But to you, Yahweh, I have cried. In the morning, my prayer comes before you.
Parallel translations
- KJV But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
- BSB But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.
- NKJV But to You I have cried out, O Lord, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.
- NASB ¶But I, Lord, have cried out to You for help, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.
- NLT O Lord, I cry out to you. I will keep on pleading day by day.
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- Ps 5:3Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.
- Mark 1:35Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.
- Ps 30:2Yahweh my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.
- Ps 119:147–148I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words.
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