Psalm 99:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
LORD our God, you answered them; you were to Israel a forgiving God, though you punished their misdeeds.

New Living Translation
O LORD our God, you answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, but you punished them when they went wrong.

English Standard Version
O LORD our God, you answered them; you were a forgiving God to them, but an avenger of their wrongdoings.

Berean Study Bible
O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.

New American Standard Bible
LORD our God, You answered them; You were a forgiving God to them, And yet an avenger of their evil deeds.

NASB 1995
O LORD our God, You answered them; You were a forgiving God to them, And yet an avenger of their evil deeds.

NASB 1977
O LORD our God, Thou didst answer them; Thou wast a forgiving God to them, And yet an avenger of their evil deeds.

Amplified Bible
You answered them, O LORD our God; You were a forgiving God to them, And yet an avenger of their evil practices.

Christian Standard Bible
LORD our God, you answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, but an avenger of their sinful actions.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, an avenger of their sinful actions.

Contemporary English Version
Our LORD and our God, you answered their prayers and forgave their sins, but when they did wrong, you punished them.

Good News Translation
O LORD, our God, you answered your people; you showed them that you are a God who forgives, even though you punished them for their sins.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
O LORD, our God, you answered them. You showed them that you are a forgiving God and that you are a God who punishes their [sinful] deeds.

International Standard Version
LORD our God, you answered them; you were their God who forgave them, but also avenged their evil deeds.

NET Bible
O LORD our God, you answered them. They found you to be a forgiving God, but also one who punished their sinful deeds.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.

New King James Version
You answered them, O LORD our God; You were to them God-Who-Forgives, Though You took vengeance on their deeds.

King James 2000 Bible
You answered them, O LORD our God: you were a God that forgave them, though you took vengeance on their wrongdoings.

New Heart English Bible
You answered them, LORD our God. You are a God who forgave them, although you took vengeance for their doings.

World English Bible
You answered them, Yahweh our God. You are a God who forgave them, although you took vengeance for their doings.

American King James Version
You answered them, O LORD our God: you were a God that forgave them, though you took vengeance of their inventions.

American Standard Version
Thou answeredst them, O Jehovah our God: Thou wast a God that forgavest them, Though thou tookest vengeance of their doings.

A Faithful Version
You answered them, O LORD our God; You are a forgiving God to them, though You took vengeance for their deeds.

Darby Bible Translation
Jehovah, our God, thou answeredst them: a forgiving God wast thou unto them, though thou tookest vengeance of their doings.

English Revised Version
Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their doings.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou didst answer them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Thou heardest them, O Lorde our God: thou wast a fauourable God vnto them, though thou didst take vengeance for their inuentions.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
O God our Lord thou heardest them, O Lorde thou didst forbeare them: and thou tokest auengement for their owne inuentions.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Thou herdest the (o LORDE or God) thou forgauest the o God, & punyshedst their owne invencions.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
O YHWH, our God, "" You have afflicted them, "" You have been a forgiving God to them, "" And taking vengeance on their actions.

Young's Literal Translation
O Jehovah, our God, Thou hast afflicted them, A God forgiving Thou hast been to them, And taking vengeance on their actions.

Smith's Literal Translation
O Jehovah our God, thou didst answer them; thou wert God lifting up to them, and taking vengeance for all their doings.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou didst hear them, O Lord our God: thou wast a merciful God to them, and taking vengeance on all their inventions.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You heeded them, O Lord our God. You were a forgiving God to them, though taking vengeance on all their inventions.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
LORD JEHOVAH, our God, you answered them, oh God, you have been an avenger to them; pay them according to their works!

Lamsa Bible
Thou didst answer them, O LORD our God; thou wast an avenger for them. O God, reward them according to their works.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
O LORD our God, Thou didst answer them; A forgiving God wast Thou unto them, Though Thou tookest vengeance of their misdeeds.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
O Lord our God, thou heardest them; O God, thou becamest propitious to them, though thou didst take vengeance on all their devices.
















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