Psalms 40:12
“For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Psalms 40:12 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For innumerable evils have compassed me about; Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more than the hairs of my head; And my heart hath failed me.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
For evils that cannot be numbered have compassed me round. My transgressions have followed me up --- I can bear it no more. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has forsaken me.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn Übel bis zur Unzahl haben mich umgeben, meine Ungerechtigkeiten haben mich erreicht, daß ich nicht sehen kann; zahlreicher sind sie als die Haare meines Hauptes, und mein Herz hat mich verlassen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque me han cercado males hasta no haber cuento: hanme comprendido mis maldades, y no puedo levantar la vista: hanse aumentado más que los cabellos de mi cabeza, y mi corazón me falta.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque inúmeros males me cercaram; minhas maldades me prenderam, e eu não pude as ver; elas são muito mais do que os cabelos de minha cabeça, e meu coração me desamparou.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Inúmeros problemas me cercam; minhas iniquidades têm me alcançado de maneira que não consigo mais enxergar; elas são mais que os cabelos da minha cabeça, e meu coração está desanimado.
📖 Psalms 40:12 in Context
10I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
11Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
12For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
13Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.
14Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
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