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Berean Standard Bible

“Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.”

Psalms 32:6

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Psalms 32 celebrates the joy of forgiveness after David has confessed his sin. It moves from his own experience to advice for others.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.

World English Bible (WEB)

For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

King James Version (KJV)

For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For this let every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach unto him.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For this cause let every saint make his prayer to you at a time when you are near: then the overflowing of the great waters will not overtake him.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Por esto orará á ti todo santo en el tiempo de poder hallarte: ciertamente en la inundación de muchas aguas no llegarán éstas á él.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por eso los fieles te invocan en momentos de angustia; caudalosas aguas podrán desbordarse, pero a ellos no los alcanzarán.

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