Psalm 149:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.

New Living Translation
For the LORD delights in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.

English Standard Version
For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.

Berean Study Bible
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.

New American Standard Bible
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will glorify the lowly with salvation.

NASB 1995
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.

NASB 1977
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.

Amplified Bible
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation.

Christian Standard Bible
For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For Yahweh takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the humble with salvation.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD is pleased with his people, and he gives victory to those who are humble.

Good News Translation
The LORD takes pleasure in his people; he honors the humble with victory.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
because the LORD takes pleasure in his people. He crowns those who are oppressed with victory.

International Standard Version
For the LORD is pleased with his people; he beautifies the afflicted with salvation.

NET Bible
For the LORD takes delight in his people; he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

New King James Version
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation.

King James 2000 Bible
For the LORD takes pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

New Heart English Bible
For the LORD takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.

World English Bible
For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.

American King James Version
For the LORD takes pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

American Standard Version
For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.

A Faithful Version
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He crowns the meek with salvation.

Darby Bible Translation
For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people; he beautifieth the meek with salvation.

English Revised Version
For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

Webster's Bible Translation
For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For the Lorde hath pleasure in his people: he will make the meeke glorious by deliuerance.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For God hath a pleasure in his people: he wyll beautifie the afflicted with saluation.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For the LORDE hath pleasure in his people, and helpeth the mekeharted.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For YHWH is pleased with His people, "" He beautifies the humble with salvation.

Young's Literal Translation
For Jehovah is pleased with His people, He beautifieth the humble with salvation.

Smith's Literal Translation
For Jehovah delighted in his people: he will adorn the humble in salvation.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For the Lord is well pleased with his people: and he will exalt the meek unto salvation.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For the Lord is well pleased with his people, and he will exalt the meek unto salvation.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because LORD JEHOVAH is pleased with his people and he gives salvation to the poor.

Lamsa Bible
For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he has given salvation to the poor.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For the LORD taketh pleasure in His people; He adorneth the humble with salvation.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; and will exalt the meek with salvation.
















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