Psalm 37:24–25
Psalm 37:24–25 — The New International Version (NIV)
24 though he may stumble, he will not fall,
for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
25 I was young and now I am old,
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.
Psalm 37:24–25 — English Standard Version (ESV)
24 though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,
for the Lord upholds his hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or his children begging for bread.
Psalm 37:24–25 — New Living Translation (NLT)
24 Though they stumble, they will never fall,
for the Lord holds them by the hand.
25 Once I was young, and now I am old.
Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned
or their children begging for bread.
Psalm 37:24–25 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For the Lord upholds him with His hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old;
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,
Nor his descendants begging bread.
Psalm 37:24–25 — New Century Version (NCV)
24 If they stumble, they will not fall,
because the Lord holds their hand.
25 I was young, and now I am old,
but I have never seen good people left helpless
or their children begging for food.
Psalm 37:24–25 — American Standard Version (ASV)
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old;
Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,
Nor his seed begging bread.
Psalm 37:24–25 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
24 though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholdeth his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old, and I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread:
Psalm 37:24–25 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
24 When he falls, he will not be thrown down headfirst
because the Lord holds on to his hand.
25 I have been young, and now I am old,
but I have never seen a righteous person abandoned
or his descendants begging for food.
Psalm 37:24–25 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed,
because the Lord holds his hand.
25 I have been young and now I am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned
or his children begging for bread.
Psalm 37:24–25 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
24 though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong,
for the Lord holds us by the hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.
Psalm 37:24–25 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
24 Though he fall, he will not be cast headlong,
for Yahweh supports him with his hand.
25 I was a youth, but I am now old;
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or his children begging for bread.
Psalm 37:24–25 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
24 Even if the man trips, he won’t fall.
The Lord’s hand takes good care of him.
25 I once was young, and now I’m old.
But I’ve never seen godly people deserted.
I’ve never seen their children begging for bread.
Psalm 37:24–25 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
24 When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong,
Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand.
25 I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or his descendants begging bread.