PSA 119:1 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ὠδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν.
¶ Πρὸς Κύριον ἐν τῷ θλίβεσθαί με ἐκέκραξα, καὶ εἰσήκουσέ μου.
(Ōdaʸ tōn anabathmōn.
¶ Pros Kurion en tōi thlibesthai me ekekraxa, kai eisaʸkouse mou.)

BrTr A Song of Degrees.
¶ In mine affliction I cried to the Lord, and he hearkened to me.

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 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,
⇔ who walk 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 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.

MSB (Same as BSB above including footnotes)

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

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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 In my trouble I cried to the Lord: and he heard me.

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 The `title of the hundrid and nyntenthe salm. The song of greces. Whanne Y was set in tribulacioun, Y criede to the Lord; and he herde me.
(The title of the hundred and nineteenth psalm. The song of steps/stairs. When I was set in tribulation, I cried to the Lord; and he herd/heard me.)

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 Canticum graduum. [Ad Dominum cum tribularer clamavi, et exaudivit me.[fn]
(A_song steps(n). [To the_Master when/with troubled/suffering_(one) I_cried, and he_listened me.)

119.1 Canticum graduum. CASS. Beatitudinem, quam superior psalmus unita varietate cantavit, etc., usque ad his ergo gradibus inoffenso pede mentis ascenditur atque descenditur. AUG. Canticum graduum. Graduum nomen ambiguum apud nos, etc., usque ad et altitudinem deitatis ipsius. Primus gradus, a malis sæculi exire, et universæ vanitati renuntiare. CASS. Initium profectus est carnalia vitia relinquere et Domino supplicare; unde in veteri lege, quando emebatur mancipium gentile, radebantur ungues ejus et capilli tondebantur Deut. 12.. Quia oportet vanitatem quaque exuere, ut Dei obsequio mancipetur. Hic ab renuntiatione sæculi quibusdam gradibus meritorum ad perfectam et æternam pervenitur charitatem, quæ in summo locata est. Ad Dominum cum tribularer. CASS. Primo, ascendere incipiens, quia multos invenit obsidentes, a linguis eorum petit liberari: secundo, de permistione malorum conqueritur, Hei mihi.

119.1 A_song steps(n). CASS. Blessedtudinem, how superior psalm/song unita variety sang, etc., until to his therefore steps without_offence foot of_the_mind climbs and_yet came_downur. AUG. A_song steps(n). Graduum name ambiguum at us, etc., until to and height deitatis of_his/her_own. Primus degree/grade, from bad_things of_the_world/of_the_ages to_go_out, and of_the_universes in_vain renuntiare. CASS. The_beginning departure it_is carnal_(things) vices relinquere and Master supplicare; from_where/who in/into/on old lawfully, when emebatur mancipium nationle, radebantur nails his and hair tondebantur Deut. 12.. Because it_is_necessary vanity quaque exuere, as of_God obey mancipetur. Here/This away renuntiatione of_the_world/of_the_ages to_some steps of_merits to perfect and eternal we_arrive charity, which in/into/on top locata it_is. To the_Master when/with troubled/suffering_(one). CASS. At_first, to_ascend beginning, because many he_found besiegees, from tongues/languages their asks to_be_freed: secondly, from/about permistione of_evil conqueritur, Hei to_me.

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