Verse 25
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
Other Translations
GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk
Herren er god mot dem som venter på ham, mot sjelen som søker ham.
Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst
Herren er god mot dem som venter på ham, til sjelen som søker ham.
Norsk King James
Herren er god mot dem som venter på ham, mot den sjelen som søker ham.
Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866
Herren er god mot dem som søker ham, mot den sjel som lengter etter ham.
Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål
Herren er god mot dem som håper på ham, mot den sjel som søker ham.
Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611
Herren er god mot dem som venter på ham, til sjelen som søker ham.
o3-mini KJV Norsk
Herren er god mot dem som venter på ham, mot den som søker ham.
En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)
Herren er god mot dem som venter på ham, til sjelen som søker ham.
Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst
Herren er god mot dem som venter på ham, mot sjelen som søker ham.
Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
biblecontext
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GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024
Herren er god mot dem som venter på ham, mot den sjel som søker ham.
Original Norsk Bibel 1866
Herren er god mod dem, som bie efter ham, mod den Sjæl, som spørger efter ham.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
KJV 1769 norsk
Herren er god mot dem som venter på ham, til den sjel som søker ham.
Norsk oversettelse av Webster
Herren er god mot dem som venter på ham, til sjelen som søker ham.
Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation
Gud er god mot dem som venter på ham, til sjelen som søker ham.
Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901
Herren er god mot dem som venter på ham, mot sjelen som søker ham.
Norsk oversettelse av BBE
Herren er god mot dem som venter på ham, mot sjelen som søker ham.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
O how good is the LORDE vnto the, that put their trust in him, and to the soule that seketh after him?
Geneva Bible (1560)
The Lord is good vnto them, that trust in him, and to the soule that seeketh him.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
O howe good is the Lord vnto them that put their trust in hym, and to the soule that seeketh after hym.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Good `is' Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul `that' seeketh Him.
American Standard Version (1901)
Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for him.
World English Bible (2000)
Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
ט(Tet) The LORD is good to those who trust in him, to the one who seeks him.
Referenced Verses
- Ps 25:8 : 8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He will teach sinners in the way.
- Ps 27:8 : 8 When You said, 'Seek My face,' my heart said to You, 'Your face, LORD, I will seek.'
- Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD.
- Ps 37:7 : 7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
- Ps 37:34 : 34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
- Ps 39:7 : 7 And now, Lord, what do I wait for? my hope is in you.
- Ps 40:1-5 : 1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps. 3 And He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God: many shall see it and fear and shall trust in the LORD. 4 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust and does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 5 Many, O LORD my God, are Your wonderful works which You have done, and Your thoughts which are toward us: they cannot be counted in order to You: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
- Isa 25:9 : 9 And it will be said in that day, Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.
- Gen 49:18 : 18 I have waited for your salvation, O LORD.
- 2 Chr 15:2 : 2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while you are with Him; and if you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
- 2 Chr 19:3 : 3 Nevertheless, there are good things found in you, in that you have removed the groves out of the land and have prepared your heart to seek God.
- Mic 7:7-8 : 7 Therefore I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. 8 Do not rejoice against me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light to me.
- 2 Chr 31:21 : 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
- Ps 22:26 : 26 The humble shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD shall praise Him; your heart shall live forever.
- Zeph 3:8 : 8 Therefore wait for me, says the LORD, until the day that I rise up for the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them my indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
- 1 Thess 1:10 : 10 And to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.
- Jas 5:7 : 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain.
- 2 Chr 30:19 : 19 That prepares his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.
- 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind: for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
- Isa 26:9 : 9 With my soul I have desired You in the night; yes, with my spirit within me I will seek You early; for when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
- Isa 30:18 : 18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious to you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all those who wait for him.
- Isa 40:31 : 31 But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
- Isa 55:6 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near.
- Isa 64:4 : 4 For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has the eye seen, O God, besides you, what you have prepared for him who waits for you.
- Lam 3:26 : 26 It is good that one should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
- Hos 10:12 : 12 Sow for yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
- Ps 61:1 : 1 Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.
- Ps 61:5 : 5 For you, O God, have heard my vows: you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
- Ps 69:32 : 32 The humble shall see this and be glad; and your heart shall live that seek God.
- Ps 105:3 : 3 Glory in his holy name: let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
- Ps 119:2 : 2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, and who seek Him with their whole heart.
- Ps 130:5-6 : 5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word do I hope. 6 My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning; yes, more than those who watch for the morning.