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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
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 Ἀλληλούϊα.
¶ Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ ἐπικαλεῖσθε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ· ἀπαγγείλατε ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ.
( Allaʸlouia.
¶ Exomologeisthe tōi Kuriōi, kai epikaleisthe to onoma autou; apangeilate en tois ethnesi ta erga autou. )

BrTr Alleluia.
¶ Give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his name; declare his works among the heathen.

ULT I give praise to Yahweh with all my life,
⇔ Yahweh my God, you are very magnificent;
⇔ you are clothed with splendor and majesty.

UST ⇔ I tell myself that I should praise Yahweh.
⇔ Yahweh, my God, you are very great!
⇔ As a king has on his royal robes,
⇔ you have honor and majesty all around you!

BSB Bless the LORD, O my soul!
⇔ O LORD my God, You are very great;
⇔ You are clothed with splendor and majesty.

OEB Bless the Lord, O my soul.
⇔ O Lord my God, you are very great,
⇔ clad in awful splendour,

WEBBE Bless the LORD,[fn] my soul.
⇔ The LORD, my God, you are very great.
⇔ You are clothed with honour and majesty.

104:1 LORD or GOD in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh except when otherwise noted as being from the short form יה Yah.

WMBB Bless the LORD, my soul.
⇔ The LORD, my God, you are very great.
⇔ You are clothed with honour and majesty.

NET Praise the Lord, O my soul!
⇔ O Lord my God, you are magnificent.
⇔ You are robed in splendor and majesty.

LSV Bless, O my soul, YHWH! YHWH, my God,
You have been very great,
You have put on splendor and majesty.

FBV Let every part of me praise the Lord! Lord my God, you are so great, clothed with majesty and splendor!

T4T I tell myself that I should praise Yahweh.
⇔ Yahweh, my God, you are very great!
⇔ Like a king has on his royal robes [MET],
⇔ you have honor and majesty/greatness all around you!

LEB No LEB PSA 104:1 verse available

BBE Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are robed with honour and power.

Moff Bless the Eternal, O my soul!
⇔ Eternal One, my God, thou art most great,
⇔ arrayed in glorious majesty.

JPS Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, Thou art very great; Thou art clothed with glory and majesty.

ASV Bless Jehovah, O my soul.
⇔ O Jehovah my God, thou art very great;
⇔ Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:

DRA Alleluia. Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles.

YLT Bless, O my soul, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on.

Drby Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah my [fn]God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour;

104.1 Elohim

RV Bless the LORD O my soul, O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

Wbstr Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honor and majesty.

KJB-1769 Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
(Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou/you art very great; thou/you art clothed with honour and majesty. )

KJB-1611 ¶ Blesse the LORD, O my soule, O LORD my God, thou art very great: thou art clothed with honour and maiestie.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps My soule blesse thou God: O God my Lord thou art become exceeding great, thou hast put on glory and maiestie.
(My soul bless thou/you God: O God my Lord thou/you art become exceeding great, thou/you hast put on glory and majesty.)

Gnva My soule, prayse thou the Lord: O Lord my God, thou art exceeding great, thou art clothed with glorie and honour.
(My soul, praise thou/you the Lord: O Lord my God, thou/you art exceeding great, thou/you art clothed with glory and honour. )

Cvdl Prayse the LORDE o my soule: O LORDE my God, thou art become exceadinge glorious, thou art clothed with maiesty and honoure.
(Praise the LORD o my soul: O LORD my God, thou/you art become exceeding glorious, thou/you art clothed with majesty and honoure.)

Wycl The title of the hundrid and fourthe salm. Alleluya. Knouleche ye to the Lord, and inwardli clepe ye his name; telle ye hise werkis among hethen men.
(The title of the hundred and forth psalm. Alleluya. Knouleche ye/you_all to the Lord, and inwardly clepe ye/you_all his name; tell ye/you_all his works among hethen men.)

Luth Lobe den HErr’s, meine SeeLE! HErr, mein GOtt, du bist sehr herrlich; du bist schön und prächtig geschmückt.
(Praise the LORD’s, my SeeLE! LORD, my God, you are very herrlich; you are schön and prächtig geschmückt.)

ClVg Alleluja. [Confitemini Domino, et invocate nomen ejus; annuntiate inter gentes opera ejus.[fn]
(Alleluya. [Confitemini Master, and invocate nomen his; announce between people opera his. )

104.1 Alleluia. CASS. Hic primo alleluia, nec ante a quoquam situm est, quod nulla lingua præsumpsit mutare. Alleluia, laudate. Ia nomen Dei invisibilis, quod ei tantum convenit. Per viginti psalmos, quibus hic titulus est, magnalia Dei dicuntur, et magna in eis est exsultatio. CASS. Hic commendat propheta bonos in illo populo Isræl, qui cum aliis fidelibus sunt verum semen Abrahæ, filii promissionis. Confitemini Domino. AUG. Primus psalmus cui prænotatur alleluia, etc., usque ad quæ temporalia misericordia Dei eis dedit, supponit.

104.1 Alleluia. CASS. Hic primo alleluia, but_not before from quoquam situm it_is, that nulla lingua præsumpsit mutare. Alleluia, laudate. Ia nomen of_God invisibilis, that to_him only convenit. Per twenty psalmos, to_whom this titulus it_is, magnalia of_God dicuntur, and magna in to_them it_is exsultatio. CASS. Hic commendat a_prophet bonos in illo to_the_people Isræl, who when/with aliis fidelibus are verum seed Abrahæ, children promissionis. Confitemini Master. AUG. Primus psalmus cui prænotatur alleluia, etc., until to which temporalia misericordia of_God to_them he_gave, supponit.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

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(Some words not found in UHB: bless soul_of,my DOM YHWH YHWH God_of,my great very splendour and,majesty clothed )

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Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. This psalm is a song of praise. (See also: figs-parallelism)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

with all my life

(Some words not found in UHB: bless soul_of,my DOM YHWH YHWH God_of,my great very splendour and,majesty clothed )

This phrase means that he will praise Yahweh wholeheartedly and is used to emphasize his devotion to him. Alternate translation: “with all of me” or “with all my soul”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

you are clothed with splendor and majesty

(Some words not found in UHB: bless soul_of,my DOM YHWH YHWH God_of,my great very splendour and,majesty clothed )

The words “splendor” and “majesty” have similar meanings and emphasize the greatness of Yahweh’s glory. They are described as clothing Yahweh like a garment. Alternate translation: “you have splendor and majesty all around you” (See also: figs-metaphor)

Parallel PSA 104:1

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