PSA 147:6 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 Βάλλοντος κρύσταλλον αὐτοῦ ὠσεὶ ψωμούς· κατὰ πρόσωπον ψύχους αὐτοῦ τίς ὑποστήσεται;
(Ballontos krustallon autou ōsei psōmous; kata prosōpon psuⱪous autou tis hupostaʸsetai; )

ULT Yahweh lifts up the oppressed,
⇔ he brings the wicked down to the ground.

UST Yahweh lifts up those who have been oppressed,
⇔ and he throws the wicked down to the ground.

OEB The Lord lifts up the down-trodden,
⇔ the wicked he brings to the ground.

WEBBE The LORD upholds the humble.
⇔ He brings the wicked down to the ground.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Lord lifts up the oppressed,
⇔ but knocks the wicked to the ground.

LSV YHWH is causing the meek to stand,
Making the wicked low to the earth.

FBV The Lord helps those who are bowed down to get up; but he grinds the wicked into the ground.

T4T Yahweh lifts up those who have been oppressed,
⇔ and he throws the wicked down to the ground.

LEB • he brings the wicked down to the ground.

BBE The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.

Moff The Eternal has relief for the afflicted,
⇔ he brings the ungodly to the ground.

JPS The LORD upholdeth the humble; He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

ASV Jehovah upholdeth the meek:
⇔ He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

DRA He sendeth his crystal like morsels: who shall stand before the face of his cold?

YLT Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.

Drby Jehovah lifteth up the meek; he abaseth the wicked to the earth.

RV The LORD upholdeth the meek: he bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

Wbstr The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

KJB-1769 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

KJB-1611 The LORD lifteth vp the meeke: hee casteth the wicked downe to the ground.
(The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.)

Bshps God setteth vp the meeke: he bringeth the vngodly downe to the grounde.
(God setteth up the meek: he bringeth/brings the ungodly down to the ground.)

Gnva The Lord relieueth the meeke, and abaseth the wicked to the ground.

Cvdl The LORDE setteth vp ye meke, & bryngeth ye vngodly downe to ye groude
(The LORD setteth up ye/you_all meke, and bringeth/brings ye/you_all ungodly down to ye/you_all groude)

Wyc Which yyueth snow as wolle; spredith abrood a cloude as aische.
(Which giveth/gives snow as wolle; spredith abrood a cloud as aische.)

Luth Der HErr richtet auf die Elenden und stößet die GOttlosen zu Boden.
(The LORD richtet on the Elenden and stößet the Godlosen to Boden.)

ClVg Mittit crystallum suam sicut buccellas: ante faciem frigoris ejus quis sustinebit?[fn]
(Mittit crystallum his_own like buccellas: before face frigoris his who/any sustinebit? )

147.6 Mittit sicut bucellas, etc. Alias, ut frusta panis, ut pascant alios, ut prædicent veritatem, quam impugnant. Omnes, unus panis; singuli, frusta; unde: Multi unus panis sumus in Christo I Cor. 10.. Paulus crystallum fuit, durus et nitidus: durus, quia persecutus Ecclesiam; nitidus, quia in lege peritus. Hanc autem Deus solvit, et factus est panis, qui veritatem docuit. Sed nisi solvat, Ante faciem ejus Dei quis sustinebit? Alias, subsistet. AUG. Frigus est, qui deserit, non vocat, non infundit gratiam: et quis alius solvet? Nullus. Unde Apostolus: Quis me liberabit de corpore mortis hujus? Rom. 7. Quasi dicat: Frigesco, nullus solvit, nisi gratia Dei emittat verbum suum.

147.6 Mittit like bucellas, etc. Alias, ut frusta panis, as pascant alios, as prædicent words, how impugnant. Omnes, unus panis; singuli, frusta; unde: Multi unus bread sumus in Christo I Cor. 10.. Paulus crystallum fuit, durus and nitidus: durus, because persecutus Ecclesiam; nitidus, because in lege peritus. Hanc however God solvit, and factus it_is panis, who words docuit. But nisi solvat, Ante face his of_God who/any sustinebit? Alias, subsistet. AUG. Frigus it_is, who deserit, not/no vocat, not/no infundit gratiam: and who/any alius solvet? Nullus. Unde Apostolus: Who me liberabit about corpore mortis huyus? Rom. 7. Quasi let_him_say: Frigesco, nullus solvit, nisi gratia of_God emittat the_word his_own.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

Yahweh lifts up the oppressed

(Some words not found in UHB: helps humble YHWH throws wicked to ground )

The writer speaks of Yahweh honoring those who are oppressed as if Yahweh were lifting them up from the ground. Alternate translation: “Yahweh honors the oppressed”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

he brings the wicked down to the ground

(Some words not found in UHB: helps humble YHWH throws wicked to ground )

The writer speaks of Yahweh humiliating the wicked as if Yahweh were forcing them to lie on the ground. Alternate translation: “he humiliates the wicked”

Parallel PSA 147:6