PSA 12:4 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX μή ποτε εἴποι ὁ ἐχθρός μου, ἴσχυσα πρὸς αὐτόν· οἱ θλίβοντές με ἀγαλλιάσονται ἐὰν σαλευθῶ.
(maʸ pote eipoi ho eⱪthros mou, isⱪusa pros auton; hoi thlibontes me agalliasontai ean saleuthō. )

BrTr Look on me, hearken to me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep in death;

ULT These are those who have said, “With our tongues will we prevail.
⇔ When our lips speak, who can be master over us?”

UST They say, “By telling lies we will get what we want;
⇔ we control what we say, so no one can tell us what we should do!”

BSB They say, “With our tongues we will prevail.
⇔ We own our lips—who can be our master?”

OEB they declare, ‘Our tongue is our strength,
⇔ our allies our lips: who is lord over us?’

WEBBE who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail.
⇔ Our lips are our own.
⇔ Who is lord over us?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET They say, “We speak persuasively;
⇔ we know how to flatter and boast.
⇔ Who is our master?”

LSV Who said, “By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips [are] our own; who [is] lord over us?”

FBV these people who say, “We will succeed through what we say; our mouths belong to us. We don't take orders from anyone!”

T4T They say, “By telling lies we will get what we want;
⇔ we control what we say [MTY], so no one can tell us what we should not do!”

LEB • those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are on our side.
• Who is master over us?”

BBE They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?

Moff men who declare, “We give rein to our tongues;
⇔ our lips are our own: who calls us to account?”

JPS (12-5) Who have said: 'Our tongue will we make mighty; our lips are with us: who is lord over us?'

ASV Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail;
⇔ Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

DRA Consider, and hear me, O Lord my God. Enlighten my eyes that I never sleep in death:

YLT Who said, 'By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips [are] our own; who [is] lord over us?'

Drby Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own: who [is] lord over us?

RV Who have said, with our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

Wbstr Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

KJB-1769 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?[fn]

12.4 are…: Heb. are with us

KJB-1611 [fn]Who haue said, with our tongue wil we preuaile, our lips are our owne: who is LORD ouer vs?
(Who have said, with our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our owne: who is LORD over us?)

12:4 Hebr. are with vs.

Bshps Whiche say, we wyll preuayle with our tongue: our lippes are our owne, who is Lorde ouer vs?
(Which say, we will preuayle with our tongue: our lips are our own, who is Lord over us?)

Gnva Which haue saide, With our tongue will we preuaile: our lippes are our owne: who is Lord ouer vs?
(Which have said, With our tongue will we prevail: our lips are our owne: who is Lord over us? )

Cvdl Which saye: Oure toge shulde preuayle: we are they that ought to speake, who is lorde ouer vs?
(Which say: Oure toge should prevail: we are they that ought to speake, who is lord over us?)

Wycl My Lord God, biholde thou, and here thou me. Liytne thou myn iyen, lest ony tyme Y slepe in deth;
(My Lord God, behold thou/you, and here thou/you me. Liytne thou/you mine eyes, lest any time I sleep in death;)

Luth Der HErr wolle ausrotten alle Heuchelei und die Zunge, die da stolz redet,
(The LORD wolle ausrotten all Heuchelei and the Zunge, the there stolz redet,)

ClVg Respice, et exaudi me, Domine Deus meus. Illumina oculos meos, ne umquam obdormiam in morte;[fn]
(Respice, and exaudi me, Domine God meus. Illumina oculos meos, not umquam obdormiam in morte; )

12.4 Respice. Ibid. Post conquestionem, oratio, ut illuminetur, ne cedat fraudibus inimici, qui in misericordia confidit. Respice. AUG. Mitte quem missurus es. Exaudi. CASS. Pro omnibus, pro quibus generaliter petit. Illumina. Si non corpore, videamus vel mente. Obdormiam. Quando fidei lumine sepulto, carnali delectatione clauduntur. In morte. Id est, in peccato quod fit in Spiritum sanctum de quo Joannes: Est peccatum ad mortem, non pro eo dico ut quis oret.

12.4 Respice. Ibid. After conquestionem, oratio, as illuminetur, not cedat fraudibus inimici, who in misericordia confidit. Respice. AUG. Mitte which missurus es. Exaudi. CASS. Pro to_all, for to_whom generaliter petit. Illumina. When/But_if not/no corpore, videamus or mente. Obdormiam. When of_faith lumine sepulto, carnali delectatione clauduntur. In morte. That it_is, in peccato that fit in Spiritum holy about quo Yoannes: Est peccatum to mortem, not/no for eo dico as who/any oret.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

With our tongues will we prevail

(Some words not found in UHB: cut_off YHWH all/each/any/every lips_of flattering tongue she/it_was_speaking great )

Here the word “tongues” represents what people say. Alternate translation: “We will prevail because of what we say”

will we prevail

(Some words not found in UHB: cut_off YHWH all/each/any/every lips_of flattering tongue she/it_was_speaking great )

Alternate translation: “we will succeed” or “we will win” or “we will be victorious”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

When our lips speak

(Some words not found in UHB: cut_off YHWH all/each/any/every lips_of flattering tongue she/it_was_speaking great )

Here the “lips” represents the people who speak. Alternate translation: “When we speak”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

who can be master over us?

(Some words not found in UHB: cut_off YHWH all/each/any/every lips_of flattering tongue she/it_was_speaking great )

This rhetorical question is asked to emphasize that they believed no one could rule over them. If your readers would misunderstand this question, you can express it as a statement. Alternate translation: “no one can rule over us!”

Parallel PSA 12:4