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Psalm 71:20

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71:20Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress,30

revive me once again!31

Bring me up once again32 from the depths of the earth!

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Footnotes

  1. 30 Heb “you who have caused me to see many harmful distresses.”
  2. 31 Heb “you return, you give me life.” The Hebrew term שׁוּב (shuv, “return”) is used here in an adverbial sense, indicating repetition of the action described by the following verb. The imperfects are understood here as expressing the psalmist’s prayer or wish. (Note the use of a distinctly jussive form at the beginning of v. 21.) Another option is to understand this as a statement of confidence, “you will revive me once again” (cf. , ).
  3. 32 Heb “you return, you bring me up.” The Hebrew term שׁוּב (shuv, “return”) is used here in an adverbial sense, indicating repetition of the action described by the following verb. The imperfects are understood here as expressing the psalmist’s prayer or wish. (Note the use of a distinctly jussive form at the beginning of v. 21.) Another option is to understand this as a statement of confidence, “you will bring me up once again” (cf. , ).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You who have made me see many troubles and calamities

will revive me again;

from the depths of the earth

you will bring me up again.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Though you have made me see troubles,

many and bitter,

you will restore my life again;

from the depths of the earth

you will again bring me up.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You caused me to experience

many troubles and misfortunes,

but you will revive me again.

You will bring me up again,

even from the depths of the earth.

NLTNew Living Translation

You have allowed me to suffer much hardship,

but you will restore me to life again

and lift me up from the depths of the earth.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You who have caused me to see many troubles and evils,

you will again revive me.

And from the depths of the earth

you will again bring me up.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles,

Shalt quicken me again,

And shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.