Bible: “for” – SG Heritage Dictionary

12,750 verses contain “for” (in the KJV: 10,422, in the BSB: 7,841) — showing 4,701–4,800

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Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.

Psalms 28:5

Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.

Psalms 28:6

Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.

Blessed be the LORD, for He has heard my cry for mercy.

Psalms 28:8

The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.

The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.

Psalms 28:9

Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.

Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.

Psalms 29:9

The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.

The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”

Psalms 29:10

The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.

The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.

Psalms 30:1

I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.

Psalms 30:2

O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.

Psalms 30:5

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Psalms 30:8

I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.

To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:

Psalms 30:11

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

Psalms 30:12

To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.

Psalms 31:2

Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.

Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.

Psalms 31:3

For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.

For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.

Psalms 31:4

Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.

You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.

Psalms 31:7

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;

I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.

Psalms 31:9

Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.

Psalms 31:10

For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.

Psalms 31:12

I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.

Psalms 31:13

For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

Psalms 31:16

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.

Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.

Psalms 31:17

Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.

O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.

Psalms 31:19

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!

Psalms 31:21

Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.

Psalms 31:22

For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.

In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.

Psalms 31:23

O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.

Psalms 32:1

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

Psalms 32:4

For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah

Psalms 32:5

I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah

Psalms 32:6

For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.

Psalms 32:11

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

Psalms 33:1

Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.

Psalms 33:4

For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.

For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.

Psalms 33:9

For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.

Psalms 33:11

The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.

Psalms 33:12

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD: and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!

Psalms 33:17

An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.

Psalms 33:20

Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.

Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

Psalms 33:21

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.

Psalms 34:9

O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.

Psalms 35:2

Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.

Psalms 35:7

For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.

Psalms 35:10

All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”

Psalms 35:11

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.

Psalms 35:12

They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.

Psalms 35:13

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.

Psalms 35:14

I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother.

Psalms 35:20

For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.

Psalms 35:27

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”

Psalms 36:2

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.

Psalms 36:9

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.

Psalms 37:2

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.

Psalms 37:6

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.

Psalms 37:7

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

Psalms 37:8

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.

Psalms 37:9

For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

Psalms 37:10

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

Psalms 37:13

The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.

Psalms 37:17

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

Psalms 37:18

The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.

Psalms 37:22

For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.

Psalms 37:24

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.

Psalms 37:25

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.

Psalms 37:27

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.

Psalms 37:28

For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.

Psalms 37:29

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.

Psalms 37:32

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,

Psalms 37:34

Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

Psalms 37:37

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.

Psalms 38:2

For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.

Psalms 38:4

For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.

Psalms 38:7

For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.

For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.

Psalms 38:10

My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.

Psalms 38:12

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.

Psalms 38:15

For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.

Psalms 38:16

For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

For I said, “Let them not gloat over me— those who taunt me when my foot slips.”

Psalms 38:17

For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.

For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.

Psalms 38:18

For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.

Psalms 38:20

They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.

Psalms 38:21

Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.

Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.

Psalms 39:7

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.

Psalms 39:10

Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.

Psalms 39:11

When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah

Psalms 39:12

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.

Psalms 40:1

I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

Psalms 40:5

Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.

Psalms 40:12

For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.

Psalms 40:15

Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.

Psalms 41:1

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

Psalms 41:4

I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”

Psalms 41:5

Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”

Psalms 41:7

All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:

Psalms 41:11

By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.

Psalms 41:12

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.

Psalms 42:1

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.

Psalms 42:2

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?

Psalms 42:4

When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.

These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.

Psalms 42:5

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.

Psalms 42:9

I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”