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Even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me.
Psalms 139:10 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
  • BSB even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.
  • NKJV Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me.
  • NASB Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will take hold of me.
  • NLT even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 5

  • Ps 23:3He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
  • Isa 41:13For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’
  • Ps 73:23Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.
  • Ps 63:8My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.
  • Ps 143:9–10Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

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