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Psalm 79:11–13

11 Let athe groaning of the prisoner come before You;

According to the greatness of Your 1power preserve 2those who are adoomed to die.

12 And return to our neighbors asevenfold binto their bosom

1The creproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.

13 So we Your people and the asheep of Your 1pasture

Will bgive thanks to You forever;

To all generations we will ctell of Your praise.

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Psalm 79:11–13 — The New International Version (NIV)

11 May the groans of the prisoners come before you;

with your strong arm preserve those condemned to die.

12 Pay back into the laps of our neighbors seven times

the contempt they have hurled at you, Lord.

13 Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,

will praise you forever;

from generation to generation

we will proclaim your praise.

Psalm 79:11–13 — English Standard Version (ESV)

11 Let the groans of the prisoners come before you;

according to your great power, preserve those doomed to die!

12 Return sevenfold into the lap of our neighbors

the taunts with which they have taunted you, O Lord!

13 But we your people, the sheep of your pasture,

will give thanks to you forever;

from generation to generation we will recount your praise.

Psalm 79:11–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee;

According to the greatness of thy power

Preserve thou those that are appointed to die;

12 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom

Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture

Will give thee thanks for ever:

We will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

Psalm 79:11–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

11 Listen to the moaning of the prisoners.

Demonstrate your great power by saving those condemned to die.

12 O Lord, pay back our neighbors seven times

for the scorn they have hurled at you.

13 Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,

will thank you forever and ever,

praising your greatness from generation to generation.

Psalm 79:11–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

11 Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You;

According to the greatness of Your power

Preserve those who are appointed to die;

12 And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom

Their reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.

13 So we, Your people and sheep of Your pasture,

Will give You thanks forever;

We will show forth Your praise to all generations.

Psalm 79:11–13 — New Century Version (NCV)

11 Hear the moans of the prisoners.

Use your great power

to save those sentenced to die.

12 Repay those around us seven times over

for their insults to you, Lord.

13 We are your people, the sheep of your flock.

We will thank you always;

forever and ever we will praise you.

Psalm 79:11–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee:

According to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to death;

12 And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture Will give thee thanks for ever:

We will show forth thy praise to all generations.

Psalm 79:11–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

11 Let the groaning of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thine arm, preserve those that are appointed to die; 12 And render unto our neighbours, sevenfold into their bosom, their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. 13 And we, thy people and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks unto thee for ever; we will shew forth thy praise from generation to generation.

Psalm 79:11–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

11 Let the groans of prisoners come into your presence. 

With your powerful arm rescue those who are condemned to death. 

12 Pay each one of our neighbors back 

with seven times the number of insults they used to insult you, O Lord. 

13 Then we, your people, the flock in your pasture, 

will give thanks to you forever. 

We will praise you throughout every generation. 

Psalm 79:11–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11 Let the groans of the prisoners reach You;

according to Your great power,

preserve those condemned to die.

12 Pay back sevenfold to our neighbors

the reproach they have hurled at You, Lord.

13 Then we, Your people, the sheep of Your pasture,

will thank You forever;

we will declare Your praise

to generation after generation.

Psalm 79:11–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

11 Let the groans of the prisoners come before you;

according to your great power preserve those doomed to die.

12 Return sevenfold into the bosom of our neighbors

the taunts with which they taunted you, O Lord!

13 Then we your people, the flock of your pasture,

will give thanks to you forever;

from generation to generation we will recount your praise.

Psalm 79:11–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11 Let the groaning of the prisoner come before you.

According to the greatness of your power,

spare the children appointed to death.

12 And return to our neighbors sevenfold upon them

their taunts with which they taunted you, O Lord.

13 Then we, your people and the flock of your pasture,

we will give thanks to you forever.

Generation after generation

we will tell of your praise.

Psalm 79:11–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

11 Listen to the groans of the prisoners.

Use your powerful arm

to save the lives of those who have been sentenced to death.

12 Lord, our neighbors have laughed at you.

Pay them back seven times for what they have done.

13 We are your people. We are your very own sheep.

We will praise you forever.

For all time to come

we will keep on praising you.


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