Psalm 41:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
The LORD protects and preserves them-- they are counted among the blessed in the land-- he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.

New Living Translation
The LORD protects them and keeps them alive. He gives them prosperity in the land and rescues them from their enemies.

English Standard Version
the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies.

Berean Study Bible
The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes.

New American Standard Bible
The LORD will protect him and keep him alive, And he will be called blessed upon the earth; And do not turn him over to the desire of his enemies.

NASB 1995
The LORD will protect him and keep him alive, And he shall be called blessed upon the earth; And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

NASB 1977
The LORD will protect him, and keep him alive, And he shall be called blessed upon the earth; And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

Amplified Bible
The LORD will protect him and keep him alive; And he will be called blessed in the land; You do not hand him over to the desire of his enemies.

Christian Standard Bible
The LORD will keep him and preserve him; he will be blessed in the land. You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD will keep him and preserve him; he will be blessed in the land. You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

Contemporary English Version
You protect them and keep them alive. You make them happy here in this land, and you don't hand them over to their enemies.

Good News Translation
The LORD will protect them and preserve their lives; he will make them happy in the land; he will not abandon them to the power of their enemies.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD will protect him and keep him alive. He will be blessed in the land. Do not place him at the mercy of his enemies.

International Standard Version
The LORD will protect him and keep him alive; he will be blessed in the land; and he will not be handed over to the desires of his enemies.

NET Bible
May the LORD protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

New King James Version
The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive, And he will be blessed on the earth; You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

King James 2000 Bible
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and you will not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

New Heart English Bible
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

World English Bible
Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

American King James Version
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed on the earth: and you will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

American Standard Version
Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive, And he shall be blessed upon the earth; And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.

A Faithful Version
The LORD will watch over him and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth; and You will not deliver him over to the will of his enemies.

Darby Bible Translation
Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy in the land; and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

English Revised Version
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive, and he shall be blessed upon the earth; and deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.

Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The Lord will keepe him, and preserue him aliue: he shalbe blessed vpon the earth, and thou wilt not deliuer him vnto the will of his enemies.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
God wyll preserue hym & kepe him aliue: he shalbe blessed vpon the earth, and thou O God wylt not deliuer him into the wyll of his enemies.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The LORDE shal preserue him, and kepe him alyue: he shal make him to prospere vpon earth, and shal not delyuer him into ye wil of his enemies.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
YHWH preserves him and revives him, "" He is blessed in the land, "" And You do not give him into the will of his enemies.

Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into the will of his enemies.

Smith's Literal Translation
Jehovah will watch him and preserve him alive; he shall be happy upon the earth, and thou wilt not give him to the soul of his enemies.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth : and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.

Catholic Public Domain Version
May the Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth. And may he not hand him over to the will of his adversaries.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
LORD JEHOVAH will keep him and will give him life, and will bless him in the Earth and will not hand him over to his enemies.

Lamsa Bible
The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive, and he shall bless him upon the earth; he will not deliver him into the hands of his enemies.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The LORD preserve him, and keep him alive, let him be called happy in the land; And deliver not Thou him unto the greed of his enemies.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy.
















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