PSA 109:16 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) May Yahweh do this because this man never bothered to show any loyal commitment,
⇔ ^ but instead harassed the oppressed, the needy, and the disheartened to death.

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 May Yahweh do this because this man never bothered to show any covenant faithfulness,
⇔ but instead harassed the oppressed, the needy,
⇔ and the disheartened to death.

UST I pray these things because that man, my enemy, was never faithful toward anyone as your covenant says we must be;
⇔ instead, he persecuted poor, needy, and grieving people
⇔ until they were dead.

BSB For he never thought to show kindness,
⇔ but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted,
⇔ even to their death.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB for he gave no thought to show kindness,
⇔ but pursued the poor and the needy,
⇔ drove the downhearted to death.

WEBBE because he didn’t remember to show kindness,
⇔ but persecuted the poor and needy man,
⇔ the broken in heart, to kill them.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For he never bothered to show kindness;
⇔ he harassed the oppressed and needy,
⇔ and killed the disheartened.

LSV Because that he has not remembered to do kindness,
And pursues the poor man and needy,
And the struck of heart—to slay,

FBV For he didn't think to be kind to others, instead he harassed and killed the poor, the needy, the brokenhearted.

T4T ⇔ He never was kind to anyone;
⇔ he ◄persecuted/cause problems for► poor and needy people
⇔ and even killed helpless people.

LEB • because he did not remember to show loyal love,
• but he pursued anyone,[fn] poor or needy
• or brokenhearted, to slay them.

109:? Hebrew “a man”

BBE Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-hearted.

Moff Never did he remember to be kind;
⇔ but wretched, weak, and broken-hearted creatures
⇔ he persecuted to the death.

JPS Because that he remembered not to do kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, and the broken in heart he was ready to slay.

ASV Because he remembered not to show kindness,
⇔ But persecuted the poor and needy man,
⇔ And the broken in heart, to slay them.

DRA No DRA PSA 109:16 verse available

YLT Because that he hath not remembered to do kindness, And pursueth the poor man and needy, And the smitten of heart — to slay,

Drby Because he remembered not to shew kindness, but persecuted the afflicted and needy man, and the broken in heart, to slay him.

RV Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, and the broken in heart, to slay them.
(Because that he remembered not to show mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, and the broken in heart, to slay them.)

SLT Because he remembered not to do mercy, and he will pursue the poor and needy man to slay the dejected of heart.

Wbstr Because that he remembered not to show mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

KJB-1769 Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.
(Because that he remembered not to show mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.)

KJB-1611 Because that he remembred not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poore and needy man: that he might euen slay the broken in heart.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Because that he remembred not to do good: but he persecuted the afflicted and poore man, and hym whose heart was broken with sorow, that he might take his life from hym.
(Because that he remembered not to do good: but he persecuted the afflicted and poor man, and him whose heart was broken with sorrow, that he might take his life from him.)

Gnva Because he remembred not to shew mercie, but persecuted the afflicted and poore man, and the sorowfull hearted to slay him.
(Because he remembered not to show mercy, but persecuted the afflicted and poor man, and the sorrowful hearted to slay him.)

Cvdl His delite was in cursynge, and therfore shall it happe vnto him: he loued not blessynge, and that shall be farre fro him.
(His delight was in cursing, and therefore shall it happen unto him: he loved not blessing, and that shall be far from him.)

Wycl No Wycl PSA 109:16 verse available

Luth darum daß er so gar keine Barmherzigkeit hatte, sondern verfolgte den Elenden und Armen und den Betrübten, daß er ihn tötete.
(therefore that he so even no compassion had, rather pursued the wretched/poor_(one) and poor_(one) and the afflicted_one(s), that he him/it killed.)

ClVg No ClVg PSA 109:16 verse available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

לֹ֥א זָכַר֮

not remember

The pronoun he refers to David’s enemy. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [that man never remembered]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עֲשׂ֪וֹת חָ֥סֶד

to_make kindness

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: [to be kind to others]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יִּרְדֹּ֡ף

(Some words not found in UHB: for which/who not remember to_make kindness and,he_harassed (a)_man poor and,needy and,disheartened_of heart to,put_to_[them]_death )

Here David is speaking of the man’s treatment of vulnerable people as if he pursued them like a hunter chasing prey. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [but harassed]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִישׁ־עָנִ֣י וְ֭⁠אֶבְיוֹן וְ⁠נִכְאֵ֨ה לֵבָ֬ב

(a)_man poor and,needy and,disheartened_of heart

David is not referring to specific humble and needy and dejected people. He means people who were humble and needy and dejected in general. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use expressions that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [people who were humble and needy and dejected in heart]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

וְ֭⁠אֶבְיוֹן וְ⁠נִכְאֵ֨ה לֵבָ֬ב

and,needy and,disheartened_of heart

David is using the adjectives needy and dejected as nouns to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate these adjectives with equivalent phrases. Alternate translation: [and needy people and people dejected in their hearts]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠נִכְאֵ֨ה לֵבָ֬ב

and,disheartened_of heart

Here David is speaking of people as if their emotions were located in their heart. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and those who felt very sad]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְ⁠מוֹתֵֽת

to,put_to_[them]_death

The implication is that he pursued these people until they died. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [until they died]

Parallel PSA 109:16