When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
When he slew them, then they inquired after him; And they returned and sought God earnestly.
WEB
When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.
YLT
If He slew them, then they sought Him, And turned back, and sought God earnestly,
DBT
When he slew them, then they sought him, and returned and sought early afterGod;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentPsalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.
- Author
- David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
- Date
- Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.