Psalms 69:28
What does Psalms 69:28 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 69:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Let them be blotted out of the book of life, And not be written with the righteous.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Let them be blotted out of the book of life, And not be written with the righteous.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Let their names be taken from the book of the living, let them not be numbered with the upright.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Not available in this translation
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Philippians 4:3
Yea, I beseech thee also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.
- Exodus 32:32
Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
- Hosea 1:9
And Jehovah said, Call his name Lo-ammi; for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.
- Revelation 22:19
and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.
- Isaiah 65:16
so that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
- Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which isthe bookof life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.
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