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Berean Standard Bible

“The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.”

Psalms 42:8

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Psalms 42 is the cry of someone who feels far from God's house and whose soul is downcast. Memories of worship mingle with present sorrow.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life.

King James Version (KJV)

Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

American Standard Version (ASV)

[Yet] Jehovah will command his lovingkindness in the day-time; And in the night his song shall be with me, [Even] a prayer unto the God of my life.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But the Lord will send his mercy in the daytime, and in the night his song will be with me, a prayer to the God of my life.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

De día mandará Jehová su misericordia, y de noche su canción será conmigo, y oración al Dios de mi vida.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sin embargo, día tras día derrama el Señor sobre mí su constante amor; y por la noche entono sus cánticos y elevo oración al Dios que me da vida.

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