your loins; the land I gave Abraham and Isaac I now give to you, and pass it on to your descendants. And then God was gone, ascended from the place where he had spoken with him. Jacob set up a stone pillar on the spot where God had spoken with him. He poured a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. Jacob dedicated the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel (God's-House). They left Bethel. They were still quite a ways from Ephrath when Rachel went into labor—hard, hard labor. When her labor pains were at their worst, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid—you have another boy." With her last breath, for she was now dying, she named him Ben-oni (Son-of-My-Pain), but his father named him Ben-jamin (Son-of-Good-Fortune). Rachel died and was buried on the road to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem. Jacob set up a pillar to mark her grave. It is still there today, "Rachel's Grave Stone." Israel kept on his way and set up camp at Migdal Eder. While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went and slept with his father's concubine, Bilhah. And Israel heard of what he did. There were twelve sons of Jacob. The sons by Leah: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun. The sons by Rachel: Joseph Benjamin. The sons by Bilhah, Rachel's maid: Dan Naphtali. The sons by Zilpah, Leah's maid: Gad Asher. These were Jacob's sons, born to him in Paddan Aram. Finally, Jacob made it back home to his father Isaac at Mamre in Kiriath Arba, present-day Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac had lived. Isaac was now 180 years old. Isaac breathed his last and died—an old man full of years. He was buried with his family by his sons Esau and Jacob.
God spoke to Jacob: "Go back to Bethel. Stay there and build an altar to the God who revealed himself to you when you were running for your life from your brother Esau." Jacob told his family and all those who lived with him, "Throw out all the alien gods which you have, take a good bath and put on clean clothes, we're going to Bethel. I'm going to build an altar there to the God who answered me when I was in trouble and has stuck with me everywhere I've gone since." They turned over to Jacob all the alien gods they'd been holding on to, along with their lucky-charm earrings. Jacob buried them under the oak tree in Shechem. Then they set out. A paralyzing fear descended on all the surrounding villages so that they were unable to pursue the sons of Jacob. Jacob and his company arrived at Luz, that is, Bethel, in the land of Canaan. He built an altar there and named it El-Bethel (God-of-Bethel) because that's where God revealed himself to him when he was running from his brother. And that's when Rebekah's nurse, Deborah, died. She was buried just below Bethel under the oak tree. It was named Allon-Bacuth (Weeping-Oak). God revealed himself once again to Jacob, after he had come back from Paddan Aram and blessed him: "Your name is Jacob (Heel); but that's your name no longer. From now on your name is Israel (God-Wrestler)." God continued, I am The Strong God. Have children! Flourish! A nation—a whole company of nations!— will come from you. Kings will come from your loins; the land I gave Abraham and Isaac I now give to you, and pass it on to your descendants. And then God was gone, ascended from the place where he had spoken with him. Jacob set up a stone pillar on the spot where God had spoken with him. He poured a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. Jacob dedicated the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel (God's-House). They left Bethel. They were still quite a ways from Ephrath when Rachel went into labor—hard, hard labor. When her labor pains were at their worst, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid—you have another boy." With her last breath, for she was now dying, she named him Ben-oni (Son-of-My-Pain), but his father named him Ben-jamin (Son-of-Good-Fortune). Rachel died and was buried on the road to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem. Jacob set up a pillar to mark her grave. It is still there today, "Rachel's Grave Stone." Israel kept on his way and set up camp at Migdal Eder. While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went and slept with his father's concubine, Bilhah. And Israel heard of what he did. There were twelve sons of Jacob. The sons by Leah: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun. The sons by Rachel: Joseph Benjamin. The sons by Bilhah, Rachel's maid: Dan Naphtali. The sons by Zilpah, Leah's maid: Gad Asher. These were Jacob's sons, born to him in Paddan Aram. Finally, Jacob made it back home to his father Isaac at Mamre in Kiriath Arba, present-day Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac had lived. Isaac was now 180 years old. Isaac breathed his last and died—an old man full of years. He was buried with his family by his sons Esau and Jacob.
Genesis 46:24
Naphtali's sons: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
Naphtali's sons: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
Genesis 49:21
Naphtali is a deer running free that gives birth to lovely fawns. Joseph is a wild donkey, a wild donkey by a spring, spirited donkeys on a hill. The archers with malice attacked, shooting their hate-tipped arrows; But he held steady under fire, his bow firm, his arms limber, With the backing of the Champion of Jacob, the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel. The God of your father—may he help you! And may The Strong God—may he give you his blessings, Blessings tumbling out of the skies, blessings bursting up from the Earth— blessings of breasts and womb. May the blessings of your father exceed the blessings of the ancient mountains, surpass the delights of the eternal hills; May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the one consecrated among his brothers.
Naphtali is a deer running free that gives birth to lovely fawns. Joseph is a wild donkey, a wild donkey by a spring, spirited donkeys on a hill. The archers with malice attacked, shooting their hate-tipped arrows; But he held steady under fire, his bow firm, his arms limber, With the backing of the Champion of Jacob, the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel. The God of your father—may he help you! And may The Strong God—may he give you his blessings, Blessings tumbling out of the skies, blessings bursting up from the Earth— blessings of breasts and womb. May the blessings of your father exceed the blessings of the ancient mountains, surpass the delights of the eternal hills; May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the one consecrated among his brothers.
Deuteronomy 33:23
Naphtali: "Naphtali brims with blessings, spills over with God 's blessings As he takes possession of the sea and southland."
Naphtali: "Naphtali brims with blessings, spills over with God 's blessings As he takes possession of the sea and southland."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
I cried to thee, O Lord,.... In his trouble, when the Lord had hid his face from him, and he was sensible that he had departed from him: he was not stupid and unaffected with it; nor did he turn his back upon God, and seek to others; but he cried after a departing God, which showed love to him, and some degree of faith in him, by looking again towards his holy temple, and waiting upon him until he returned;
and unto the Lord I made supplication; in the most humble manner; entreating his grace and mercy, and that he would again show him his face and favour.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I cried to thee, O Lord - That is, when those reverses came, and when that on which I had so confidently relied was taken away, I called upon the Lord; I uttered an earnest cry for aid. The prayer which he uttered on the occasion is specified in the following verses. The idea here is, that he was not driven from God by these reverses, but TO him. He felt that his reliance on those things in which he had put his trust was vain, and he now came to God, the true Source of strength, and sought His protection and favor. This was doubtless the design of the reverses which God had brought upon him; and this will always be the effect of the reverses that come upon good men. When they have placed undue reliance upon wealth, or health, or friends, and when these are taken away, the effect will be to lead them to God in earnest prayer. God designs to bring them back, and they do come back to him. Afflictions are always, sooner or later, effectual in bringing good men back to God. The sinner is often driven from God by trial; the good man is brought back to find his strength and comfort in God. The one complains, and murmurs, and is wretched; the other prays, and submits, and is made more happy than he was in the days of his prosperity.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 30:8. I cried to thee, O Lord — I found no help but in him against whom I had sinned. See his confession and prayer, 2 Samuel 24:17.
Made supplication. — Continued to urge my suit; was instant in prayer.
