PSA 69:23 Parallel View

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ULT Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see;
 ⇔ and always make their loins shake.

UST I hope that their eyes become dim so that they cannot see anything
⇔ and that their backs will become weaker and weaker.

BSB May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
⇔ and their backs be bent forever.[fn]

69:23 LXX; Hebrew and may their loins tremble continually; cited in Romans 11:10

OEB May their eyes be darkened and blind,
⇔ make them shake without ceasing.

WEB Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can’t see.
⇔ Let their backs be continually bent.

NET May their eyes be blinded!
 ⇔ Make them shake violently!

LSV Their eyes are darkened from seeing,
And their loins continually shake You.

FBV May their eyes become blind so they cannot see, and may their backs always be bent low in dejection.

T4T I hope/desire that their eyesight will become dim so that they cannot see anything,
⇔ and that their backs/bodies will become weaker and weaker.

LEB • and make their loins continually tremble.

BBE Let their eyes be blind so that they may not see; let their bodies for ever be shaking.

MOF may their eyes be blurred and blind,
⇔ may their thighs be all a-quiver!

JPS (69-24) Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to totter.

ASV Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see;
 ⇔ And make their loins continually to shake.

DRA No DRA PSA 69:23 verse available

YLT Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou.

DBY Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not, and make their loins continually to shake.

RV Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

WBS Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

KJB Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

BB Let their eyes be blynded that they see not: and euer bowe downe their loynes.
(Let their eyes be blindd that they see not: and ever bow down their loins.)

GNV Let their eyes be blinded that they see not: and make their loynes alway to tremble.
(Let their eyes be blindd that they see not: and make their loins alway to tremble. )

CB Let their table be made a snare to take them selues withall, an occasion to fall & a rewarde vnto them.
(Let their table be made a snare to take themselves withall, an occasion to fall and a reward unto them.)

WYC No WYC PSA 69:23 verse available

LUT Ihr Tisch müsse vor ihnen zum Strick werden, zur Vergeltung und zu einer Falle!
(Ihr Tisch müsse before/in_front_of ihnen for_the Strick become, zur Vergeltung and to einer Falle!)

CLV No CLV PSA 69:23 verse available

BRN No BRN PSA 69:23 verse available

BrLXX No BrLXX PSA 69:23 verse available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

Let their eyes be darkened

(Some words not found in UHB: let_it_be table,their before,face/front,them as,snare and,for,peace as,trap )

The writer speaks of eyes that cannot see well as if they were darkened. 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: “Please make them unable to see anything” (See also: figs-activepassive)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

make their loins shake

(Some words not found in UHB: let_it_be table,their before,face/front,them as,snare and,for,peace as,trap )

Weak backs are spoken of as if they are shaking in weakness. Alternate translation: “cause their backs to be too weak for them to do anything”

their loins

(Some words not found in UHB: let_it_be table,their before,face/front,them as,snare and,for,peace as,trap )

Alternate translation: “their sides” or “their backs”

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