PSA 119:1 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=important Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX (PSA 118:1) Ἀλληλούϊα.
¶ Μακάριοι ἄμωμοι ἐν ὁδῷ, οἱ πορευόμενοι ἐν νόμῳ Κυρίου.
(Allaʸlouia.
¶ Makarioi amōmoi en hodōi, hoi poreuomenoi en nomōi Kuriou.)

BrTr (PSA 118:1) Alleluia.
¶ Blessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

AHB Happy whose way is blameless
⇔who walk in the Lord's teaching.

SLBL The happiness of those blameless in their way,
of those walking in the teaching of YHWH! ‡

ULT The happinesses of the blameless of way,
⇔ the ones walking in the teaching of Yahweh!

UST How fortunate are those about whom no one can say truthfully that they have done things that are wrong!
⇔ Those are the people who always obey Yahweh’s instructions.

BSB & MSB Blessed[fn] [are] those whose way is blameless,
⇔ who walk in the Law of the LORD.

119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem of twenty-two stanzas, following the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; within a stanza, each verse begins with the same Hebrew letter.

OEB Happy they whose life is blameless,
⇔ who walk by the law of the Lord.

WEBBE & WMBB Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,
⇔ who walk according to the LORD’s law.

NET How blessed are those whose actions are blameless,
⇔ who obey the law of the Lord.

LSV [ALEPH] O the blessedness of those perfect in the way,
They are walking in the Law of YHWH,

FBV Happy are those who do what is right, who follow what the Lord says.

T4T ◄Yahweh is pleased with/Happy are► those about whom no one can say truthfully that they have done things that are wrong,
⇔ those who always obey the laws of Yahweh.

LEB • Blessed are those whose way is blameless,
• who walk in the law of Yahweh.

BBE Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord.

Moff Happy are they who live uprightly, living by the Eternal’s law!

JPS ALEPH. Happy are they that are upright in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.

ASV Blessed are they that are perfect in the way,
⇔ Who walk in the law of Jehovah.

DRA (PSA 118:1) ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

YLT [Aleph.] O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,

Drby ALEPH. Blessed are the perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah.

RV Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.

SLT Happy the blameless of way, they going in the law of Jehovah.

Wbstr ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.

KJB-1769 Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.[fn]

119.1 undefiled: or, perfect, or, sincere

KJB-1611 ¶ Blessed are the [fn]vndefiled in the way: who walke in the Law of the LORD.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

119:1 Or, perfect, or sincere.

Bshps Aleph. Blessed are those that be perfect in the way: walkyng in the lawe of God.
(Aleph. Blessed are those that be perfect in the way: walking in the law of God.)

Gnva ALEPH. Blessed are those that are vpright in their way, and walke in the Lawe of the Lord.
(ALEPH. Blessed are those that are upright in their way, and walk in the Law of the Lord.)

Cvdl Blessed are those yt be vndefiled in the waye: which walke in the lawe of ye LORDE.
(Blessed are those it be undefiled in the way: which walk in the law of ye/you_all LORD.)

Wycl (PSA 118:1) `The titil of the hundrid and eiytenthe salm. Alleluia. Blessid ben men with out wem in the weie; that gon in the lawe of the Lord.
(The title of the hundred and eighteenth psalm. Halleluyah. Blessed been men with out spot/blemish in the way; that going in the law of the Lord.)

Luth Wohl denen, die ohne Wandel leben, die im Gesetz des HErr’s wandeln!
(Probably those, the without change(n) life, the in_the law the LORD’s walk!)

ClVg (PSA 118:1) Alleluja. [Aleph Beati immaculati in via, qui ambulant in lege Domini.[fn]
(Alleluya. [Aleph Blessed immaculate/unblemished in/into/on way/road, who/which they_walk in/into/on lawfully Master.)

118.1 Expositionem hujus psalmi, ut valde prolixam, omittimus. Vide Ambrosii, Cassiodori, Augustini Enarrationes in psalmos, e quibus ad verbum expressa est glossa ordinaria in hunc locum.

118.1 Exposition of_this psalms/songs, as very_much lengthy, we_omit. See Of_Ambrose, Of_Cassiodorus, Augustine Explanations in/into/on psalms/songs, e to_whom to the_word/saying expressed it_is gloss regular in/into/on this_one place.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

אַשְׁרֵ֥י

(Some words not found in UHB: blessed blameless_of way [who],walk in,the_law_of YHWH )

The psalmist is using a phrase that expresses a strong feeling of joy or blessing. There may be an equivalent word or phrase in your language that you can use in your translation to convey this feeling. Alternate translation: [Oh, how happy are] or [How blessed are]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

תְמִֽימֵי־דָ֑רֶךְ

blameless_of way

The psalmist is using the adjective blameless as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [people who are blameless in their conduct]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

תְמִֽימֵי־דָ֑רֶךְ

blameless_of way

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

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דָ֑רֶךְ

way

Here the psalmist is speaking of behavior as if it were a way that a person walks along. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [conduct]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הַֽ֝⁠הֹלְכִ֗ים בְּ⁠תוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָֽה

[who],walk (Some words not found in UHB: blessed blameless_of way [who],walk in,the_law_of YHWH )

Here the psalmist is speaking of living according to Yahweh’s instructions as if it were walking along a path. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [those who live by the teaching of Yahweh]

Parallel PSA 119:1