Psalm 144:12
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12–14Make our sons in their prime
like sturdy oak trees,
Our daughters as shapely and bright
as fields of wildflowers.
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
May our sons in their youth
be like plants full grown,
our daughters like corner pillars
cut for the structure of a palace;
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Then our sons in their youth
will be like well-nurtured plants,
and our daughters will be like pillars
carved to adorn a palace.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Then our sons will be like plants
nurtured in their youth,
our daughters, like corner pillars
that are carved in the palace style.
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NLTNew Living Translation
May our sons flourish in their youth
like well-nurtured plants.
May our daughters be like graceful pillars,
carved to beautify a palace.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
that our sons may be like plants,
full grown in their youth,
our daughters like corner pillars,
carved in the style of a palace,
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth;
That our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
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