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I Samuel 2:Verse 9

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He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

Psalms 121:3Psalms 121:3Psalms 33:16Psalms 33:17Psalms 91:11
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What Does I Samuel 2:9 Mean?

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"Drawing a permanent line of division between the righteous and the rebellious, the song guarantees divine protection for the perilous journey of the f..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

American Standard Version
ASV

He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.

American King James Version
AKJV

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for no man shall prevail by strength.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for no man shall prevail by strength.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for no man shall prevail by strength.

Darby Translation
Darby

He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

Webster Bible
Webster

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

Hee will keepe the feete of his Saintes, and the wicked shall keepe silence in darkenes: for in his owne might shall no man be strong.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; because no man shall prevail by his own strength.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

The feet of his loving ones, he doth guard, But, the lawless, in darkness shall be silent,—For, by strength, shall no man prevail.

Literal Translation
LITV

He keeps the feet of His saints, and the wicked are silenced in darkness; for man does not become mighty by power.

Modern King James
MKJV

He keeps the feet of his saints, and the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

Updated King James
UKJV

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked will be destroyed in the darkness, because a man will not prevail by his might.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

He will keep the feet of His holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for not by strength shall man prevail.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

He will preserve the feet of his holy ones, and the impious will be silenced in darkness. For no man will prevail by his own strength.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

Revised Webster
RWebster

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

He schal kepe `the feet of hise seyntis, and wickid men schulen be stille to gidere in derknessis; for a man schal not be maad strong in his owne strengthe.

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Psalms 121:3Psalms 121:3Psalms 33:16Psalms 33:17Psalms 91:11Psalms 91:12Psalms 33:16Psalms 33:17Psalms 91:11Psalms 91:12
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