He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.
Parallel translations
- KJV He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
- BSB He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
- NKJV He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.
- NASB ¶He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.
- NLT He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- 2 Sam 22:17He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.
- Ps 144:7Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners;
- Jonah 2:5–6The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head.
- Ps 57:3He will send from heaven, and save me, he rebukes the one who is pursuing me. Selah. God will send out his loving kindness and his truth.
- Ps 18:43You have delivered me from the strivings of the people. You have made me the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
- Exod 2:10The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, and said, “Because I drew him out of the water.”
- Ps 32:6For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.
- Ps 40:1–3For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.
- Rev 17:15He said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
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