1 Samuel 2:9
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He protectively cares for his faithful friends, step by step,
but leaves the wicked to stumble in the dark.
No one makes it in this life by sheer muscle!
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness,
for not by might shall a man prevail.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
He will guard the feet of his faithful servants,
but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.
“It is not by strength that one prevails;
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
He guards the steps of his faithful ones,
but the wicked perish in darkness,
for a person does not prevail by his own strength.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“He will protect his faithful ones,
but the wicked will disappear in darkness.
No one will succeed by strength alone.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
but the wicked will be destroyed in the darkness,
because a man will not prevail by his might.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
He will keep the feet of his saints,
And the wicked shall be silent in darkness;
For by strength shall no man prevail.
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