The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsJehovah therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.
May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”
And Jehovah hath been for judge, and hath judged between me and thee, yea, he seeth and pleadeth my cause, and doth deliver me out of thy hand.'
Jehovah therefore shall be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and do me justice [in delivering me] out of thy hand.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy