Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous. New Living Translation Erase their names from the Book of Life; don’t let them be counted among the righteous. English Standard Version Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; let them not be enrolled among the righteous. Berean Standard Bible May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous. King James Bible Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous. New King James Version Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, And not be written with the righteous. New American Standard Bible May they be wiped out of the book of life, And may they not be recorded with the righteous. NASB 1995 May they be blotted out of the book of life And may they not be recorded with the righteous. NASB 1977 May they be blotted out of the book of life, And may they not be recorded with the righteous. Legacy Standard Bible May they be blotted out of the book of life And may they not be recorded with the righteous. Amplified Bible May they be blotted out of the book of life [and their lives come to an end] And may they not be recorded with the righteous (those in right standing with God). Christian Standard Bible Let them be erased from the book of life and not be recorded with the righteous. Holman Christian Standard Bible Let them be erased from the book of life and not be recorded with the righteous. American Standard Version Let them be blotted out of the book of life, And not be written with the righteous. Contemporary English Version Wipe their names from the book of the living; remove them from the list of the innocent. English Revised Version Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous. GOD'S WORD® Translation Let their [names] be erased from the Book of Life. Do not let them be listed with righteous people. Good News Translation May their names be erased from the book of the living; may they not be included in the list of your people. International Standard Version May they be erased from the Book of Life, and their names not be written with the righteous. Majority Standard Bible May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous. NET Bible May their names be deleted from the scroll of the living! Do not let their names be listed with the godly! New Heart English Bible Let them be blotted out of the Book of Life, and not be written with the righteous. Webster's Bible Translation Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous. World English Bible Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThey are blotted out of the scroll of life, "" And are not written with the righteous. Young's Literal Translation They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written. Smith's Literal Translation They shall be wiped off from the book of the living, and with the just they shall not be written. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet them be blotted out of the book of the living; and with the just let them not be written. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible May they be blotted from the book of life; not registered among the just! New Revised Standard Version Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; let them not be enrolled among the righteous. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLet them be blotted out of thy book of the living, and not be written with the righteous. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Let them be blotted out from your Book of Life and let them not be written with your righteous ones. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, And not be written with the righteous. Brenton Septuagint Translation Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and let them not be written with the righteous. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Waters Are Up to My Neck…27Add iniquity to their iniquity; let them not share in Your righteousness. 28May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous. 29But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God.… Cross References Revelation 3:5 Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels. Exodus 32:32-33 Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.” / The LORD replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot out of My book. Luke 10:20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” Philippians 4:3 Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have contended at my side for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life. Daniel 12:1 “At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered. Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. Revelation 20:15 And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. Revelation 21:27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. Isaiah 4:3 Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy—all in Jerusalem who are recorded among the living— Malachi 3:16 At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name. Revelation 13:8 And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain. Revelation 17:8 The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be. Hebrews 12:23 in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, Ezekiel 13:9 My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD. Psalm 109:13 May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation. Treasury of Scripture Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous. blotted Exodus 32:32,33 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written… Isaiah 65:16 That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes. Hosea 1:9 Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God. be written Isaiah 4:3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem: Isaiah 13:9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. Luke 10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. Jump to Previous Blotted Book Enrolled Life Names Numbered Recorded Righteous Upright WrittenJump to Next Blotted Book Enrolled Life Names Numbered Recorded Righteous Upright WrittenPsalm 69 1. David complains of his affliction13. He prays for deliverance 22. He devotes his enemies to destruction 30. He praises God with thanksgiving May they be blotted out The phrase "may they be blotted out" carries a strong connotation of removal or erasure. In the Hebrew text, the word used is "מָחָה" (machah), which means to wipe out or obliterate. This is a plea for divine justice, reflecting the psalmist's deep anguish and desire for God to act against those who oppose Him. The imagery of blotting out suggests a permanent removal, akin to erasing ink from a scroll, which in ancient times was a significant act due to the permanence of written records. This reflects the seriousness of the psalmist's request, emphasizing the gravity of being removed from God's favor. of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew May they be erasedיִ֭מָּחֽוּ (yim·mā·ḥū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4229: To stroke, rub, to erase, to smooth, grease, make fat, to touch, reach to from the book מִסֵּ֣פֶר (mis·sê·p̄er) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5612: A missive, document, writing, book of life חַיִּ֑ים (ḥay·yîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life and not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not listed יִכָּתֵֽבוּ׃ (yik·kā·ṯê·ḇū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3789: To grave, to write with וְעִ֥ם (wə·‘im) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with the righteous. צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים (ṣad·dî·qîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 6662: Just, righteous Links Psalm 69:28 NIVPsalm 69:28 NLT Psalm 69:28 ESV Psalm 69:28 NASB Psalm 69:28 KJV Psalm 69:28 BibleApps.com Psalm 69:28 Biblia Paralela Psalm 69:28 Chinese Bible Psalm 69:28 French Bible Psalm 69:28 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 69:28 Let them be blotted out (Psalm Ps Psa.) |