Bible in Basic English
"And you have not given me into the hand of my hater; you have put my feet in a wide place."
— Psalms 31:8, Bible in Basic English
“And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.”
“And thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a large place. ”
“You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.”
“You do not deliver me over to the power of the enemy; you enable me to stand in a wide open place.”
“I will give thee understanding, and I will instruct thee in this way, in which thou shalt go: I will fix my eyes upon thee.”
Into your hands I give my spirit; you are my saviour, O Lord God for ever true.
I am full of hate for those who go after false gods; but my hope is in the Lord.
I will be glad and have delight in your mercy; because you have seen my trouble; you have had pity on my soul in its sorrows;
And you have not given me into the hand of my hater; you have put my feet in a wide place.
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; my eyes are wasted with grief, I am wasted in soul and body.
My life goes on in sorrow, and my years in weeping; my strength is almost gone because of my sin, and my bones are wasted away.
Because of all those who are against me, I have become a word of shame to my neighbours; a cause of shaking the head and a fear to my friends: those who saw me in the street went in flight from me.