Psalms 106:44

THE MESSAGE

Still, when God saw the trouble they were in and heard their cries for help, He remembered his Covenant with them, and, immense with love, took them by the hand. He poured out his mercy on them while their captors looked on, amazed.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When he heard their cry,he took note of their distress,

Hebrew Names Version
Nevertheless he regarded their distress, When he heard their cry.

King James Version
Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

English Standard Version
Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress, when he heard their cry.

New Century Version
But God saw their misery when he heard their cry.

New English Translation
Yet he took notice of their distress, when he heard their cry for help.

Amplified Bible
Nevertheless He looked [sympathetically] at their distress When He heard their cry;

New American Standard Bible
Nevertheless He looked at their distress When He heard their cry;

World English Bible
Nevertheless he regarded their distress, When he heard their cry.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Yet hee sawe when they were in affliction, and he heard their crie.

Legacy Standard Bible
Nevertheless He looked upon their distressWhen He heard their cry of lamentation;

Berean Standard Bible
Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.

Contemporary English Version
You answered their prayers when they were in trouble.

Complete Jewish Bible
Still he took pity on their distress whenever he heard their cry.

Darby Translation
But he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry;

Easy-to-Read Version
But whenever they were in trouble, he listened to their prayers.

George Lamsa Translation
Nevertheless he regarded their affliction and heard their prayer.

Good News Translation
Yet the Lord heard them when they cried out, and he took notice of their distress.

Lexham English Bible
Yet he looked upon their distress when he heard their cry.

Literal Translation
And He looked on their affliction when He heard their shout;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuerthelesse whe he sawe their aduersite, he herde their complaynte.

American Standard Version
Nevertheless he regarded their distress, When he heard their cry:

Bible in Basic English
But when their cry came to his ears, he had pity on their trouble:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Nevertheless He looked upon their distress, when He heard their cry;

King James Version (1611)
Neuertheles he regarded their affliction: when he heard their crie.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Neuerthelesse, he did beholde them in their aduersitie: in geuing eare to their complaint.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Ye the Lord looked upon their affliction, when he heard their petition.

English Revised Version
Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he siye, whanne thei weren set in tribulacioun; and he herde the preyer of hem.

Update Bible Version
Nevertheless he regarded their distress, When he heard their cry:

Webster's Bible Translation
Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

New King James Version
Nevertheless He regarded their affliction, When He heard their cry;

New Living Translation
Even so, he pitied them in their distress and listened to their cries.

New Life Bible
But He looked upon their trouble when He heard their cry.

New Revised Standard
Nevertheless he regarded their distress when he heard their cry.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then looked he on the distress which befell them, - when he heard their loud cry;

Douay-Rheims Bible
(105-44) And he saw when they were in tribulation: and he heard their prayer.

Revised Standard Version
Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.

Young's Literal Translation
And He looketh on their distress When He heareth their cry,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Nevertheless He looked upon their distress When He heard their cry;

Contextual Overview

³⁴They didn't wipe out those godless cultures as ordered by God ; Instead they intermarried with the heathen, and in time became just like them. They worshiped their idols, were caught in the trap of idols. They sacrificed their sons and daughters at the altars of demon gods. They slit the throats of their babies, murdered their infant girls and boys. They offered their babies to Canaan's gods; the blood of their babies stained the land. Their way of life stank to high heaven; they lived like whores. ⁴⁰And God was furious—a wildfire anger; he couldn't stand even to look at his people. He turned them over to the heathen so that the people who hated them ruled them. Their enemies made life hard for them; they were tyrannized under that rule. Over and over God rescued them, but they never learned— until finally their sins destroyed them. ⁴⁴Still, when God saw the trouble they were in and heard their cries for help, He remembered his Covenant with them, and, immense with love, took them by the hand. He poured out his mercy on them while their captors looked on, amazed. ⁴⁷ Save us, God , our God! Gather us back out of exile So we can give thanks to your holy name and join in the glory when you are praised! ⁴⁸ Blessed be God , Israel's God! Bless now, bless always! Oh! Let everyone say Amen! Hallelujah!

Bible Verse Review
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Judges 2:18, Judges 3:9, Judges 4:3, Judges 6:6-10, Judges 10:10-16, 1 Samuel 7:8-12, 2 Kings 14:26, 2 Kings 14:27, Nehemiah 9:27-38

Reciprocal: Genesis 29:32 - looked Exodus 3:6 - hid Exodus 3:7 - I have Exodus 6:5 - the groaning Exodus 14:10 - cried out Judges 10:16 - his soul Judges 16:22 - the hair 1 Samuel 9:16 - looked upon 1 Samuel 12:10 - And they 2 Kings 13:4 - the Lord 2 Chronicles 12:2 - because 2 Chronicles 15:4 - in their trouble Psalms 22:5 - cried Lamentations 4:16 - he will Acts 7:34 - I have seen

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Nevertheless he regarded their affliction,.... Or "looked on them in distress" d; he saw their affliction, and had compassion on them; he was so far from abhorring and despising the affliction of the afflicted, that he pitied them and sympathized with them; in all their afflictions he was afflicted; he looked upon them with an eye of pity and concern, and helped them out of their troubles.

When he heard their cry; or their "prayer", as the Targum, and so other versions; crying is prayer; and it denotes vocal and vehement prayer, such as is put up to God in distress; and which he hears and answers; his ears are open to the cries of his people.

d וירא בצר להם "et vidit in angustia eis", Montanus, Gejerus; so Musculus, Tigurine version.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nevertheless, he regarded their affliction - literally, “And he looked upon the trouble that was upon them;” or, “and he saw in the distress to them.” The meaning is, that he did not turn away from it; he saw the need of interposition, and he came to them.

When he heard their cry - literally, “In his hearing their cry.” Their cry for help came before him, and he did not refuse to look upon their affliction. The idea is, that he was attracted to their case by their loud cry for help; and that when he heard the cry, he did not refuse to look upon their low and sad condition. God assists us when we cry to him. We ask his attention to our troubles; we pray for his help; and when he hears the cry, he comes and saves us. He does not turn away, or treat our case as unworthy of his notice.