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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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 Τῷ Δαυὶδ πρὸς τὸν Γολιάδ.
¶ Εὐλογήτος Κύριος ὁ Θεός μου, ὁ διδάσκων τὰς χεῖράς μου εἰς παράταξιν, τοὺς δακτύλους μου εἰς πόλεμον·
( Tōi Dawid pros ton Goliad.
¶ Eulogaʸtos Kurios ho Theos mou, ho didaskōn tas ⱪeiras mou eis parataxin, tous daktulous mou eis polemon; )

BrTr A Psalm of David concerning Goliad.
¶ Blessed be the Lord my God, who instructs my hands for battle, and my fingers for war.

ULT A psalm of David.
⇔ A song of David Hear my prayer, Yahweh; listen to my pleas.
⇔ On account of your faithfulness answer me in your righteousness!

UST A psalm written by David.
⇔ Yahweh, hear me while I pray to you!
⇔ Because you are righteous
⇔ and because you faithfully do what you have promised,
⇔ listen to what I am pleading for you to do for me.

BSB A Psalm of David.
⇔ O LORD, hear my prayer.
⇔ In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea;
⇔ in Your righteousness, answer me.

OEB A psalm of David.
⇔ Listen, O Lord, to my prayer;
⇔ attend to my plea.
⇔ In your faithfulness give me answer,
⇔ and in your righteousness.

WEBBE A Psalm by David.
⇔ Hear my prayer, LORD.
⇔ Listen to my petitions.
⇔ In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET A psalm of David.
⇔ O Lord, hear my prayer!
⇔ Pay attention to my plea for help!
⇔ Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me!

LSV A PSALM OF DAVID. O YHWH, hear my prayer,
Give ear to my supplications,
Answer me in Your faithfulness—in Your righteousness.

FBV A psalm of David.
⇔ Lord, please hear my prayer. Because you are faithful, please listen to my appeal for mercy. Answer me because you do what is right!

T4T Yahweh, hear me while I pray to you!
⇔ Because you are righteous
⇔ and because you faithfully do what you have promised,
⇔ listen to what I am pleading that you do for me.

LEB • O Yahweh, hear my prayer; listen to my supplications.
• In your faithfulness answer me,
• and in your righteousness.

BBE A Psalm. Of David.
⇔ Let my prayer come to you, O Lord; give ear to my requests for your grace; keep faith with me, and give me an answer in your righteousness;

Moff A song of David.
⇔ O thou Eternal, hear my prayer,
⇔ listen to my entreaties,
⇔ as thou art faithful and true, oh answer me;

JPS A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer, give ear to my supplications; in Thy faithfulness answer me, and in Thy righteousness.

ASV A Psalm of David.
⇔ Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications:
⇔ In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

DRA Blessed be the Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to fight, and my fingers to war.

YLT A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me — in Thy righteousness.

Drby A Psalm of David.
⇔ Jehovah, hear my prayer; give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness.

RV A Psalm of David.
⇔ Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

Wbstr A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

KJB-1769 A Psalm of David.
⇔ Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
(A Psalm of David.
⇔ Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy/your faithfulness answer me, and in thy/your righteousness. )

KJB-1611 ¶ A Psalme of Dauid. ¶ Heare my prayer, O LORD, giue eare to my supplications: in thy faithfulnesse answere me, and in thy righteousnes.
(¶ A Psalm of David. ¶ Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy/your faithfulnesse answer me, and in thy/your righteousness.)

Bshps A Psalme of Dauid. Heare my prayer O God, geue eare vnto my desire: hearken vnto me for thy trueth sake, for thy ryghteousnesse sake.
(A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer O God, give ear unto my desire: hearken unto me for thy/your truth sake, for thy/your righteousnesse sake.)

Gnva A Psalme of David. Heare my prayer, O Lord, and hearken vnto my supplication: answer me in thy trueth and in thy righteousnes.
(A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and hearken unto my supplication: answer me in thy/your truth and in thy/your righteousness. )

Cvdl Heare my prayer (o LORDE) considre my desyre: answere me for thy treuth & rightuousnesse sake.
(Hear my prayer (o LORD) considre my desyre: answer me for thy/your truth and righteousnesse sake.)

Wycl The title of the hundrid and thre and fourtithe salm. `A salm. Blessid be my Lord God, that techith myn hondis to werre; and my fyngris to batel.
(The title of the hundred and three and fortythe psalm. `A psalm. Blessed be my Lord God, that teacheth/teaches mine hands to werre; and my fingers to battle.)

Luth Ein Psalm Davids. HErr, erhöre mein Gebet; vernimm mein Flehen um deiner Wahrheit willen, erhöre mich um deiner Gerechtigkeit willen!
(A Psalm Davids. LORD, erhöre my Gebet; vernimm my Flehen around/by/for yours truth will, erhöre me around/by/for yours Gerechtigkeit will!)

ClVg Psalmus David. Adversus Goliath. [Benedictus Dominus Deus meus, qui docet manus meas ad prælium, et digitos meos ad bellum.[fn]
(Psalmus David. Adversus Goliath. [Blessed Master God mine, who teaches hands meas to battle, and digitos mine to bellum. )

143.1 Psalmus David ad Goliam. CAS. David, Christus totus, etc., usque ad et sic caput ejus gladio suo inciditur

143.1 Psalmus David to Goliam. CAS. David, Christus totus, etc., until to and so caput his gladio his_own inciditur

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

General Information:

(Some words not found in UHB: song of,David YHWH hear prayer_of,my listen, to/towards supplications_of,my in/on/at/with,faithfulness_of,your answer,me in/on/at/with,righteousness_of,your )

General Information:

Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

Hear my prayer

(Some words not found in UHB: song of,David YHWH hear prayer_of,my listen, to/towards supplications_of,my in/on/at/with,faithfulness_of,your answer,me in/on/at/with,righteousness_of,your )

The words “my prayer” are a metonym for the person who is praying. See how these words are translated in Psalms 39:12. Alternate translation: “Listen to me as I pray to you” or “Be willing to do what I ask you to do”

Parallel PSA 143:1

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