PSA 9:9 Parallel View

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ULT And may Yahweh be a secure height for the oppressed,
⇔ a secure height for times with distress.

UST Let Yahweh be like a fortress for those whom oppressors oppress;
⇔ like a strong fort for them when they have trouble.

BSB The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed,
⇔ a stronghold in times of trouble.

OEB  ⇔ So the Lord proves a haven to the oppressed,
⇔ a haven in times of trouble.

WEB Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed;
⇔ a high tower in times of trouble.

WMB The LORD will also be a high tower for the oppressed;
⇔ a high tower in times of trouble.

NET Consequently the Lord provides safety for the oppressed;
 ⇔ he provides safety in times of trouble.

LSV And YHWH is a tower for the bruised,
A tower for times of adversity.

FBV The Lord is a place of safety for those who are oppressed, a fortress in times of trouble.

T4T Yahweh will be a refuge for those who are oppressed;
⇔ yes, he will be like a shelter for them when they have trouble.

LEB • a stronghold in times of distress.

BBE The Lord will be a high tower for those who are crushed down, a high tower in times of trouble;

MOF So the downtrodden are safe with the Eternal,
⇔ he is a refuge in desperate hours;

JPS (9-10) The LORD also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble;

ASV Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed,
 ⇔ A high tower in times of trouble;

DRA And he shall judge the world in equity, he shall judge the people in justice.

YLT And Jehovah is a tower for the bruised, A tower for times of adversity.

DBY And Jehovah will be a refuge to the oppressed one, a refuge in times of distress.

RV The LORD also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble;

WBS The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

KJB The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.[fn]
(The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.)

9.9 a refuge: Heb. an high place

BB God also wyll be a refuge for the oppressed: euen a refuge in tyme of trouble.
(God also will be a refuge for the oppressed: even a refuge in time of trouble.)

GNV The Lord also wil be a refuge for the poore, a refuge in due time, euen in affliction.
(The Lord also will be a refuge for the poore, a refuge in due time, even in affliction. )

CB The LORDE is a defence for the poore, a defence in the tyme of trouble.
(The LORD is a defence for the poore, a defence in the time of trouble.)

WYC he schal deme puplis in riytfulnesse.
(he shall deme peoples in riytfulnesse.)

LUT Und er wird den Erdboden recht richten und die Leute regieren rechtschaffen.
(And he becomes the Erdboden recht richten and the Leute regieren rechtschaffen.)

CLV et ipse judicabit orbem terræ in æquitate: judicabit populos in justitia.
(and himself yudicabit orbem terræ in æquitate: yudicabit populos in justitia. )

BRN And he will judge the world in righteousness, he will judge the nations in uprightness.

BrLXX καὶ αὐτὸς κρινεῖ τὴν οἰκουμένην ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ, κρινεῖ λαοὺς ἐν εὐθύτητι.
(kai autos krinei taʸn oikoumenaʸn en dikaiosunaʸ, krinei laʼous en euthutaʸti. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Praise Psalms

The Hebrew title of the book of Psalms means “Praises,” and that title accurately defines a large number of the psalms. God is praised throughout the psalms for his nature and for his great acts in creation and history. Praise psalms were written for individual use and for the community.

Individual praise (Pss 9; 18; 32; 34; 116; 138). It was customary in Temple worship for people to give verbal thanks in front of the whole assembly whenever they made a vow offering or a thank offering (see, e.g., 22:22-26; 66:13-20; 116:17-19). Such opportunities for personal praise and testimony must have added warmth and significance to worship. Each act of rescue and every experience of God’s mercy became part of the cumulative, ongoing story of salvation. Worship was not simply a recital of God’s deeds in earlier centuries.

Communal praise (Pss 103, 113, 124, 129, 136). When the community gathered, they praised the Lord in song for his acts in history (Ps 103) or for a specific recent manifestation of his mercy (Pss 124, 129). In Psalm 103, the psalmist praises God for his mercy to each individual (103:1-5) and to the whole community (103:6-14). The frailty of humanity contrasts with God’s constancy (103:15-18); his universal and absolute rule merits universal praise (103:19-22).

Passages for Further Study

Pss 9; 18; 32; 34; 46–48; 93; 96–99; 103; 113; 116; 124; 129; 136; 138

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וִ֘⁠יהִ֤י יְהוָ֣ה מִשְׂגָּ֣ב לַ⁠דָּ֑ךְ מִ֝שְׂגָּ֗ב לְ⁠עִתּ֥וֹת בַּצָּרָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he judge world in/on/at/with,righteousness judges peoples in/on/at/with,equity )

Here, the author is speaking of Yahweh as if he were a place that people could go to for safety. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And may Yahweh protect the oppressed, may he protect them in times with distress” or “And may Yahweh provide safety for those who are oppressed, making them safe in times with distress”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לְ⁠עִתּ֥וֹת בַּצָּרָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he judge world in/on/at/with,righteousness judges peoples in/on/at/with,equity )

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

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