PSA 17:1 Parallel Verse View

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Part a: Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator
Part b: Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=David
(All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
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 (PSA 16:1) Προσευχὴ τοῦ Δαυίδ.
¶ Εἰσάκουσον Κύριε τῆς δικαιοσύνης μου, πρόσχες τῇ δεήσει μου· ἐνώτισαι τὴν προσευχήν μου οὐκ ἐν χείλεσι δολίοις.
(Proseuⱪaʸ tou Dawid.
¶ Eisakouson Kurie taʸs dikaiosunaʸs mou, prosⱪes taʸ deaʸsei mou; enōtisai taʸn proseuⱪaʸn mou ouk en ⱪeilesi doliois.)

BrTr (PSA 16:1) A Prayer of David.
¶ Hearken, O Lord [fn]of my righteousness, attend to my petition; give ear to my prayer not uttered with deceitful lips.

SLBL ◊ A prayer. By David.
  YHWH, hear a righteous case!
  Pay attention to my cry!
  Listen to my prayer
  which is made without deceitful lips! ‡

ULT A prayer of David
⇔ Listen, Yahweh, to righteousness. Pay attention to my cry!
⇔ Give ear to my prayer from lips without deceit.

UST A prayer of David
⇔ Yahweh, listen to me while I plead with you to act justly toward me.
⇔ Hear me while I call out to you to help me.
⇔ Pay attention to what I say while I pray
⇔ because I am speaking honestly.

BSB & MSB Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea;
⇔ listen to my cry.
⇔ Give ear to my prayer—
⇔ [it comes] from lips free of deceit.

OEB Listen, O Lord, to my innocence;
⇔ attend to my piercing cry.
⇔ Give heed to my prayer
⇔ out of lips unfeigned.

WEBBE & WMBB Hear, LORD, my righteous plea.
⇔ Give ear to my prayer that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.

NET Lord, consider my just cause!
⇔ Pay attention to my cry for help!
⇔ Listen to the prayer
⇔ I sincerely offer!

LSV A PRAYER OF DAVID. Hear, O YHWH, righteousness, attend my cry,
Give ear [to] my prayer, without lips of deceit.

FBV Lord, please hear my cry for justice! Please pay attention to my call for help! Listen to the prayer of an honest man![fn]

17:1 Literally, “which is not among the lips of deceit.”

T4T Yahweh, listen to me while I plead with you to act justly toward me.
⇔ Hear me while I call out to you to help me.
⇔ Pay attention to what I say while I pray
⇔ because I am speaking [MTY] honestly/truthfully.

LEB •
• O Yahweh, hear a just cause.
• Hear my cry; heed my prayer
• I make without deceitful lips.

BBE Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.

Moff Listen to the innocent, Eternal One, and heed our wail,
⇔ hear prayers we pour from honest lips;

JPS A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer from lips without deceit.

ASV Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry;
⇔ Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

DRA (PSA 16:1) The prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips.

YLT A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear [to] my prayer, without lips of deceit.

Drby Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips.

RV Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
(Hear the right, Oh LORD, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, that goeth/goes not out of feigned lips.)

SLT Prayer of David. Hear justice, O Jehovah, attend to my outcry, give ear to my prayer, not in lips of deceit.

Wbstr A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend to my cry, give ear to my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

KJB-1769 Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.[fn][fn]
(Hear the right, Oh LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth/goes not out of feigned lips.)

17.1 the right: Heb. justice

17.1 not…: Heb. without lips of deceit

KJB-1611 ¶ Heare the [fn]right, O LORD, attend vnto my crie, giue eare vnto my prayer, that goeth [fn]not out of fained lips.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

17:1 Heb. iustice.

17:1 Heb. without lips of deceit.

Bshps A prayer of Dauid. Heare thou O God of iustice, be attentiue vnto my complaynt: geue eare vnto my prayer, not proceeding out of fayned lyppes.
(A prayer of David. Hear thou/you Oh God of justice, be attentive unto my complaint: give ear unto my prayer, not proceeding out of feigned lips.)

Gnva The prayer of Dauid. Heare the right, O Lord, consider my crye: hearken vnto my prayer of lips vnfained.
(The prayer of David. Hear the right, Oh Lord, consider my cry: hearken unto my prayer of lips unfeigned.)

Cvdl Heare ye right (O LORDE) cosidre my coplaynte: herken vnto my prayer, that goeth not out of a fayned mouth.
(Hear ye/you_all right (Oh LORD) consider my complaint: hearken unto my prayer, that goeth/goes not out of a feigned mouth.)

Wycl (PSA 16:1) The title of the sixtenthe salm. The preier of Dauid. Lord, here thou my riytfulnesse; biholde thou my preier. Perseuye thou with eeris my preier; not maad in gileful lippis.
(The title of the sixteenth psalm. The prayer of David. Lord, here thou/you my rightfulness/righteousness; behold thou/you my prayer. Perceive thou/you with ears my prayer; not made in guileful lips.)

Luth Ein Gebet Davids. HErr, erhöre die Gerechtigkeit, merke auf mein Geschrei, vernimm mein Gebet, das nicht aus falschem Munde gehet.
(A prayer David’s. LORD, hear the justice, notice/note(v) on/in/to my shouting(n), hear my prayer, the not out_of false mouth goes.)

ClVg (PSA 16:1) Oratio David. [Exaudi, Domine, justitiam meam; intende deprecationem meam. Auribus percipe orationem meam, non in labiis dolosis.[fn]
(Speech/Prayer David. [Hear_me, Master, justice of_mine; pay_attention request of_mine. In_the_ears understand speech of_mine, not/no in/into/on lips deceitful.)

16.1 Oratio David. CASS. Oratio personæ Domini convenit, adjuncta Ecclesia, quæ ejus corpus est. Exaudi, Domine. Ibid. Iste psalmus veram naturam humanitatis facit attendere. Oratio Christi institutio est fidelium: sicut flendo Lazarum charitatem proximi habere nos docuit; persecutores fugit, ut inconsideratæ temeritatis nobis auferret audaciam. Primo, petit secundum justitiam sibi retribui. Non in labiis dolosis. Ut qui inique damnatur; vel, ut qui dicit: Domine, Domine, et non facit opera. AUG. Vel, non in labiis dolosis de vultu tuo judicium meum prodeat, ut judicans non proferam aliud quam intelligo.

16.1 Speech/Prayer David. CASS. Speech/Prayer persons Master agreed, attached Assembly/Church, which his/her body it_is. Hear_me, Master. There. This psalm/song true nature humanity he/it_does to_attend. Speech/Prayer of_Christ institution it_is faithful: like to_be_cried Lazarus charity neighbours to_have us taught; persecutors he_fled, as thoughtless rashness us take_away audacity/boldness. At_first, asks after/second justice to_himself to_be_repaid. Not/No in/into/on lips deceitful. As who/which unjust is_condemned; or, as who/which he_says: Master, Master, and not/no he/it_does works. AUG. Or, not/no in/into/on lips deceitful from/about face your judgement mine may_go_forth, as judging not/no I_will_bring_forward something_else how I_understand.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

שִׁמְעָ֤⁠ה יְהוָ֨ה ׀ צֶ֗דֶק הַקְשִׁ֥יבָ⁠ה רִנָּתִ֗⁠י הַאֲזִ֥ינָ⁠ה תְפִלָּתִ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: prayer of,David hear, YHWH just_cause pay,attention_to of_entreaty_of,my_cry give,ear_to prayer_of,my with,not lips_of deceitful )

These are imperatives, but they communicate polite requests rather than commands. If the imperative does not communicate a polite request for your readers, then use a form in your language that communicates polite requests. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [Please listen, Yahweh, to righteousness. Please pay attention to my cry! Please give ear to my prayer]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

צֶ֗דֶק

just_cause

See how you translated this word in [11:7](../011/007.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הַאֲזִ֥ינָ⁠ה תְפִלָּתִ֑⁠י

give,ear_to (Some words not found in UHB: prayer of,David hear, YHWH just_cause pay,attention_to of_entreaty_of,my_cry give,ear_to prayer_of,my with,not lips_of deceitful )

David is using Give ear as a common expression of his culture to mean “listen” or “pay attention.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Listen to my prayer] or [Hear my prayer]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הַאֲזִ֥ינָ⁠ה תְפִלָּתִ֑⁠י בְּ֝⁠לֹ֗א שִׂפְתֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה

give,ear_to (Some words not found in UHB: prayer of,David hear, YHWH just_cause pay,attention_to of_entreaty_of,my_cry give,ear_to prayer_of,my with,not lips_of deceitful )

Here, lips represents the person who is speaking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Give ear to my prayer, since I speak without deceit] or [Give ear to my prayer, for I am not deceiving you]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ֝⁠לֹ֗א שִׂפְתֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: prayer of,David hear, YHWH just_cause pay,attention_to of_entreaty_of,my_cry give,ear_to prayer_of,my with,not lips_of deceitful )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of deceit, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [lips that do not deceive] or [lips that speak truthfully]

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