PSA 140:7 Parallel Verse View

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

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BrLXX (PSA 139:8) Κύριε Κύριε, δύναμις τῆς σωτηρίας μου, ἐπεσκίασας ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλήν μου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ πολέμου.
(Kurie Kurie, dunamis taʸs sōtaʸrias mou, epeskiasas epi taʸn kefalaʸn mou en haʸmera polemou.)

BrTr (PSA 139:8) O Lord God, the strength of my salvation; thou hast screened my head in the day of battle.

ULT Yahweh, Lord, the strength of my salvation,
⇔ you have covered my head in the day of weaponry.

UST Yahweh, my Lord, you are the one who powerfully saves me;
⇔ you have protected me during battles as though you had covered my head with a helmet.

BSB & MSB O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
⇔ You shield my head in the day of battle.

OEB O Lord my Lord, my saviour mighty,
⇔ you did cover my head in the day of battle.

WEBBE & WMBB LORD, the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
⇔ you have covered my head in the day of battle.

NET O sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer,
⇔ you shield my head in the day of battle.

LSV O YHWH, my Lord, strength of my salvation,
You have covered my head in the day of armor.

FBV Lord God, my powerful Savior, you covered my head like a helmet[fn] on the day of battle.

140:7 “Like a helmet”: implied.

T4T Yahweh, my Lord, you are the one who defends me strongly;
⇔ you have protected me during battles [MET] as though you had put a helmet on my head.

LEB • O Yahweh, my Lord, the strength of my salvation,
• you have covered my head in the day of battle.

BBE O Lord God, the strength of my salvation, you have been a cover over my head in the day of the fight.

Moff Eternal One, my Lord, my saving strength,
⇔ who screenest me against attack,

JPS (PSA 140:8) (140-9) Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; further not his evil device, so that they exalt themselves. Selah

ASV O Jehovah the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
⇔ Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

DRA (PSA 139:8) O Lord, Lord, the strength of my salvation: thou hast overshadowed my head in the day of battle.

YLT O Jehovah, my Lord, strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of armour.

Drby Jehovah, the Lord, is the strength of my salvation: thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

RV O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
(Oh GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou/you hast covered my head in the day of battle.)

SLT O Jehovah my Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou didst cover for my head in the day of weapons.

Wbstr O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

KJB-1769 O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
(Oh GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou/you hast covered my head in the day of battle.)

KJB-1611 O God the LORD, the strength of my saluation: thou hast couered my head in the day of battell.
(Oh God the LORD, the strength of my salvation: thou/you hast covered my head in the day of battle.)

Bshps O Lorde God the strength of my saluation: thou hast couered my head in the day of battayle.
(Oh Lord God the strength of my salvation: thou/you hast covered my head in the day of battle.)

Gnva O Lord God the strength of my saluation, thou hast couered mine head in the day of battel.
(Oh Lord God the strength of my salvation, thou/you hast covered mine head in the day of battle.)

Cvdl O LORDE God, thou strength of my health, thou hast couered my heade in ye daye of battayll.
(Oh LORD God, thou/you strength of my health, thou/you hast covered my head in ye/you_all day of battle.)

Wycl (PSA 139:8) Lord, Lord, the vertu of myn heelthe; thou madist schadowe on myn heed in the dai of batel.
(Lord, Lord, the virtue of mine health; thou/you made shadow on mine heed in the day of battle.)

Luth (PSA 140:8) HErr HErr, meine starke Hilfe, du beschirmest mein Haupt zur Zeit des Streits.
(LORD LORD, my strength help(n), you(sg) shield(v) my head to/for time/period the battles.)

ClVg (PSA 139:8) Domine, Domine, virtus salutis meæ, obumbrasti super caput meum in die belli.[fn]
(Master, Master, virtue health my, you_overshadowed over the_head mine in/into/on day of_war.)

139.8 Virtus salutis meæ obumbrasti super caput meum. ID. Qui das vires salutis meæ, etc., usque ad quantumcunque sæviat hostis.

139.8 Virtue health my you_overshadowed over the_head mine. ID. Who you_give strength/troops health my, etc., until to however_much may_rage the_enemy.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עֹ֣ז יְשׁוּעָתִ֑⁠י

strong_of my_salvation_of,my

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of strength and salvation, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [the mighty one who rescues me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עֹ֣ז יְשׁוּעָתִ֑⁠י

strong_of my_salvation_of,my

David is speaking of God’s ability to save him as if it were physical strength. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you who powerfully deliver me]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

סַכֹּ֥תָה לְ֝⁠רֹאשִׁ֗⁠י בְּ⁠י֣וֹם נָֽשֶׁק

(Some words not found in UHB: master my=master strong_of my_salvation_of,my covered (to),head_of,my in/on=day battle )

David is speaking of Yahweh’s protection as if Yahweh had physically covered his head with armor in battle. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you have protected me when I was in battle]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠י֣וֹם נָֽשֶׁק

(Some words not found in UHB: master my=master strong_of my_salvation_of,my covered (to),head_of,my in/on=day battle )

David is using in the day of battle as a common expression to mean “at the time of battle.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [when I was in battle] or [at the time of fighting]

Parallel PSA 140:7