PSA 107:43 Parallel Verse View

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

OET (OET-RV) Whoever is wise should take note of those things
⇔ and meditate about Yahweh’s acts of loyal commitment.

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).

ULT Whoever is wise should take note of these things
⇔ and meditate on Yahweh’s acts of covenant faithfulness.

UST Those who are wise should think carefully about these things;
⇔ they should thoughtfully consider all the things that Yahweh has done to show that he faithfully loves them.

BSB Let him who is wise pay heed to these things
⇔ and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB Let those who are wise observe this,
⇔ and consider the love of the Lord

WEBBE Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things.
⇔ They will consider the loving kindnesses of the LORD.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things!
⇔ Let them consider the Lord’s acts of loyal love!

LSV Who [is] wise, and observes these? They understand the kind acts of YHWH!

FBV Those who are wise will pay attention to all this, and thoughtfully reflect on the Lord's trustworthy love.

T4T ⇔ Those who are wise should think carefully about those things;
⇔ they should consider all the things that Yahweh has done to show that he faithfully loves them.

LEB • Whoever is wise, then let him observe these things,
• and let them consider Yahweh’s acts of loyal love.

BBE Let the wise give thought to these things, and see the mercies of the Lord.

Moff Let any wise man ponder this,
⇔ and lay to heart how kind the Eternal is.

JPS Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them consider the mercies of the LORD.

ASV Whoso is wise will give heed to these things;
⇔ And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah.

DRA No DRA PSA 107:43 verse available

YLT Who [is] wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!

Drby Whoso is wise, let him observe these things, and let them understand the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah.

RV Whoso is wise shall give heed to these things, and they shall consider the mercies of the LORD.
(Whoso/Whoever is wise shall give heed to these things, and they shall consider the mercies of the LORD.)

SLT Who the wise and will watch these, and they shall understand the mercies of Jehovah.

Wbstr Whoever is wise, and will observe these things , even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the LORD.

KJB-1769 Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.
(Whoso/Whoever is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the LORD.)

KJB-1611 Who so is wise, and will obserue those things; euen they shall vnderstand the louing kindenesse of the LORD.
(Whoso/Whoever is wise, and will observe those things; even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the LORD.)

Bshps Whosoeuer is wyse, he wyll both obserue these thinges: and also well consider the louing kindnesse of God.
(Whosoever is wise, he will both observe these things: and also well consider the loving-kindness of God.)

Gnva Who is wise that hee may obserue these things? for they shall vnderstand the louing kindnesse of the Lord.
(Who is wise that he may observe these things? for they shall understand the loving-kindness of the Lord.)

Cvdl Who so is wyse, and pondreth these thinges well, shall vnderstonde the louynge kyndnesses of the LORDE.
(Whoso/Whoever is wise, and pondereth/ponders these things well, shall understood the loving-kindnesses of the LORD.)

Wycl No Wycl PSA 107:43 verse available

Luth Wer ist weise und behält dies? So werden sie merken, wieviel Wohltat der HErr erzeiget.
(Who is wise and keeps dies? So become they/she/them remember/realise, how_much beneficence the/of_the LORD produced.)

ClVg No ClVg PSA 107:43 verse available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מִי־חָכָ֥ם וְ⁠יִשְׁמָר־אֵ֑לֶּה

who? wise (Some words not found in UHB: who? wise and,let_him_observe these and,let_them_consider_carefully steadfast_love_of YHWH )

The psalmist is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [May whoever is wise keep these things]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠יִשְׁמָר־אֵ֑לֶּה

(Some words not found in UHB: who? wise and,let_him_observe these and,let_them_consider_carefully steadfast_love_of YHWH )

Here the psalmist is speaking as if Yahweh’s actions that he has been describing were objects that a wise person can keep. He means for every wise person to think about these things. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Then may he keep thinking about these things] or [Then may he remember these things]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

וְ⁠יִשְׁמָר

(Some words not found in UHB: who? wise and,let_him_observe these and,let_them_consider_carefully steadfast_love_of YHWH )

The psalmist is not referring to a specific wise person by saying may he keep. He means wise people in general. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Then may they keep]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ֝⁠יִתְבּֽוֹנְנ֗וּ

and,let_them_consider_carefully

The pronoun they refers to people who are wise. These are the same people who are referred to as he in the first part of this sentence. Use a way that is natural in your language to indicate that this refers to the same wise people. Alternate translation: [and may all wise people ponder]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חַֽסְדֵ֥י יְהוָֽה

steadfast_love_of YHWH

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of covenant faithfulness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the ways that Yahweh is faithful to his covenant with his people]

Parallel PSA 107:43