PSA 143:1 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (PSA 142:1) Ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυὶδ, ὅτε αὐτὸν ὁ υἱὸς κατεδιώκει.
¶ Κύριε εἰσάκουσον τῆς προσευχῆς μου, ἐνώτισαι τὴν δέησίν μου ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ σου, ἐπάκουσόν μου ἐν τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ σου.
(psalmos tōi Dawid, hote auton ho huios katediōkei.
¶ Kurie eisakouson taʸs proseuⱪaʸs mou, enōtisai taʸn deaʸsin mou en taʸ alaʸtheia sou, epakouson mou en taʸ dikaiosunaʸ sou.)

BrTr (PSA 142:1) A Psalm of David, when his son pursued him.
¶ O Lord, attend to my prayer: hearken to my supplication in thy truth; hear me in thy righteousness.

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

UST This is a psalm of David.
⇔ Yahweh, please listen to me as I pray to you, pleading for you to help me!
⇔ Because you are righteous
⇔ and because you faithfully do what you have promised,
⇔ please do what I am asking you to do for me!

BSB & MSB 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 & WMBB Hear my prayer, LORD.
⇔ Listen to my petitions.
⇔ In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.

NET 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 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 • A psalm of David.[fn]
• O Yahweh, hear my prayer;
• listen to my supplications.
• In your faithfulness answer me,
• and in your righteousness.

143:? The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm

BBE 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 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 Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications:
⇔ In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

DRA (PSA 142:1) Hear, O Lord, my prayer: give ear to my supplication in thy truth: hear me in thy justice.

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

Drby Jehovah, hear my prayer; give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness.

RV Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
(Hear my prayer, Oh LORD; give ear to my supplications: in thy/your faithfulness answer me, and in thy/your righteousness.)

SLT Chanting to David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, give ear to my supplication: in thy faithfulness answer me; in thy justice.

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 Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
(Hear my prayer, Oh LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy/your faithfulness answer me, and in thy/your righteousness.)

KJB-1611 ¶ Heare my prayer, O LORD, giue eare to my supplications: in thy faithfulnesse answere me, and in thy righteousnes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

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 Oh God, give ear unto my desire: hearken unto me for thy/your truth sake, for thy/your righteousness 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, Oh 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) consider my desire: answer me for thy/your truth and righteousness sake.)

Wycl (PSA 142:1) The `title of the hundrid and two and fourtithe salm. The salm of Dauid. Lord, here thou my preier, with eeris perseyue thou my biseching; in thi treuthe here thou me, in thi riytwisnesse.
(The title of the hundred and two and fortieth psalm. The psalm of David. Lord, here thou/you my prayer, with ears perceive thou/you my beseeching/imploring; in thy/your truth here thou/you me, in thy/your righteousness.)

Luth Ein Psalm Davids. HErr, erhöre mein Gebet; vernimm mein Flehen um deiner Wahrheit willen, erhöre mich um deiner Gerechtigkeit willen!
(A Psalm David’s. LORD, hear my prayer; hear my pleading around/by/for your(s) truth will(v), hear me around/by/for your(s) justice will(v)!)

ClVg (PSA 142:1) Psalmus David, quando persequebatur eum Absalom filius ejus. [Domine, exaudi orationem meam; auribus percipe obsecrationem meam in veritate tua; exaudi me in tua justitia.[fn]
(Psalm/Song David, when was_pursuing him Absalom son his/her. [Master, listen speech of_mine; in_the_ears understand supplication of_mine in/into/on with_truth your; listen me in/into/on your justice.)

142.1 Psalmus David. Psalmus iste septimus pœnitentialum, qui ideo sunt septem, ut eodem numero quo peccavimus, peccata diluamus. CAS. Sicut enim in hebdomada mundi hujus peccamus, ita hoc numero psalmorum remedium pœnitentiæ peccatis opponitur. In quibus psalmis talis est forma, quia a lacrymis incipitur, et in gaudio finis est, ne quis de venia desperet. AUG. Sicut Absalom David, sic Judas Christum, falsi fratres corpus ejus; vel illiciti motus et operatio. Domine, exaudi, etc. CAS. Primo captat exordium; secundo narrat mala sua, et quid contra egerit, ibi, quia persecutus est; tertio ponitur deprecatio causis confirmata, ibi, velociter exaudi; quarto ponitur læta conclusio, ibi, spiritus tuus. Monet ad pœnitentiam, et orationem, ad orandum. In persona totius Christi dicit: O Domine, etc. In veritate tua. CAS. Non est hoc contra humilitatem, quæ petebat audiri: sed veritas et justitia Dei est, ne cum rogante disceptet, ne eum qui se damnat judicet; unde subditur: et non intres, non petivit justitiam judicii. AUG., CAS. In veritate tua, in tua justitia. Vel justitiam et veritatem dicit, quæ parcit pœnitentibus, et se damnantes absolvit, et accipit pro eodem veritatem et justitiam. Et est, in veritate tua, et tua justitia, id est secundum justitiam et veritatem quam pœnitentibus et se accusantibus indulges.

142.1 Psalm/Song David. Psalm/Song this the_seventh of_penitential, who/which therefore/for_that_reason are seven, as the_same number where we_have_sinned, sins we_may_wash. CAS. Like because in/into/on week world of_this we_sin, so/thus this number of_psalms/songs remedy of_repentance sins is_opposed. In to_whom psalms/songs such it_is form, because from with_tears is_begun, and in/into/on with_joy end/limit it_is, not who/any from/about forgiveness despair. AUG. Like Absalom David, so Yudas Christ/Messiah, false brothers body his/her; or unlawful movement and operation. Master, listen, etc. CAS. At_first captures exordium; secondly tells evil his_own, and what on_the_contrary did, there, because persecuted it_is; third is_placed request reasons confirmed, there, quickly listen; quarto is_placed joy conclusion, there, spirit your(sg). Monet to repentance, and speech, to to_pray. In person of_the_whole of_Christ he_says: O Master, etc. In with_truth your. CAS. Not/No it_is this on_the_contrary humility, which he_was_asking to_be_heard: but the_truth and justice of_God it_is, not when/with by_request debate, not him who/which himself condemns he_will_judge; from_where/who is_added: and not/no enter, not/no asked justice judgement. AUG., CAS. In with_truth your, in/into/on your justice. Or justice and the_truth he_says, which spares to_the_penitents, and himself condemning completes, and receives for the_same the_truth and justice. And it_is, in/into/on with_truth your, and your justice, that it_is after/second justice and the_truth how to_the_penitents and himself accusing indulges.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

שְׁמַ֬ע תְּפִלָּתִ֗⁠י הַאֲזִ֥ינָ⁠ה אֶל־תַּחֲנוּנַ֑⁠י

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

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them and express the emphasis in another way. Another approach would be to connect the phrases with a word that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. See how you as a team have decided to translate the parallel phrases in the Psalms, and follow that approach here and throughout this psalm. Alternate translation: [Hear my prayer, Yahweh; yes, listen to my pleas]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

שְׁמַ֬ע תְּפִלָּתִ֗⁠י

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

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 hear my prayer]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

הַאֲזִ֥ינָ⁠ה אֶל־תַּחֲנוּנַ֑⁠י

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

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בֶּ⁠אֱמֻנָתְ⁠ךָ֥ עֲ֝נֵ֗⁠נִי בְּ⁠צִדְקָתֶֽ⁠ךָ

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

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of faithfulness and righteousness, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [Because you are faithful, answer me, because you are righteous]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

עֲ֝נֵ֗⁠נִי

answer,me

Parallel PSA 143:1