PSA 144:3 Parallel Verse View

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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 Μέγας ὁ Κύριος καὶ αἰνετὸς σφόδρα, καὶ τῆς μεγαλωσύνης αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔστι πέρας.
(Megas ho Kurios kai ainetos sfodra, kai taʸs megalōsunaʸs autou ouk esti peras. )

BrTr The Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and there is no end of his greatness.

ULT Yahweh, what is man that you take notice of him,
⇔ the son of man that you think about him?

UST Yahweh, we people are so insignificant! Why do you notice us?
⇔ It is amazing to me that you pay attention to humans.

BSB ⇔ O LORD, what is man, that You regard him,
⇔ the son of man that You think of him?

OEB ⇔ Lord, what are mortals
⇔ that you care for them,
⇔ humans,
⇔ that you think of them?

WEBBE LORD, what is man, that you care for him?
⇔ Or the son of man, that you think of him?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET O Lord, of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them?
⇔ Of what importance is mankind, that you should be concerned about them?

LSV YHWH, what [is] man that You know him? The son of man, that You esteem him?

FBV Lord, what are human beings that you should care about them? What are people that you should concern yourself with them?

T4T ⇔ Yahweh, we people are very insignificant/unimportant, so why ◄are you concerned/do you care about us► [RHQ]?
⇔ It is amazing to me that you pay attention to humans.

LEB • O Yahweh, what is humankind that you take knowledge of him, or the son of man that you take thought of him?

BBE Lord, what is man, that you keep him in mind? or the son of man that you take him into account?

Moff [[What is man that thou should’st care for him,
⇔ or mortal man that thou should’st think of him?

JPS LORD, what is man, that Thou takest knowledge of him? or the son of man, that Thou makest account of him?

ASV Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him?
⇔ Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?

DRA Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: and of his greatness there is no end.

YLT Jehovah, what [is] man that Thou knowest him? Son of man, that Thou esteemest him?

Drby Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him, the son of man, that thou takest thought of him?

RV LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?

Wbstr LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

KJB-1769 LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
(LORD, what is man, that thou/you takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou/you makest account of him! )

KJB-1611 [fn]LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? or the sonne of man, that thou makest account of him?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

144:3 Iob 7.17. psal.8.5. heb.2.6.

Bshps O God, what is man that thou doest knowe hym? what is the sonne of man that thou doest thynke of hym?
(O God, what is man that thou/you dost/do know him? what is the son of man that thou/you dost/do think of him?)

Gnva Lord, what is man that thou regardest him! or the sonne of man that thou thinkest vpon him!
(Lord, what is man that thou/you regard him! or the son of man that thou/you thinkst upon him! )

Cvdl LORDE, what is ma, that thou hast soch respecte vnto him? Or the sonne of man, that thou so regardest him?
(LORD, what is ma, that thou/you hast such respecte unto him? Or the son of man, that thou/you so regard him?)

Wycl The Lord is greet, and worthi to be preisid ful myche; and noon ende is of his greetnesse.
(The Lord is great, and worthy to be preisid full much; and noon end is of his greatness.)

Luth HErr, was ist der Mensch, daß du dich sein so annimmst, und des Menschen Kind, daß du ihn so achtest?
(LORD, what/which is the/of_the Mensch, that you you/yourself his so annimmst, and the people Kind, that you him/it so achtest?)

ClVg Magnus Dominus, et laudabilis nimis, et magnitudinis ejus non est finis.[fn]
(Magnus Master, and laudabilis nimis, and magnitudinis his not/no it_is finis. )

144.3 Nimis. CAS. Uno verbo dedit cogitare quod non potest capi plene: et ideo nunquam cesses a laudibus.

144.3 Nimis. CAS. Uno verbo he_gave cogitare that not/no potest capi plene: and ideo nunquam cesses from laudibus.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

Yahweh, what is man that you take notice of him or the son of man that you think about him?

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH what humankind and,care_for,him son_of ʼEnōsh/humankind and,think_of,him )

If your readers would misunderstand these questions, you can express them as statements. Alternate translation: “Man is so small compared to everything else you have made that I am surprised that you take notice of man and that you think about the son of man”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

man & son of man

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH what humankind and,care_for,him son_of ʼEnōsh/humankind and,think_of,him )

two words for human beings.

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