PSA 7:9 Parallel View

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7:10 Note--fnCOLON-- KJB--fnCOLON-- Ps--fnPERIOD--7--fnPERIOD--9

Key: yellow:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT May the evil of wicked ones end, and would you establish righteous ones.
⇔ The righteous God examines hearts and kidneys.

UST God, you are righteous and look closely at what people think and want.
 ⇔ Please stop evil people from doing wicked things,
⇔ and make all of us who are righteous secure!

BSB Put an end to the evil of the wicked,
⇔ but establish the righteous,
⇔ O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.[fn]

7:9 Hebrew hearts and kidneys

OEB  ⇔ Put an end to the wrong of the wicked,
⇔ protect the righteous.
 ⇔ Searcher of hearts and minds,
⇔ righteous God.

WEB Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
⇔ but establish the righteous;
⇔ their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.

NET May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end!
 ⇔ But make the innocent secure,
 ⇔ O righteous God,
 ⇔ you who examine inner thoughts and motives!

LSV Please let the evil of the wicked be ended,
And establish the righteous,
And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.

FBV Please bring an end to the evil done by the wicked; vindicate those who do good, for you are the God of right who examines hearts and minds.

T4T God, you know what every person is thinking,
⇔ and because you are righteous, you always do what is just/right.
 ⇔ So now stop evil people from doing wicked deeds,
⇔ and defend all of us who are righteous!

LEB • but establish the righteous, • and test the hearts and innermost being, O righteous God.

BBE O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.

MOF  ⇔ Right our cause, we are innocent, do justice, thou, to our integrity,
⇔ put an end to the malice of the ungodly.

JPS (7-10) Oh that a full measure of evil might come upon the wicked, and that Thou wouldest establish the righteous; for the righteous God trieth the heart and reins.

ASV Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous:
 ⇔ For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.

DRA The Lord judgeth the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my justice, and according to my innocence in me.

YLT Let, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.

DBY Oh let the wrong of the wicked come to an end, and establish thou the righteous [man]; even thou that triest the hearts and reins, the righteous [fn]God.

7.9 Elohim

RV Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

WBS Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

KJB Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

BB My desire is, that ye wickednesse of the vngodly may come to an ende: and that thou wouldest assist the iust, who art the tryer of heartes and of reynes, O most righteous Lorde.
(My desire is, that ye/you_all wickedness of the ungodly may come to an ende: and that thou/you wouldest assist the iust, who art the tryer of hearts and of reynes, O most righteous Lord.)

GNV Oh let the malice of the wicked come to an ende: but guide thou the iust: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reines.
(Oh let the malice of the wicked come to an ende: but guide thou/you the iust: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reines. )

CB Oh let the wickednes of the vngodly come to an ende: but manteyne the iust,
(Oh let the wickednes of the ungodly come to an ende: but manteyne the iust,)

WYC And for this go thou ayen an hiy; the Lord demeth puplis. Lord, deme thou me bi my riytfulnesse; and bi myn innocence on me.
(And for this go thou/you ayen an hiy; the Lord demeth peoples. Lord, deme thou/you me by my riytfulnesse; and by mine innocence on me.)

LUT Der HErr ist Richter über die Leute. Richte mich, HErr, nach meiner Gerechtigkeit und Frömmigkeit.
(The LORD is Richter above the Leute. Richte mich, HErr, nach my Gerechtigkeit and Frömmigkeit.)

CLV Dominus judicat populos. Judica me, Domine, secundum justitiam meam, et secundum innocentiam meam super me.
(Master yudicat populos. Yudica me, Domine, after/second justitiam meam, and after/second innocentiam meam super me. )

BRN The Lord shall judge the nations: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my innocence that is in me.

BrLXX Κύριος κρινεῖ λαούς· κρίνον με Κύριε κατὰ τὴν δικαιοσύνην μου, καὶ κατὰ τὴν ἀκακίαν μου ἐπʼ ἐμοί.
(Kurios krinei laous; krinon me Kurie kata taʸn dikaiosunaʸn mou, kai kata taʸn akakian mou epʼ emoi. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

וּ⁠בֹחֵ֣ן לִ֭בּ֗וֹת וּ⁠כְלָי֗וֹת אֱלֹהִ֥ים צַדִּֽיק

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH judges peoples vindicate,me YHWH according_to,righteousness,my and,according_to,integrity,my in,me )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could move the last clause in this verse to the beginning as in the UST.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רַ֨ע

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH judges peoples vindicate,me YHWH according_to,righteousness,my and,according_to,integrity,my in,me )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of evil, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “evil things”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ֭בּ֗וֹת וּ⁠כְלָי֗וֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH judges peoples vindicate,me YHWH according_to,righteousness,my and,according_to,integrity,my in,me )

The hearts and kidneys are internal organs that represent people’s thoughts and desires in the author’s culture. If these body parts do not have that meaning in your language, you could use body parts from your language that do have that meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “thoughts and motives”

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