PSA 125:4 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (PSA 124:4) Ἀγάθυνον, Κύριε, τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς καὶ τοῖς εὐθέσι τῇ καρδίᾳ.
(Agathunon, Kurie, tois agathois kai tois euthesi taʸ kardia.)

BrTr (PSA 124:4) Do good, O Lord, to them that are good, and to them that are upright in heart.

ULT Do good, Yahweh, to the good,
⇔ and to the upright in their hearts.

UST ⇔ Yahweh, please do good things for people who do good things for others,
⇔ yes, for those who obey you sincerely.

BSB & MSB Do good, O LORD, to [those who are] good,
⇔ and to the upright in heart.

OEB ⇔ Do good, O Lord,
⇔ to the good,
⇔ and to the true-hearted.

WEBBE & WMBB Do good, LORD, to those who are good,
⇔ to those who are upright in their hearts.

NET Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,
⇔ to the morally upright!

LSV Do good, O YHWH, to the good,
And to the upright in their hearts.

FBV Lord, please do good to those who do good, those who sincerely do what is right.

T4T ⇔ Yahweh, do good things to those who do good things to others
⇔ and to those who sincerely obey your commands [IDM].

LEB • Do good, O Yahweh, to the good,
• and to those upright in their hearts.

BBE Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart.

Moff O thou Eternal, be good to the good, to those who are upright in heart;

JPS Do good, O LORD, unto the good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

ASV Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good,
⇔ And to them that are upright in their hearts.

DRA (PSA 124:4) Do good, O Lord, to those that are good, and to the upright of heart.

YLT Do good, O Jehovah, to the good, And to the upright in their hearts.

Drby Do good, O Jehovah, unto the good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

RV Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
(Do good, Oh LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.)

SLT Do good, O Jehovah, to the good and to the upright in their hearts.

Wbstr Do good, O LORD, to those that are good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

KJB-1769 ⇔ Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
( ⇔ Do good, Oh LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.)

KJB-1611 Doe good, O LORD, vnto those that be good: and to them that are vpright in their hearts.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Be beneficiall O God: vnto those that be good and vpright in their heart.
(Be beneficial Oh God: unto those that be good and upright in their heart.)

Gnva Doe well, O Lord, vnto those that be good and true in their hearts.
(Do well, Oh Lord, unto those that be good and true in their hearts.)

Cvdl Do wel (o LORDE) vnto those that be good and true of herte.
(Do well (o LORD) unto those that be good and true of heart.)

Wycl (PSA 124:4) Lord, do thou wel; to good men, and of riytful herte.
(Lord, do thou/you well; to good men, and of rightful heart.)

Luth HErr, tu wohl den guten und frommen Herzen!
(LORD, do/act probably/well the good and pious/devout heart(s)!)

ClVg (PSA 124:4) benefac, Domine, bonis, et rectis corde.[fn]
(do_well, Master, good, and straight heart.)

124.4 Converte, Domine. ID. Secunda pars. Precatur conversionem, quæ futura est, in qua fiet seminatio spe gaudii. ID. Aventus Domini redemptione prædicta, precantur iterum peccata sua dimitti. In generali remissione gaudent, et sibi veniam precantur. Converte, Domine, Captivitatem nostram. ID. Nulla ad litteram in diebus David, sed sub diabolo mundus captivus, etc., usque ad non ideo desistendum, quia qui seminat in lacrymis. THEOD. Austrum Hierosolymam vocat, etc., usque ad ut cogantur, et torrentis instar iter faciant.

124.4 Turn_around, Master. ID. Second part. Prays conversion, which the_future it_is, in/into/on which will_be_done sowing with_hope of_joy. ID. Coming Master redemption/buying_back aforementioned, they_pray again sins his_own to_be_released. In general remission they_rejoice, and to_himself I_will_come they_pray. Turn_around, Master, Captivity ours. ID. None to literally in/into/on days David, but under devil world captive/prisoner, etc., until to not/no therefore/for_that_reason to_be_stopped, because who/which sows in/into/on with_tears. THEOD. South Yerusalem he_calls, etc., until to as they_are_forced, and torrent like way/path let_them_do_it.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

הֵיטִ֣יבָ⁠ה יְ֭הוָה

do,good YHWH

This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. The psalmist is praying to Yahweh and asking him to act. If the imperative does not communicate a polite request for your readers, then use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [Please do good, Yahweh]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

לַ⁠טּוֹבִ֑ים וְ֝⁠לִֽ⁠ישָׁרִ֗ים בְּ⁠לִבּוֹתָֽ⁠ם

to,[people] (Some words not found in UHB: do,good YHWH to,[people] and,to_[people],upright in,hearts_of,their )

These two phrases to the good and to the upright in their hearts mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional, as the UST does. Another approach would be to combine them into a single phrase and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [to those who sincerely try to do good things]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

לַ⁠טּוֹבִ֑ים

to,[people]

The psalmist is using the adjective good 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: [to good people] or [to those who are good]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

וְ֝⁠לִֽ⁠ישָׁרִ֗ים

(Some words not found in UHB: do,good YHWH to,[people] and,to_[people],upright in,hearts_of,their )

The psalmist is using the adjective upright 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: [and to upright people]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠לִבּוֹתָֽ⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: do,good YHWH to,[people] and,to_[people],upright in,hearts_of,their )

The psalmist is speaking of the hearts of the upright as if the heart were the location of a person’s true motives and intentions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [in their inner being]

Parallel PSA 125:4