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26:1 Note: KJB: Ps.26.1

26:2 Variant note: צרופ/ה: (x-qere) ’צָרְפָ֖/ה’: lemma_6884 morph_HVqv2ms/Sh id_196Zy צָרְפָ֖/ה

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, 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 Τοῦ Δαυὶδ, πρὸ τοῦ χρισθῆναι.
¶ Κύριος φωτισμός μου καὶ σώτηρ μου, τίνα φοβηθήσομαι; Κύριος ὑπερασπιστὴς τῆς ζωῆς μου, ἀπὸ τίνος δειλιάσω;
( Tou Dawid, pro tou ⱪristhaʸnai.
¶ Kurios fōtismos mou kai sōtaʸr mou, tina fobaʸthaʸsomai; Kurios huperaspistaʸs taʸs zōaʸs mou, apo tinos deiliasō; )

BrTr A Psalm of David, before he was anointed.
¶ The Lord is my light and my Saviour; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the defender of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

ULT A psalm of David.
⇔ David Judge me, Yahweh, for I have walked with integrity;
⇔ I have trusted in Yahweh without wavering.

UST Yahweh, show that I am innocent.
⇔ I always do what is right;
⇔ I have trusted in you and never doubted that you would help me.

BSB Of David.
⇔ Vindicate me, O LORD!
⇔ For I have walked with integrity;
⇔ I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

OEB A psalm of David.
⇔ Defend me, O Lord, for my walk has been blameless;
⇔ in the Lord have I trusted unswervingly:

WEBBE By David.
⇔ Judge me, LORD, for I have walked in my integrity.
⇔ I have trusted also in the LORD without wavering.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET By David.
⇔ Vindicate me, O Lord,
⇔ for I have integrity,
⇔ and I trust in the Lord without wavering.

LSV BY DAVID. Judge me, O YHWH, for I have walked in my integrity,
And I have trusted in YHWH,
I do not slide.

FBV A psalm of David.
⇔ Confirm that I'm innocent, Lord, for I have acted with integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without fail.

T4T Yahweh, show that I ◄am innocent/have not done what is wrong►.
⇔ I always do what is right;
⇔ I have trusted in you and never doubted that you would help me.

LEB • and I have trusted Yahweh and not wavered.

BBE Of David.
⇔ O Lord, be my judge, for my behaviour has been upright: I have put my faith in the Lord, I am not in danger of slipping.

Moff A song of David.
⇔ Right me, O thou Eternal, for my life is right;
⇔ my trust in the Eternal never wavers.

JPS A Psalm of David. Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

ASV A Psalm of David.
⇔ Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity:
⇔ I have trusted also in Jehovah without wavering.

DRA The psalm of David before he was anointed. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?

YLT By David. Judge me, O Jehovah, for I in mine integrity have walked, And in Jehovah I have trusted, I slide not.

Drby [A Psalm] of David.
⇔ Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have confided in Jehovah: I shall not slip.

RV A Psalm of David.
⇔ Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD without wavering.

Wbstr A Psalm of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in my integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.

KJB-1769 A Psalm of David.
⇔ Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.

KJB-1611 ¶ Iudge me, O LORD, for I haue walked in mine integritie: I haue trusted also in the LORD: therfore I shall not slide.
(¶ Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD: therefore I shall not slide.)

Bshps Of Dauid. Iudge thou me O God, for I haue walked in my perfection: my trust also hath ben in God therfore I shall not fall.
(Of David. Judge thou/you me O God, for I have walked in my perfection: my trust also hath/has been in God therefore I shall not fall.)

Gnva A Psalme of David. Judge me, O Lord, for I haue walked in mine innocency: my trust hath bene also in the Lord: therefore shall I not slide.
(A Psalme of David. Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in mine innocency: my trust hath/has been also in the Lord: therefore shall I not slide. )

Cvdl Be thou my iudge (O LORDE) for I walke innocently: my trust is in the LORDE, therfore shall I not fall.
(Be thou/you my judge (O LORD) for I walk innocently: my trust is in the LORD, therefore shall I not fall.)

Wyc The title of the sixe and twentithe salm. To Dauid. The Lord is my liytnyng, and myn helthe; whom schal Y drede? The Lord is defendere of my lijf; for whom schal Y tremble?
(The title of the six and twentieth psalm. To David. The Lord is my lightnyng, and mine helthe; whom shall I drede? The Lord is defendere of my life; for whom shall I tremble?)

Luth Ein Psalm Davids. HErr, schaffe mir Recht, denn ich bin unschuldig. Ich hoffe auf den HErr’s, darum werde ich nicht fallen.
(A Psalm Davids. LORD, schaffe to_me law, because I am unschuldig. I hoffe on the LORD’s, therefore become I not fallen.)

ClVg Psalmus David, priusquam liniretur. [Dominus illuminatio mea et salus mea: quem timebo? Dominus protector vitæ meæ: a quo trepidabo?[fn]
(Psalmus David, first/beforequam liniretur. [Master illuminatio mea and salus mea: which timebo? Master protector of_life meæ: from quo trepidabo? )

26.1 In finem. AUG., CASS. Primo, David electus, etc., usque ad unde in sacramento gemens et laborans; ut in re gaudeat. Dominus illuminatio, etc. CASS. De prima unctione per quam certificatur secunda, hic loquitur. Dominus protector vitæ meæ. AUG. Dat vitam virtutum, quam et protegit, sine quo omnia dona ejus perduntur. A quo trepidabo? ID. Quem trepidet, caro, cum induerit corruptionem.

26.1 In finem. AUG., CASS. Primo, David electus, etc., until to whence in sacramento gemens and laborans; as in re gaudeat. Master illuminatio, etc. CASS. De the_first unctione through how certificatur secunda, this loquitur. Master protector of_life meæ. AUG. Dat life virtutum, how and protegit, without quo everything dona his perduntur. A quo trepidabo? ID. Quem trepidet, caro, when/with induerit corruptionem.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

General Information:

(Some words not found in UHB: of,David vindicate,me YHWH that/for/because/then/when I in/on/at/with,integrity,my walked and,in/on/at/with,LORD trusted not wavering )

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Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

I have walked

(Some words not found in UHB: of,David vindicate,me YHWH that/for/because/then/when I in/on/at/with,integrity,my walked and,in/on/at/with,LORD trusted not wavering )

The word “walked” is a metaphor for behavior. Alternate translation: “I have behaved”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

in Yahweh

(Some words not found in UHB: of,David vindicate,me YHWH that/for/because/then/when I in/on/at/with,integrity,my walked and,in/on/at/with,LORD trusted not wavering )

The third person use of “Yahweh” can be stated in the second person. Alternate translation: “in you”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

without wavering

(Some words not found in UHB: of,David vindicate,me YHWH that/for/because/then/when I in/on/at/with,integrity,my walked and,in/on/at/with,LORD trusted not wavering )

Doubting is spoken of as if it were losing balance and waving back and forth. Alternate translation: “without doubting”

Parallel PSA 26:1

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