PSA 101:18 — alternate verse numbering

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Original PSA 102:18: Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
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).

BrLXX (PSA 101:18) Ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπὶ τὴν προσευχὴν τῶν ταπεινῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἐξουδένωσε τὴν δέησιν αὐτῶν.
(Epeblepsen epi taʸn proseuⱪaʸn tōn tapeinōn, kai ouk exoudenōse taʸn deaʸsin autōn.)

BrTr (PSA 101:18) He has had regard to the prayer of the lowly, and has not despised their petition.

ULT He turns to the prayer of the destitute
⇔ and he does not despise their prayer.

UST Yahweh listens to the prayers of his people who are homeless.
⇔ He does not ignore them
⇔ when they pray for him to help them.

BSB & MSB He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute;
⇔ He will not despise their prayer.

OEB in response to the prayer of the destitute,
⇔ whose prayer he will not despise.

WEBBE & WMBB He has responded to the prayer of the destitute,
⇔ and has not despised their prayer.

NET when he responds to the prayer of the destitute,
⇔ and does not reject their request.

LSV He turned to the prayer of the destitute,
And He has not despised their prayer.

FBV He will pay attention to the prayers of the homeless; he will not disregard their requests.

T4T You will listen to the prayers of your people who are homeless,
⇔ and you will ◄not ignore them/do what they request► [LIT]
⇔ when they plead with you to help them.

LEB • He will turn his attention to the prayer of the destitute
• and will not despise their prayer.

BBE When he has given ear to the prayer of the poor, and has not put his request on one side.

Moff when he turns to the folorn,
⇔ despising not their prayer,

JPS (PSA 102:18) (102-19) This shall be written for the generation to come; and a people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.

ASV He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute,
⇔ And hath not despised their prayer.

DRA (PSA 101:18) He hath had regard to the prayer of the humble: and he hath not despised their petition.

YLT He turned unto the prayer of the destitute, And He hath not despised their prayer.

Drby He will regard the prayer of the destitute one, and not despise their prayer.

RV He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, and hath not despised their prayer.
(He hath/has regarded the prayer of the destitute, and hath/has not despised their prayer.)

SLT He looked upon the prayer of the helpless, and he despised not their prayer.

Wbstr He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

KJB-1769 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

KJB-1611 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
(Same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps He wyll regarde the prayer of the humble destitute of all helpe: and he wyll not dispise their prayer.
(He will regard the prayer of the humble destitute of all help: and he will not despise their prayer.)

Gnva And shall turne vnto the prayer of the desolate, and not despise their prayer.
(And shall turn unto the prayer of the desolate, and not despise their prayer.)

Cvdl He turneth him vnto the prayer of the poore destitute, and despyseth not their desyre.
(He turneth him unto the prayer of the poor destitute, and despiseth not their desire.)

Wycl (PSA 101:18) He bihelde on the preier of meke men; and he dispiside not the preier of hem.
(He beheld on the prayer of meek men; and he despised not the prayer of hem.)

Luth (PSA 102:18) Er wendet sich zum Gebet der Verlassenen und verschmähet ihr Gebet nicht.
(He turns itself/yourself/themselves for_the prayer the/of_the abandoned_(ones) and spurned/despised you(pl)/their/her prayer not.)

ClVg (PSA 101:18) Respexit in orationem humilium et non sprevit precem eorum.[fn]
(Looked_back in/into/on speech of_the_humble and not/no despised a_prayer their.)

101.18 Orationem. Hoc agitur in ædificatione Sion: orant, gemunt ædificantes, qui sunt unus pauper, et pauperes multi; unde in titulo singulariter, hic pluraliter. Sed unus dicitur propter veritatem pacis Ecclesiæ, multi propter latitudinem.

101.18 Speech. This is_being_done in/into/on building Sion: they_pray, they_groan building, who/which are one poor, and the_poor multi; from_where/who in/into/on title uniquely/especially, this/here plurally. But one it_is_said because the_truth of_peace Assemblies/Churches, many because width.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

פָּ֭נָה אֶל־תְּפִלַּ֣ת הָ⁠עַרְעָ֑ר וְ⁠לֹֽא־בָ֝זָ֗ה אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָֽ⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: regard to/towards prayer_of of,the_destitute_person and=not despise DOM prayer_of,their )

These two phrases He turns to the prayer of the destitute and he does not despise their prayer mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. Hebrew poetry was based on this kind of repetition, and you may want to show this to your readers by including both phrases in your translation. If it is helpful, you could connect the phrases in a way that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: [He turns to the prayer of the destitute; certainly, he does not despise their prayer]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

פָּ֭נָה אֶל

(Some words not found in UHB: regard to/towards prayer_of of,the_destitute_person and=not despise DOM prayer_of,their )

The psalmist is speaking as if God were physically turning himself toward the prayers of the destitute. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. If not, you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: [He pays attention to]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

תְּפִלַּ֣ת הָ⁠עַרְעָ֑ר

(Some words not found in UHB: regard to/towards prayer_of of,the_destitute_person and=not despise DOM prayer_of,their )

The psalmist is using the possessive form to describe a prayer that is characterized by the destitute. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the destitute when he prays]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

וְ⁠לֹֽא־בָ֝זָ֗ה אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָֽ⁠ם

and=not despise DOM (Some words not found in UHB: regard to/towards prayer_of of,the_destitute_person and=not despise DOM prayer_of,their )

This is a double negative, consisting of the negative particle not and the negative word despise. If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this. Alternate translation: [and he accepts their prayer]

About verse numbering: PSA 101:18

Parallel PSA 102:17