Verse Comparison: Psalms 99:8
American Standard Version
Thou answeredst them, O Jehovah our God: Thou wast a God that forgavest them, Though thou tookest vengeance of their doings.
Amplified® Bible
You answered them, O Lord our God; You were a forgiving God to them, although avenging their evildoing {and} wicked practices.
Contemporary English Version
Our LORD and our God, you answered their prayers and forgave their sins, but when they did wrong, you punished them.
Darby English Version
Jehovah, our God, *thou* answeredst them: a forgiving ùGod wast thou unto them, though thou tookest vengeance of their doings.
Good News Bible
O LORD, our God, you answered your people; you showed them that you are a God who forgives, even though you punished them for their sins.
King James Version
Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
New American Standard Bible
O LORD our God, You answered them; You were a forgiving God to them, And {yet} an avenger of their {evil} deeds.
New International Version
O LORD our God,
you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,
though you punished their misdeeds.
New King James Version
You answered them, O LORD our God;
You were to them God-Who-Forgives,
Though You took vengeance on their deeds.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
O LORD our God, You answered them; You forgave them, And yet You avenged them of their evil deeds.
Revised Standard Version
O LORD our God, thou didst answer them; thou wast a forgiving God to them, but an avenger of their wrongdoings.
Young's Literal Translation
O Jehovah, our God, Thou hast afflicted them, A God forgiving Thou hast been to them, And taking vengeance on their actions.
