PSA 120:2 Parallel View

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ULT Rescue my life, Yahweh, from a lip of falsehood,
 ⇔ from a tongue of deceit.

UST I prayed,
⇔ “Yahweh, save me from those who lie to me and try to deceive me!”

BSB Deliver my soul, O LORD,
⇔ from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.

OEB ‘Deliver me, Lord,
⇔ from the lip that is false
⇔ and the tongue that is crafty.’

WEB Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips,
⇔ from a deceitful tongue.

WMB Deliver my soul, LORD, from lying lips,
⇔ from a deceitful tongue.

NET I said, “O Lord, rescue me
 ⇔ from those who lie with their lips
 ⇔ and those who deceive with their tongue.

LSV O YHWH, deliver my soul from a lying lip,
From a deceitful tongue!

FBV Lord, please save me from liars and cheats!

T4T I prayed,
⇔ “Yahweh, rescue/save me from people [SYN, MTY] who lie to me and try to deceive me!”

LEB • from a deceitful tongue.”

BBE O Lord, be the saviour of my soul from false lips, and from the tongue of deceit.

MOF “Save me from lying lips and crafty tongues!”

JPS O LORD, deliver my soul from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.

ASV Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips,
 ⇔ And from a deceitful tongue.

DRA My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

YLT O Jehovah, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue!

DBY Jehovah, deliver my soul from the lying lip, from the deceitful tongue.

RV Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

WBS Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

KJB Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
(Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. )

BB Deliuer my soule O God from false lyppes: & from a deceiptful tongue.
(Deliuer my soule O God from false lyppes: and from a deceiptful tongue.)

GNV Deliuer my soule, O Lord, from lying lippes, and from a deceitfull tongue.

CB Delyuer my soule (o LORDE) fro lyenge lippes, & fro a disceatfull toge.
(Delyuer my soule (o LORD) from lyenge lippes, and from a disceatfull toge.)

WYC Myn help is of the Lord; that made heuene and erthe.
(Myn help is of the Lord; that made heaven and earth.)

LUT HErr, errette meine SeeLE von den Lügenmäulern und von den falschen Zungen!
(HErr, errette my SeeLE from the Lügenmäulern and from the falschen Zungen!)

CLV Auxilium meum a Domino, qui fecit cælum et terram.
(Auxilium mine a Domino, who fecit the_sky and the_earth/land. )

BRN My help shall come from the Lord, who made the heaven and the earth.

BrLXX Ἡ βοήθειά μου παρὰ Κυρίου τοῦ ποιήσαντος τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν.
(Haʸ boaʸtheia mou para Kuriou tou poiaʸsantos ton ouranon kai taʸn gaʸn. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

הַצִּ֣ילָ⁠ה נַ֭פְשִׁ⁠י

deliver, life,my

This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. Use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: “Please rescue my life”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נַ֭פְשִׁ⁠י & נַ֭פְשִׁ⁠י

life,my & (Some words not found in UHB: YHWH deliver, life,my from,lips lying from,tongue deceitful )

See the general notes for how to translate my life. Alternate translation: “me … I”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נַ֭פְשִׁ⁠י & נַ֭פְשִׁ⁠י

life,my & (Some words not found in UHB: YHWH deliver, life,my from,lips lying from,tongue deceitful )

See the general notes for how to translate my life. Alternate translation: “me … I”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

מִ⁠שְּׂפַת־שֶׁ֑קֶר מִ⁠לָּשׁ֥וֹן רְמִיָּֽה

from,lips lying from,tongue deceitful

The author is using lips and tongue to represent speaking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “from people speaking falsehood and from people speaking deceit”

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