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OET-LV And_say surely darkness cover_me and_night [the]_light around_me.
UHB גַּם־שָׁ֭ם יָדְךָ֣ תַנְחֵ֑נִי וְֽתֹאחֲזֵ֥נִי יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ ‡
(gam-shām yādəkā tanḩēnī vətoʼḩₐzēnī yəmīnekā.)
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).
BrLXX Ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ κυκλώματος αὐτῶν, κόπος τῶν χειλέων αὐτῶν καλύψει αὐτούς.
(Haʸ kefalaʸ tou kuklōmatos autōn, kopos tōn ⱪeileōn autōn kalupsei autous. )
BrTr As for the head of them that compass me, the mischief of their lips shall cover them.
ULT even there your hand will lead me,
⇔ your right hand will hold on to me.
UST you would be there also to lead me by your hand,
⇔ and you would help me.
BSB even there Your hand will guide me;
⇔ Your right hand will hold me fast.
OEB there also your hand would grasp me,
⇔ and your right hand take hold of me.
WEBBE even there your hand will lead me,
⇔ and your right hand will hold me.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET even there your hand would guide me,
⇔ your right hand would grab hold of me.
LSV Also there Your hand leads me,
And Your right hand holds me.
FBV even there your hand would lead me, your right hand would support me.
T4T you would be there also, to lead me by your hand,
⇔ and you would help me.
LEB • and your right hand would hold me fast.
BBE Even there will I be guided by your hand, and your right hand will keep me.
Moff thy hand even there would fall on me,
⇔ thy right hand would reach me.
JPS Even there would Thy hand lead me, and Thy right hand would hold me.
ASV Even there shall thy hand lead me,
⇔ And thy right hand shall hold me.
DRA The head of them compassing me about: the labour of their lips shall overwhelm them.
YLT Also there Thy hand doth lead me, And Thy right hand doth hold me.
Drby Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
RV Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
Wbstr Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
KJB-1769 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
(Even there shall thy/your hand lead me, and thy/your right hand shall hold me. )
KJB-1611 Euen there shall thy hand leade me: and thy right hand shall hold me.
(Even there shall thy/your hand leade me: and thy/your right hand shall hold me.)
Bshps Euen there also thy hande shall leade me: and thy right hande shall holde me.
(Even there also thy/your hand shall leade me: and thy/your right hand shall hold me.)
Gnva Yet thither shall thine hand leade me, and thy right hand holde me.
(Yet thither/there shall thine/your hand leade me, and thy/your right hand hold me. )
Cvdl Yf I saye: peradueture the darcknesse shal couer me, then shal my night be turned to daye.
(If I say: peradueture the darknessse shall cover me, then shall my night be turned to day.)
Wycl The heed of the cumpas of hem; the trauel of her lippis schal hile hem.
(The heed of the cumpas of hem; the trauel of her lippis shall hile them.)
Luth so würde mich doch deine Hand daselbst führen und deine Rechte mich halten.
(so würde me though/but your hand there lead and your lawe me halten.)
ClVg Caput circuitus eorum: labor labiorum ipsorum operiet eos.[fn]
(Caput circuitus their: labor labiorum ipsorum operiet them. )
139.10 Caput circuitus. CASS. Diapsalma. Tertia pars, ubi dicit, quæ sint mala inimicorum. AUG. Quasi dicat, Me tegit umbra tua, etc., usque ad vel de assertione superantur. Labor labiorum ipsorum operiet eos. CASS. Id est, falsa et mendax assertio eorum, operiet eos, quia de sua falsa assertione superantur.
139.10 Caput circuitus. CASS. Diapsalma. Tertia pars, where dicit, which sint mala of_enemies. AUG. Quasi let_him_say, Me tegit umbra tua, etc., until to or about assertione superantur. Labor labiorum ipsorum operiet them. CASS. That it_is, falsa and mendax assertio their, operiet them, because about his_own falsa assertione superantur.
Ps 139 In this wisdom psalm, the psalmist opens every aspect of his being, character, behavior, and speech to God’s examination. As hard as life is, he wants to ensure his own growth in wisdom so that he does not come under God’s judgment of the wicked (141:5; 142:3; 143:8, 10; 144:3-4). Further, the poet recognizes that he cannot escape from the Lord. His sense of stress disappears when he considers the Lord’s loving care for him, even before birth (139:13-18). He then invites the Lord to continue examining him as he walks in the path of wisdom (139:23-24).
The Heart in the Psalms
The Hebrew words leb and lebab (both meaning “heart”) are hard to translate because they rarely refer to the physical human heart. Rather, these terms usually refer to the center of one’s being, an image for a person’s thought life, reflections, and will. The story of the heart reveals a person’s commitment and direction in life.
The hearts of the wicked are cunning and scheming (Ps 58:2; 64:6; 140:2). The wicked are deceptive, hypocritical, greedy, jealous, and lacking in integrity (10:3; 28:3; 41:6; 55:21; 62:4; 141:4). As time goes on, they become more arrogant, callous, and stubborn (14:1; 17:10; 73:7; 78:8; 81:12; 95:8, 10; 101:5; 119:70). The wicked are only committed to themselves (78:37), and their destructive way of life (5:9) leads to their own destruction.
Meanwhile, the psalmists openly confess their sorrow, trouble, anguish, and despair (13:2; 22:14; 25:17; 38:8, 10; 40:12; 55:4; 61:2; 69:20; 73:21, 26; 109:22; 143:4; 147:3). Through their pain, their hearts grow. They pray intensely (62:8; 119:145), long for God (84:2), trust in him (28:7), and open their hearts to God’s examination (7:9; 17:3; 26:2; 139:1-6, 23). Their commitment does not waver, and their hearts are pure (24:4; 51:10; 73:1, 13) and contented (131:1), even when broken. As their broken hearts (34:17-18; 51:17) are healed by the Lord (147:3), they become strong, confident (27:3, 14; 31:24; 57:7; 108:1; 112:7-8; 138:3), and full of life (22:26; 69:32). In the end, the Lord satisfies them and gives them the desires of their hearts (20:4; 21:2; 37:4). This fills the godly with joy and praise (4:7; 9:1; 13:5; 16:7, 9; 19:8; 30:11-12; 33:21; 86:12; 89:50; 102:4; 105:3; 111:1; 119:7, 111; 138:1).
Passages for Further Study
Pss 7:9; 9:1; 13:2; 14:1; 16:7-9; 17:3; 19:8; 20:4; 21:2; 22:14, 26; 24:4; 26:2; 27:3, 14; 28:3, 7; 33:21; 34:17-18; 37:4; 38:8, 10; 51:10, 17; 55:4, 21; 57:7; 58:2; 61:2; 62:4, 8-10; 64:6; 69:20; 73:1, 7, 13, 21, 26; 78:8, 37; 81:12; 84:2; 86:12; 89:50; 95:8, 10; 102:4; 108:1; 109:22; 111:1; 119:70, 111, 145; 131:1; 138:1; 139:1-24; 140:2; 147:3