PSA 18:35 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (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).

ULT You have given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand has supported me, and your favor has made me great.

UST Yahweh, you protect and save me with your shield; you are strong and have therefore kept me safe. I have become strong because you have helped me.

BSB ⇔ You have given me Your shield of salvation;
⇔ Your right hand upholds me,
⇔ and Your gentleness exalts me.[fn]

18:35 Or and Your help exalts me or and You stoop down to make me great

OEB ⇔ The shield of your help you gave me,
⇔ your right hand supports me,
⇔ you stoop down to make me great.

WEBBE You have also given me the shield of your salvation.
⇔ Your right hand sustains me.
⇔ Your gentleness has made me great.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You give me your protective shield;
⇔ your right hand supports me;
⇔ your willingness to help enables me to prevail.

LSV And You give to me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your right hand supports me,
And Your lowliness makes me great.

FBV You protect me with the shield of your salvation; you support me with your powerful right hand; your help has made me great.

T4T ⇔ Yahweh, you protect and save me with your shield;
⇔ you have made me safe by your power [MTY].
⇔ I have become ◄strong/a great king► because you have helped me.

LEB • and your right hand supported me, • and your humility made me great.

BBE You have given me the breastplate of your salvation: your right hand has been my support, and your mercy has made me great.

Moff Thou hast shielded me with thine aid,
⇔ thy right hand holds me up;
⇔ thine answers to prayer have raised me up.

JPS (18-36) Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation, and Thy right hand hath holden me up; and Thy condescension hath made me great.

ASV Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation;
⇔ And thy right hand hath holden me up,
⇔ And thy gentleness hath made me great.

DRA No DRA PSA 18:35 verse available

YLT And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.

Drby And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand held me up; and thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.

RV Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

Wbstr Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath held me up and thy gentleness hath made me great.

KJB-1769 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.[fn]
(Thou hast also given me the shield of thy/your salvation: and thy/your right hand hath/has holden me up, and thy/your gentleness hath/has made me great. )

18.35 thy gentleness…: or, with thy meekness thou hast multiplied me

KJB-1611 [fn]Thou hast also giuen me the shield of thy saluation: and thy right hand hath holden me vp, and thy gentlenesse hath made me great.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

18:35 Or, with thy meekenesse thou hast multiplied me.

Bshps Thou hast geuen me the shielde of thy saluation: thy ryght hande also hath helde me vp, and through thy great gentlenesse I haue increased.
(Thou hast given me the shield of thy/your salvation: thy/your right hand also hath/has held me up, and through thy/your great gentleness I have increased.)

Gnva Thou hast also giuen me the shield of thy saluation, and thy right hand hath stayed me, and thy louing kindenes hath caused me to increase.
(Thou hast also given me the shield of thy/your salvation, and thy/your right hand hath/has stayed me, and thy/your loving kindenes hath/has caused me to increase. )

Cvdl Thou hast geue me the defence of thy health, thy right hande vpholdeth me, and thy louynge correccion maketh me greate.
(Thou hast give me the defence of thy/your health, thy/your right hand upholdeth me, and thy/your loving correccion maketh me great.)

Wycl No Wycl PSA 18:35 verse available

Luth Er lehret meine Hand streiten und lehret meinen Arm einen ehernen Bogen spannen.
(He lehret my hand argue/battle and lehret my Arm a brazen Bogen spannen.)

ClVg No ClVg PSA 18:35 verse available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

the shield of your salvation

(Some words not found in UHB: trains hands,my for_the,war and,bend bow bronze arms,my )

Here the writer speaks of God’s protection as if it were a shield. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word salvation, you could express the same idea with the verb “save.” Alternate translation: “your protection and saved me” (See also: figs-abstractnouns)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

Your right hand has supported me

(Some words not found in UHB: trains hands,my for_the,war and,bend bow bronze arms,my )

Here God’s right hand represents his power. Alternate translation: “Your power has supported me” or “You have supported me by your power”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

your favor has made me great

(Some words not found in UHB: trains hands,my for_the,war and,bend bow bronze arms,my )

Here God’s favor represents him acting according to his favor. Alternate translation: “You have made me great according to your favor” or “By your kindness, you have made me great”

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