Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation But then, O Lord, I remembered how merciful you are and what you had done in times past. I remembered that you rescue those who rely on you, that you save them from their enemies. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge My soul shall praise the Lord even to death. Sirach 51:6From the oppression of the flame which surrounded me, and in the midst of the fire I was not burnt. Sirach 51:7 From the depth of the belly of hell, and from an unclean tongue, and from lying words, from an unjust king, and from a slanderous tongue: Sirach 51:9 And my life was drawing near to hell beneath. Sirach 51:10 They compassed me on every side, and there was no one that would help me. I looked for the succour of men, and there was none. Context Sirach 51…7From the depth of the belly of hell, and from an unclean tongue, and from lying words, from an unjust king, and from a slanderous tongue: 8My soul shall praise the Lord even to death. 9And my life was drawing near to hell beneath.… Cross References Sirach 51:6 From the oppression of the flame which surrounded me, and in the midst of the fire I was not burnt. Sirach 51:7 From the depth of the belly of hell, and from an unclean tongue, and from lying words, from an unjust king, and from a slanderous tongue: Sirach 51:9 And my life was drawing near to hell beneath. Sirach 51:10 They compassed me on every side, and there was no one that would help me. I looked for the succour of men, and there was none. |