PSA 18:4 Parallel Verse View

Note: This view shows ‘verses’ which are not natural language units and hence sometimes only part of a sentence will be visible. Normally the OET discourages the reading of individual ‘verses’, but this view is only designed for doing comparisons of different translations. Click on any Bible version abbreviation down the left-hand side to see the verse in more of its context. The OET segments on this page are still very early looks into the unfinished texts of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check these texts in advance before using in public.

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).

BrLXX Οὐκ εἰσὶ λαλιαὶ οὐδὲ λόγοι, ὧν οὐχὶ ἀκούονται αἱ φωναὶ αὐτῶν·
(Ouk eisi laliai oude logoi, hōn ouⱪi akouontai hai fōnai autōn; )

ULT The cords of death surrounded me, and the rushing waters of worthlessness overwhelmed me.

UST All around me were dangerous situations in which I might die; it was as though there were huge waves that almost crashed on me and killed me.

BSB ⇔ The cords of death encompassed me;
⇔ the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.

OEB ⇔ The waves of death broke about me,
⇔ fearful floods of chaos.

WEBBE The cords of death surrounded me.
⇔ The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The waves of death engulfed me,
⇔ the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.

LSV Cords of death have surrounded me,
And streams of the worthless make me afraid.

FBV Ropes of death encircled me, surging waters of destruction flooded over me;

T4T ⇔ All around me were dangerous situations in which I might be killed [PRS];
⇔ it was as though there were huge waves [MET] that almost crashed on me and killed me.

LEB • The ropes of death encircled me, and streams of ruin overwhelmed me.

BBE The cords of death were round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear.

Moff For waves of death broke round me,
⇔ floods of destruction burst on me;

JPS (18-5) The cords of Death compassed me, and the floods of Belial assailed me.

ASV The cords of death compassed me,
⇔ And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

DRA There are no speeches nor languages, where their voices are not heard.

YLT Compassed me have cords of death, And streams of the worthless make me afraid.

Drby The bands of death encompassed me, and torrents of Belial made me afraid.

RV The cords of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

Wbstr The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

KJB-1769 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.[fn]
(The sorrows of death compassd me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. )

18.4 ungodly men: Heb. Belial

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]The sorrowes of death compassed me, and the floods of vngodly men made me afraid.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

18:4 Psal.116.3

18:4 Heb. Belial.

Bshps The panges of death haue compassed me about: and the outragiousnes of the wicked haue astonyed me with feare.
(The panges of death have compassd me about: and the outragiousnes of the wicked have astonished me with fear.)

Gnva The sorowes of death compassed me, and the floods of wickednes made me afraide.
(The sorrows of death compassd me, and the floods of wickedness made me afraid. )

Cvdl The paynes of hell came aboute me, the snares of death toke holde vpo me.
(The pains of hell came about me, the snares of death took hold upo me.)

Wycl No langagis ben, nether wordis; of whiche the voices of hem ben not herd.
(No languages ben, neither words; of which the voices of them been not herd.)

Luth Ich will den HErr’s loben und anrufen, so werde ich von meinen Feinden erlöset.
(I will the LORD’s loben and anrufen, so become I from my enemies redeemed.)

ClVg Non sunt loquelæ, neque sermones, quorum non audiantur voces eorum.[fn]
(Non are loquelæ, nor sermones, quorum not/no audiantur voices their. )

18.4 Loquelæ. CASS. Publicæ suasiones. Sermones. Communes narrationes. Quorum non. Planius diceret, in quibus non audiantur voces eorum, vel, omnium sermonum audiantur voces eorum: illud idem facit per relativum. AUG. Omnibus linguis primos loqui fecit spiritus, qui omnes gentes in unum erat congregaturus, unus homo tunc omnibus, sic modo unus Christus caput et corpus.

18.4 Loquelæ. CASS. Publicæ suasiones. Sermones. Communes narrationes. Quorum non. Planius diceret, in to_whom not/no audiantur voices their, vel, omnium sermonum audiantur voices their: illud idem facit through relativum. AUG. Omnibus linguis primos loqui he_did spiritus, who everyone people in one was congregaturus, one human tunc to_all, so modo one Christus caput and body.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

The cords of death surrounded me

(Some words not found in UHB: worthy_to_be_praised call YHWH and=from enemies_of,my saved )

David speaks of death as if it were a person who could capture him and bind him with ropes. Alternate translation: “I was about to be killed” (See also: figs-personification)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

rushing waters of worthlessness

(Some words not found in UHB: worthy_to_be_praised call YHWH and=from enemies_of,my saved )

David is as helpless as if he were being carried away by a rushing flood of waters. Alternate translation: “I felt completely helpless”

Parallel PSA 18:4