PSA 141:8 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (PSA 140:8) Ὅτι πρὸς σὲ, Κύριε Κύριε, οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου, ἐπὶ σοὶ ἤλπισα, μὴ ἀντανέλῃς τὴν ψυχήν μου.
(Hoti pros se, Kurie Kurie, hoi ofthalmoi mou, epi soi aʸlpisa, maʸ antanelaʸs taʸn psuⱪaʸn mou.)

BrTr (PSA 140:8) For mine eyes are to thee, O Lord God: I have hoped in thee; take not away my life.

ULT Yet my eyes are on you, Yahweh, Lord;
⇔ in you I take refuge; do not uncover my soul.

UST But Lord Yahweh, I continue to rely on you.
⇔ I ask you to protect me;
⇔ please do not stop protecting my life!

BSB & MSB But my eyes are fixed on You,
⇔ O GOD the Lord.
⇔ In You I seek refuge;
⇔ do not leave my soul {defenseless}.[fn]

141:8 Or do not pour out my life or do not give me over to death

OEB But my eyes are turned towards you, O Lord.
⇔ Do not pour out my life, for in you I take refuge.

WEBBE & WMBB For my eyes are on you, LORD, the Lord.
⇔ I take refuge in you.
⇔ Don’t leave my soul destitute.

NET Surely I am looking to you, O sovereign Lord.
⇔ In you I take shelter.
⇔ Do not expose me to danger!

LSV But to You, O YHWH, my Lord, [are] my eyes,
In You I have trusted,
Do not make my soul bare.

FBV But I'm looking to you, Lord God, for I find protection in you. Don't let me die!

T4T ⇔ But Yahweh God, I continue to ask you to help me.
⇔ I ask you to protect me;
⇔ do not allow me to ◄die/be killed► now!

LEB • But[fn] my eyes are toward you, O Yahweh, my Lord;
• I have taken refuge in you. Do not lay bare my soul.[fn]

141:? Or “Because”

141:? Or “Do not raze my life”

BBE But my eyes are turned to you, O Lord God: my hope is in you; let not my soul be given up to death.

Moff ⇔ O Lord, I turn mine eyes to thee;
⇔ let me not perish, I shelter with thee.

JPS For mine eyes are unto Thee, O GOD the Lord; in Thee have I taken refuge, O pour not out my soul.

ASV For mine eyes are unto thee, O Jehovah the Lord:
⇔ In thee do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute.

DRA (PSA 140:8) But o to thee, O Lord, Lord, are my eyes: in thee have I put my trust, take not away my soul.

YLT But to Thee, O Jehovah, my Lord, [are] mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul.

Drby For unto thee, Jehovah, Lord, are mine eyes; in thee do I trust: leave not my soul destitute.

RV For mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee do I put my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
(For mine eyes are unto thee/you, Oh GOD the Lord: in thee/you do I put my trust; leave not my soul destitute.)

SLT For to thee, O Jehovah my Lord, are mine eyes: in thee I put my trust; thou wilt not make my soul naked.

Wbstr But my eyes are to thee, O GOD the LORD: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.

KJB-1769 But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.[fn]
(But mine eyes are unto thee/you, Oh GOD the Lord: in thee/you is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.)

141.8 leave…: Heb. make not my soul bare

KJB-1611 But mine eyes are vnto thee, O God the LORD: in thee is my trust, [fn]leaue not my soule destitute.
(But mine eyes are unto thee/you, Oh God the LORD: in thee/you is my trust, leave not my soul destitute.)

141:8 Heb. make not my soule bare.

Bshps For mine eyes loke vnto thee O God the Lorde: in thee is my trust, cast not my soule out of me.
(For mine eyes look unto thee/you Oh God the Lord: in thee/you is my trust, cast not my soul out of me.)

Gnva But mine eyes looke vnto thee, O Lord God: in thee is my trust: leaue not my soule destitute.
(But mine eyes look unto thee/you, Oh Lord God: in thee/you is my trust: leave not my soul destitute.)

Cvdl Oure bones lye scatered before ye pytt, like as when one graueth and dyggeth vp the grounde.
(Our bones lie scattered before ye/you_all pit, like as when one graves and diggeth/digs up the ground.)

Wycl (PSA 140:8) for myn iyen ben to thee, Y hopide in thee; take thou not awei my soule.
(for mine eyes been to thee/you, I hoped in thee/you; take thou/you not away my soul.)

Luth Denn auf dich, HErr HErr, sehen meine Augen; ich traue auf dich; verstoße meine SeeLE nicht!
(Because on/in/to you/yourself, LORD LORD, see my eyes; I trust on/in/to you/yourself; violate my soul not!)

ClVg (PSA 140:8) Quia ad te, Domine, Domine, oculi mei; in te speravi, non auferas animam meam.[fn]
(Because to you(sg), Master, Master, eyes my/mine; in/into/on you(sg) I_hoped, not/no take_away the_soul of_mine.)

140.8 Secus infernum. ID. Secus infernum dicit, non, in inferno: quia etsi communi sorte moriuntur, non tamen descendunt in infernum ut mali, sed vita æterna datur illis. Quia ad te, Domine. CASS. Dicta fragilitate hominis, ad divina remedia confugit. Ne auferas a bonis tuis, sed spes mea semper sit in te: et oculi mei semper ad te intendant. Non enim petit iste contra hoc quod sancti volunt, scilicet de sæculo eripi et esse cum Christo.

140.8 Otherwise/wrongly hell. ID. Otherwise/wrongly hell he_says, non, in/into/on hell: because even_though common by_lot they_die, not/no nevertheless they_descend in/into/on hell as evil, but life eternal given to_them. Because to you(sg), Master. CASS. Said/dictated brittleness of_man, to divine remedies flees. Don’t take_away from good yours, but hope(n) my always be in/into/on you(sg): and eyes my/mine always to you(sg) intendant. Not/No because asks this on_the_contrary this that holy they_want, namely from/about forever to_be_rescued and to_be when/with to_Christ/Messiah.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

כִּ֤י אֵלֶ֨י⁠ךָ ׀ יְהֹוִ֣ה אֲדֹנָ֣⁠י עֵינָ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when [are]_to,you GOD my=master eyes_of,my in,you seek_refuge not leave_~_defenseless life_of,my )

David uses the word Yet here to indicate a contrast between his desperate situation described in the previous verse and his continued trust in God. In your translation, indicate this contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [But despite all of this, my eyes are on you, Yahweh, Lord]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֵלֶ֨י⁠ךָ ׀ יְהֹוִ֣ה אֲדֹנָ֣⁠י עֵינָ֑⁠י

[are]_to,you GOD my=master eyes_of,my

Here, my eyes are on you represents “I look to you with trust and dependence.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [I put my trust in you] or [I look to you for help]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠כָ֥ה חָ֝סִ֗יתִי

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when [are]_to,you GOD my=master eyes_of,my in,you seek_refuge not leave_~_defenseless life_of,my )

Here David is speaking as if God were a physical shelter where he could take refuge from danger. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [in you I find safety] or [you are my protection]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

אַל־תְּעַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁ⁠י

not (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when [are]_to,you GOD my=master eyes_of,my in,you seek_refuge not leave_~_defenseless life_of,my )

This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. 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 not uncover my soul] or [please do not leave my soul unprotected]

Parallel PSA 141:8