PSA 16:4 Parallel View

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ULT Their troubles will increase, those who seek out other gods. I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood
 ⇔ or lift up their names with my lips.

UST Those who choose to worship other gods will have many things that cause them to be sad.
 ⇔ I will not join them when they make sacrifices to their gods;
 ⇔ I will not even join them in speaking the names of their gods.

BSB Sorrows will multiply
⇔ to those who chase other gods.
 ⇔ I will not pour out their libations of blood,
⇔ or speak their names with my lips.

OEB  ⇔ Those who choose other gods
⇔ find endless sorrow.
 ⇔ In their offerings of blood I will have no part
⇔ nor take their name on my lips.

WEB  ⇔ Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god.
⇔ Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer,
⇔ nor take their names on my lips.

NET their troubles multiply,
 ⇔ they desire other gods.
 ⇔ I will not pour out drink offerings of blood to their gods,
 ⇔ nor will I make vows in the name of their gods.

LSV Their griefs are multiplied, [who] have hurried backward; I do not pour out their drink-offerings of blood,
Nor do I take up their names on my lips.

FBV Those who run after other gods will face a lot of trouble. I will not participate in their offerings of blood, I will not even speak the names of their gods.

T4T Those who choose to worship other gods will have many things that cause them to be sad.
⇔ I will not join them when they make sacrifices to their gods;
 ⇔ I will not even join them when they speak [MTY] the names of their gods.

LEB • who hurry after[fn] anothergod increase their sorrows. I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, • nor take up their names on my lips.

?:? Or “they who acquire”

BBE Their sorrows will be increased who go after another god: I will not take drink offerings from their hands, or take their names on my lips.

MOF Sorrow on sorrow is theirs who choose some other god;
⇔ their bloody libations I will never pour,
⇔ their names I will never mention.

JPS Let the idols of them be multiplied that make suit unto another; their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take their names upon my lips.

ASV Their sorrows shall be multiplied that give gifts for another god:
 ⇔ Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer,
 ⇔ Nor take their names upon my lips.

DRA That my mouth may not speak the works of men: for the sake of the words of thy lips, I have kept hard ways.

YLT Multiplied are their griefs, [Who] have hastened backward; I pour not out their libations of blood, Nor do I take up their names on my lips.

DBY Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another: their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, and I will not take up their names into my lips.

RV Their sorrows shall be multiplied that exchange the LORD for another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take their names upon my lips.

WBS Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god : their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take their names into my lips.

KJB Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.[fn]
(Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.)

16.4 hasten…: or, give gifts to another

BB As for them that runne after another God they shall haue great trouble: I wyll not offer their drynke offerynges of blood, neither wyll I make mention of their names within my lyppes.
(As for them that runne after another God they shall have great trouble: I will not offer their drink offerings of blood, neither will I make mention of their names within my lyppes.)

GNV The sorowes of them, that offer to an other god, shall be multiplied: their offerings of blood will I not offer, neither make mention of their names with my lips.
(The sorrows of them, that offer to an other god, shall be multiplied: their offerings of blood will I not offer, neither make mention of their names with my lips. )

CB But they yt runne after another, shall haue greate trouble.
(But they it runne after another, shall have great trouble.)

WYC That my mouth speke not the werkis of men; for the wordis of thi lippis Y haue kept harde weies.
(That my mouth speke not the works of men; for the words of thy/your lippis I have kept harde ways.)

LUT Aber jene, die einem andern nacheilen, werden groß Herzeleid haben. Ich will ihres Trankopfers mit dem Blut nicht opfern, noch ihren Namen in meinem Munde führen.
(But jene, the one change nacheilen, become large Herzeleid have. I will ihres Trankopfers with to_him blood not opfern, still your names in my Munde führen.)

CLV Ut non loquatur os meum opera hominum: propter verba labiorum tuorum, ego custodivi vias duras.[fn]
(Ut not/no loquatur os mine opera hominum: propter verba labiorum tuorum, I custodivi vias duras.)

16.4 Vias duras. Ibid. Scilicet opera hominum: quas scilicet merentur opera hominum. Vel quas debent imitari homines, quibus iter vitiorum leve est, virtutum difficile. Vel, non est inventa, ita ut non loquatur, id est, ut non jactanter hæc dicam, vel, ut non peccem in lingua, quod est opus hominum. AUG. Vel, vias duras latronis, etc., usque ad postquam perrexi vias duras et perfeci gressus.

16.4 Vias duras. Ibid. Scilicet opera hominum: quas scilicet merentur opera hominum. Vel quas debent imitari homines, to_whom iter vitiorum leve it_is, virtutum difficile. Vel, not/no it_is inventa, ita as not/no loquatur, id it_is, as not/no yactanter this dicam, vel, as not/no peccem in lingua, that it_is opus hominum. AUG. Vel, vias duras latronis, etc., usque to postquam perrexi vias duras and perfeci gressus.

BRN As for the works of men, by the words of thy lips I have [fn]guarded myself from hard ways.

16:4 Lit. I have observed hard ways.

BrLXX ὅπως ἂν μὴ λαλήσῃ τὸ στόμα μου. Τὰ ἔργα τῶν ἀνθρώπων, διὰ τοὺς λόγους τῶν χειλέων σου ἐγὼ ἐφύλαξα ὁδοὺς σκληράς.
(hopōs an maʸ lalaʸsaʸ to stoma mou. Ta erga tōn anthrōpōn, dia tous logous tōn ⱪeileōn sou egō efulaxa hodous sklaʸras. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

Their troubles will be & gods

(Some words not found in UHB: multiply sorrows,those next/another run_after not pour_out drink_offerings,their of,blood and,not take DOM names,their on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in lips,my )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “The troubles of those who seek other gods will increase”

pour out & blood to their gods

Alternate translation: “pour out blood as a sacrifice to their gods”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

or lift up their names with my lips

Lifting up their names is a metaphor for praising them, and “lips” is a metonym for what one says. Alternate translation: “or praise them with my words” or “and I will not praise their gods” (See also: figs-metonymy)

Parallel PSA 16:4