Verse 7

Answer me quickly, Lord, for my spirit is fading. Do not hide your face from me, or I will be like those who go down to the pit.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Skynd deg å svare meg, Herre! Min sjel er i ferd med å bli utslettet. Skjul ikke ditt ansikt for meg, ellers mister jeg håpet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Skynd deg å svare meg, Herre; min ånd svikter: skjul ikke ditt ansikt for meg, for at jeg ikke skal bli lik dem som går ned i avgrunnen.

• Norsk King James

  Hør meg fort, Herre: min ånd svikter; skjul ikke ditt ansikt for meg, ellers vil jeg bli som dem som går ned i graven.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Skynd deg, Herre, og svar meg, for min ånd svinner bort. Skjul ikke ditt ansikt for meg, slik at jeg ikke blir som dem som stiger ned i hulen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Skynd deg å svare meg, Herre, min ånd svinner bort. Ikke skjul ditt ansikt for meg, så jeg ikke blir som de som går ned i graven.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Svar meg snart, Herre: min ånd svikter; skjul ikke ditt ansikt for meg, så jeg ikke blir lik dem som går ned i graven.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hør meg omgående, O Herre, for min ånd vakler; ikke vend ditt ansikt bort fra meg, for jeg skal da bli som de som går ned til graven.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Svar meg snart, Herre: min ånd svikter; skjul ikke ditt ansikt for meg, så jeg ikke blir lik dem som går ned i graven.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Skynd deg å svare meg, Herre, min ånd svinner hen. Skjul ikke ditt ansikt for meg, ellers blir jeg som de som går ned i graven.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Skynd deg å svare meg, Herre, min ånd går til grunne. Skjul ikke ditt ansikt for meg, så jeg blir lik dem som farer ned i graven.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herre! skynd dig, bønhør mig, min Aand forgaaer; skjul ikke dit Ansigt for mig, thi jeg maatte blive dem lig, der fare ned i Hulen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Skynd deg å høre meg, Herre; min ånd svikter: skjul ikke ditt ansikt for meg, for at jeg ikke skal bli lik dem som går ned i graven.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails: do not hide Your face from me, lest I be like those who go down into the pit.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Skynd deg å svare meg, Herre. Min ånd svikter. Skjul ikke ditt ansikt for meg, Slik at jeg ikke blir som de som går ned i graven.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Skynd deg, svar meg, Herre, Min ånd er oppbrukt, Skjul ikke ditt ansikt for meg, Ellers blir jeg lik dem som går ned i graven.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Skynd deg å svare meg, Herre; min ånd svikter: Skjul ikke ditt ansikt for meg, for at jeg ikke skal bli som de som går ned i graven.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Svar meg raskt, Herre, for min ånds styrke er borte: la meg se ditt ansikt, så jeg ikke blir som de som går ned i underverdenen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Sela. Heare me (o LORDE) and that soone, for my sprete waxeth faynte: hyde not yi face fro me, lest I be like vnto the that go downe in to the graue.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Heare me speedily, O Lorde, for my spirit fayleth: hide not thy face from me, els I shall be like vnto them that go downe into the pit.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Make speede, hearken vnto me O God, my spirite waxeth faynt: hyde not thy face from me, for I am lyke vnto them that go downe into the pyt.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don't hide your face from me, So that I don't become like those who go down into the pit.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down `to' the pit.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; My spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Be quick in answering me, O Lord, for the strength of my spirit is gone: let me see your face, so that I may not be like those who go down into the underworld.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don't hide your face from me, so that I don't become like those who go down into the pit.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 69:17 : 17 Answer me, LORD, because your steadfast love is good; in your abundant compassion, turn to me.
• Ps 27:9 : 9 Do not hide Your face from me; do not turn Your servant away in anger. You have been my help; do not leave me or abandon me, my God of salvation.
• Ps 28:1 : 1 To you, O LORD, I call; my Rock, do not be silent to me. If you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.
• Ps 40:12-13 : 12 LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; may Your love and truth always protect me. 13 For troubles without number have surrounded me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see. They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed me.
• Ps 40:17 : 17 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You. May those who love Your salvation always say, 'The LORD be magnified!'
• Ps 69:3 : 3 I am sinking in deep mire where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, and the current has overwhelmed me.
• Ps 13:1-4 : 1 For the director of music, a psalm of David. 2 How long, Lord, will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? 3 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and have sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy triumph over me? 4 Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death.
• Ps 22:24 : 24 You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
• Ps 70:5 : 5 Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation always declare, "God is great!"
• Ps 71:12 : 12 God, do not be far from me; my God, come quickly to help me.
• Ps 84:2 : 2 How lovely are Your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts!
• Ps 88:4-6 : 4 For my soul is filled with troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. 5 I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like a man without strength. 6 Abandoned among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, cut off from your care.
• Ps 88:10-11 : 10 My eyes are wasted from sorrow; I call upon you, LORD, every day; I stretch out my hands to you. 11 Do you work wonders for the dead? Do the departed rise up to praise you? Selah.
• Ps 102:2 : 2 LORD, hear my prayer, and let my cry for help come to you.
• Isa 8:17 : 17 I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.
• Isa 38:18 : 18 For Sheol cannot thank You, death cannot praise You. Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
• Isa 57:16 : 16 I will not accuse forever, nor will I always be angry, for then the spirit would faint before me—the breath of life that I created.
• Luke 21:26 : 26 People will faint from fear and the expectation of what is coming upon the world, because the powers of the heavens will be shaken.