Psalm 86:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
Give me a sign of your goodness, that my enemies may see it and be put to shame, for you, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

New Living Translation
Send me a sign of your favor. Then those who hate me will be put to shame, for you, O LORD, help and comfort me.

English Standard Version
Show me a sign of your favor, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame because you, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

Berean Study Bible
Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

New American Standard Bible
Show me a sign of good, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

NASB 1995
Show me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

NASB 1977
Show me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see it, and be ashamed, Because Thou, O LORD, hast helped me and comforted me.

Amplified Bible
Show me a sign of [Your] goodwill, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, O LORD, helped and comforted me.

Christian Standard Bible
Show me a sign of your goodness; my enemies will see and be put to shame because you, LORD, have helped and comforted me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Show me a sign of Your goodness; my enemies will see and be put to shame because You, LORD, have helped and comforted me.

Contemporary English Version
Show that you approve of me! Then my hateful enemies will feel like fools, because you have helped and comforted me.

Good News Translation
Show me proof of your goodness, LORD; those who hate me will be ashamed when they see that you have given me comfort and help.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Grant me some proof of your goodness so that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame. You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

International Standard Version
Show me a sign of your goodness, so that those who hate me will see it and be ashamed. For you, LORD, will help and comfort me.

NET Bible
Show me evidence of your favor! Then those who hate me will see it and be ashamed, for you, O LORD, will help me and comfort me.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

New King James Version
Show me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

King James 2000 Bible
Show me a sign for good; that they who hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because you, LORD, have helped me, and comforted me.

New Heart English Bible
Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, LORD, have helped me, and comforted me.

World English Bible
Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, Yahweh, have helped me, and comforted me. A Psalm by the sons of Korah; a Song.

American King James Version
Show me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because you, LORD, have helped me, and comforted me.

American Standard Version
Show me a token for good, That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because thou, Jehovah, hast helped me, and comforted me.

A Faithful Version
Show me a token for good, so that they who hate me may see and be ashamed because You, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

Darby Bible Translation
Shew me a token for good, that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed; for thou, Jehovah, hast helped me and comforted me.

English Revised Version
Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed, because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me,

Webster's Bible Translation
Show me a token for good; that they who hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast helped me, and comforted me.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Shew a token of thy goodnes towarde me, that they which hate me, may see it, and be ashamed, because thou, O Lord, hast holpen me and comforted me.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Shewe some good token of thy fauour towardes me, that they whiche hate me may see it and be ashamed: because thou God hast helped me, and comforted me.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Shewe some toke vpon me for good, that they which hate me, maye se it and be ashamed: because thou LORDE hast helped me, & comforted me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Do with me a sign for good, "" And those hating me see and are ashamed, "" For You, O YHWH, have helped me, "" Indeed, You have comforted me!

Young's Literal Translation
Do with me a sign for good, And those hating me see and are ashamed, For Thou, O Jehovah, hast helped me, Yea, Thou hast comforted me!

Smith's Literal Translation
Make with me a sign for good, and they hating me shall see and be ashamed: for thou, Jehovah, didst help me and comfort me.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Make me a sign of what is good, so that those who hate me, may look and be confounded. For you, O Lord, have helped me and consoled me.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Make a good sign with me that those who hate me will see and will be ashamed because you, LORD JEHOVAH, have helped me and you have comforted me!

Lamsa Bible
Show me a token for good, that they which hate me may see it and be ashamed, because thou, LORD, hast helped me and comforted me.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Work in my behalf a sign for good; That they that hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because Thou, LORD, hast helped me, and comforted me.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Establish with me a token for good; and let them that hate me see it and be ashamed; because thou, O Lord, hast helped me, and comforted me.
















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