PSA 25:16 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) Turn towards me and have mercy on me,
⇔ because I’m alone and suffering.

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 Turn toward me and have mercy on me;
⇔ for I am alone and afflicted.

UST Yahweh, pay attention to me and be merciful to me,
⇔ because I have no one to help me and I am suffering.

BSB Turn to me and be gracious,
⇔ for I am lonely and afflicted.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB Turn to me with your favour,
⇔ for I am lonely and crushed

WEBBE Turn to me, and have mercy on me,
⇔ for I am desolate and afflicted.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Turn toward me and have mercy on me,
⇔ for I am alone and oppressed!

LSV Turn to me, and favor me,
For I [am] lonely and afflicted.

FBV Watch over me and be good to me, because I am all alone and suffering.

T4T ⇔ Yahweh, pay attention to me and be merciful to me, because I am alone,
⇔ and I am very distressed because I am suffering/oppressed.

LEB • Turn to me and have mercy on me
• because I am lonely and afflicted.

BBE Be turned to me, and have mercy on me; for I am troubled and have no helper.

Moff Turn to me and have pity,
⇔ for I am lonely and low;

JPS Turn Thee unto me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted.

ASV Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me;
⇔ For I am desolate and afflicted.

DRA No DRA PSA 25:16 verse available

YLT Turn Thou unto me, and favour me, For lonely and afflicted [am] I.

Drby Turn toward me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted.

RV Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
(Turn thee/you unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.)

SLT Turn to me and pity me, for I alone and afflicted.

Wbstr Turn thee to me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

KJB-1769 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
(Turn thee/you unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.)

KJB-1611 Turne thee vnto me, and haue mercy vpon me: for I am desolate and afflicted.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Turne thy face vnto me, and haue mercie vpon me: for I am desolate and in miserie.
(Turn thy/your face unto me, and have mercy upon me: for I am desolate and in misery.)

Gnva Turne thy face vnto mee, and haue mercie vpon me: for I am desolate and poore.
(Turn thy/your face unto me, and have mercy upon me: for I am desolate and poor.)

Cvdl Turne the vnto me and haue mercy vpon me, for I am desolate and in misery.
(Turn the unto me and have mercy upon me, for I am desolate and in misery.)

Wycl No Wycl PSA 25:16 verse available

Luth Wende dich zu mir und sei mir gnädig; denn ich bin einsam und elend.
(Turn you/yourself to/for to_me and be to_me gracious; because/than I am lonely/solitary and miserable/poor.)

ClVg No ClVg PSA 25:16 verse available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

פְּנֵה־אֵלַ֥⁠י וְ⁠חָנֵּ֑⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: turn to=me and,show,favor_to_me that/for/because/then/when lonely and,afflicted I )

David is using imperative forms, but he is communicating 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 a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [Please turn toward me and be gracious to me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

פְּנֵה־אֵלַ֥⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: turn to=me and,show,favor_to_me that/for/because/then/when lonely and,afflicted I )

Here David is speaking of Yahweh as if he were a person who could physically Turn toward him to give attention. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Pay attention to me]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

פְּנֵה־אֵלַ֥⁠י וְ⁠חָנֵּ֑⁠נִי כִּֽי־יָחִ֖יד וְ⁠עָנִ֣י אָֽנִי

(Some words not found in UHB: turn to=me and,show,favor_to_me that/for/because/then/when lonely and,afflicted I )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [Because I am alone and afflicted, turn toward me and be gracious to me]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠עָנִ֣י

and,afflicted

The expression afflicted is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and experiencing hardship]

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