Psalm 98:8

8 Thou didst hear them, O Lord our God: thou wast a merciful God to them, and taking vengeance on all their inventions.

Psalm 98:8 — The New International Version (NIV)

8 Lord our God,

you answered them;

you were to Israel a forgiving God,

though you punished their misdeeds.

Psalm 98:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

8 O Lord our God, you answered them;

you were a forgiving God to them,

but an avenger of their wrongdoings.

Psalm 98:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

8 Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God:

Thou wast a God that forgavest them,

Though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.

Psalm 98:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

8 O Lord our God, you answered them.

You were a forgiving God to them,

but you punished them when they went wrong.

Psalm 98:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

8 You answered them, O Lord our God;

You were to them God-Who-Forgives,

Though You took vengeance on their deeds.

Psalm 98:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

8 Lord our God, you answered them.

You showed them that you are a forgiving God,

but you punished them for their wrongs.

Psalm 98:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

8 Thou answeredst them, O Jehovah our God:

Thou wast a God that forgavest them,

Though thou tookest vengeance of their doings.

Psalm 98:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

8 Jehovah, our God, thou answeredst them: a forgiving •God wast thou unto them, though thou tookest vengeance of their doings.

Psalm 98:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

8 O Lord, our God, you answered them.

You showed them that you are a forgiving God

and that you are a God who punishes their ⸤sinful⸥ deeds.

Psalm 98:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

8 Lord our God, You answered them.

You were a forgiving God to them,

an avenger of their sinful actions.

Psalm 98:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

8 O Lord our God, you answered them;

you were a forgiving God to them,

but an avenger of their wrongdoings.

Psalm 98:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

8 O Yahweh our God, you answered them.

You were a forgiving God to them,

but an avenger of their wrong deeds.

Psalm 98:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

8 Lord our God, you answered them.

You showed Israel that you are a God who forgives.

But when they did wrong, you punished them.

Psalm 98:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

8 O Lord our God, You answered them;

You were a forgiving God to them,

And yet an avenger of their evil deeds.

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