Verse Comparison: Psalms 140:12
American Standard Version
I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.
Amplified® Bible
I know {and} rest in confidence upon it that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will secure justice for the poor {and} needy [of His believing children].
Contemporary English Version
Our LORD, I know that you defend the homeless and see that the poor are given justice.
Darby English Version
I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted one, the right of the needy.
Good News Bible
LORD, I know that you defend the cause of the poor and the rights of the needy.
King James Version
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
New American Standard Bible
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted And justice for the poor.
New International Version
I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor
and upholds the cause of the needy.
New King James Version
I know that the LORD will maintain
The cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the poor.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted And justice for the poor.
Revised Standard Version
I know that the LORD maintains the cause of the afflicted, and executes justice for the needy.
Young's Literal Translation
I have known that Jehovah doth execute The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.