Psalm 12:5
Psalm 12:5 — The New International Version (NIV)
5 “Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan,
I will now arise,” says the Lord.
“I will protect them from those who malign them.”
Psalm 12:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now will I arise, saith the Lord;
I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
Psalm 12:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)
5 The Lord replies, “I have seen violence done to the helpless,
and I have heard the groans of the poor.
Now I will rise up to rescue them,
as they have longed for me to do.”
Psalm 12:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
5 “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord;
“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”
Psalm 12:5 — New Century Version (NCV)
5 But the Lord says,
“I will now rise up,
because the poor are being hurt.
Because of the moans of the helpless,
I will give them the help they want.”
Psalm 12:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy,
Now will I arise, saith Jehovah;
I will set him in the safety he panteth for.
Psalm 12:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
5 Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set him in safety, at whom they puff.
Psalm 12:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
5 “Because oppressed people are robbed and needy people groan,
I will now arise,” says the Lord.
“I will provide safety for those who long for it.”
Psalm 12:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 “Because of the oppression of the afflicted
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”
Psalm 12:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 “Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord;
“I will place them in the safety for which they long.”
Psalm 12:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 “Because of the oppression of the afflicted,
because of the groaning of the poor,
now I will rise up,” Yahweh says.
“I shall put them in the safety for which they long.”
Psalm 12:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
5 The Lord says, “The weak are beaten down.
Those who are in need groan.
So I will stand up to help them.
I will keep them safe from those who tell lies about them.”
Psalm 12:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
5 “Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”