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Berean Standard Bible

“You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle— are they not in Your book?”

Psalms 56:8

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In Psalm 56, while David is a hunted fugitive in a foreign land, he reflects on God's personal attention to his suffering. He has just asked God to deal with his enemies.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle— are they not in Your book?

World English Bible (WEB)

You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. Aren’t they in your book?

King James Version (KJV)

Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Thou numberest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle; Are they not in thy book?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

You have seen my wanderings; put the drops from my eyes into your bottle; are they not in your record?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mis huídas has tú contado: pon mis lágrimas en tu redoma: ¿no están ellas en tu libro?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Lleva la cuenta de mis lamentos. Has recogido todas mis lágrimas y las has guardado en un frasco. Has anotado cada una de ellas en tu libro.

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