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OET (OET-RV) A song by David.
⇔ Yahweh is my light and the one who saves me—why should I be afraid of anyone?
⇔ ≈Yahweh is where my life is safe—why should I be worrying?
OET-LV Of_Dāvid[fn] YHWH light_of_my and_salvation_of_my of_whom will_I_be_afraid YHWH is_the_refuge_of life_of_my of_whom will_I_be_in_dread.
In/on/at/with_came against_me evil-doers to_devour DOM flesh_of_my adversaries_of_my and_enemies_of_my to_me they they_stumbled and_fell.
27:1 Note: KJB: Ps.27.1
UHB לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ יְהוָ֤ה ׀ אוֹרִ֣י וְ֭יִשְׁעִי מִמִּ֣י אִירָ֑א יְהוָ֥ה מָֽעוֹז־חַ֝יַּ֗י מִמִּ֥י אֶפְחָֽד׃ ‡
(lədāvid yhwh ʼōriy vəyishˊiy mimmiy ʼīrāʼ yhwh māˊōz-ḩayyay mimmiy ʼefḩād.)
Key: khaki:verbs, 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 Δαυίδ.
¶ Πρὸς σὲ Κύριε ἐκέκραξα, ὁ Θεός μου μὴ παρασιωπήσῃς ἐπʼ ἑμοὶ, μήποτε παρασιωπήσῃς ἐπʼ ἐμοὶ, καὶ ὁμοιωθήσομαι τοῖς καταβαίνουσιν εἰς λάκκον.
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Tou Dawid.
¶ Pros se Kurie ekekraxa, ho Theos mou maʸ parasiōpaʸsaʸs epʼ hemoi, maʸpote parasiōpaʸsaʸs epʼ emoi, kai homoiōthaʸsomai tois katabainousin eis lakkon. )
BrTr
A Psalm of David.
¶ To thee, O Lord, have I cried; my God, be not silent toward me: lest thou be silent toward me, and so I should be likened to them that go down to the pit.
ULT A psalm of David.
⇔ David Yahweh is my light and my salvation;
⇔ whom should I fear?
⇔ Yahweh is my life’s refuge;
⇔ whom should I dread?
UST A psalm written by David
⇔ Yahweh is the one who gives me life and the one who saves me,
⇔ so I do not need to be afraid of anyone.
⇔ Yahweh is the one to whom I go for refuge,
⇔ so I will never be afraid.
BSB Of David.
⇔ The LORD is my light and my salvation—
⇔ whom shall I fear?
⇔ The LORD is the stronghold of my life—
⇔ whom shall I dread?
OEB A psalm of David.
⇔ The Lord is my light and my saviour;
⇔ whom then should I fear?
⇔ The Lord protects my life;
⇔ whom then should I dread?
WEBBE By David.
⇔ The LORD is my light and my salvation.
⇔ Whom shall I fear?
⇔ The LORD is the strength of my life.
⇔ Of whom shall I be afraid?
WMBB (Same as above)
NET By David.
⇔ The Lord delivers and vindicates me!
⇔ I fear no one!
⇔ The Lord protects my life!
⇔ I am afraid of no one!
LSV BY DAVID. YHWH [is] my light and my salvation,
Whom do I fear? YHWH [is] the strength of my life,
Of whom am I afraid?
FBV A psalm of David.
⇔ The Lord is my light and my salvation! How could anyone scare me? The Lord is my life's fortress! How could anyone terrify me?
T4T Yahweh is the one who gives light to my soul/spirit and the one who saves me,
⇔ so I do not [RHQ] need to be afraid of anyone.
⇔ Yahweh is the one to whom I go for refuge,
⇔ so I will never be afraid.
LEB • Yahweh is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
• Yahweh is the refuge of my life;
• of whom shall I be afraid?
BBE Of David.
⇔ The Lord is my light and my salvation; who is then a cause of fear to me? the Lord is the strength of my life; who is a danger to me?
Moff A song of David.
⇔ The Eternal is my light and aid;
⇔ whom shall I fear?
⇔ The Eternal is the fortress of my life;
⇔ whom shall I dread?
JPS A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
ASV A Psalm of David.
⇔ Jehovah is my light and my salvation;
⇔ Whom shall I fear?
⇔ Jehovah is the strength of my life;
⇔ Of whom shall I be afraid?
DRA A psalm for David himself. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not thou silent to me: lest thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
YLT By David. Jehovah [is] my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah [is] the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?
Drby [A Psalm] of David.
⇔ Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
RV A Psalm of David.
⇔ The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Wbstr A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
KJB-1769 A Psalm of David.
⇔ The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]A Psalme of Dauid.
¶ The LORD is my light, and my saluation, whome shal I feare? the LORD is the strength of my life, of whō shall I be afraid?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))
27:1 Psal.118. 6. mica.7.8.
Bshps God is my lyght and saluation, whom then shall I feare? God is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afraide?
(God is my light and salvation, whom then shall I fear? God is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afraid?)
Gnva A Psalme of David. The Lord is my light and my saluation, whom shall I feare? the Lord is the strength of my life, of whome shall I be afraide?
(A Psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid? )
Cvdl The LORDE is my light and my health: whom then shulde I feare? the LORDE is the strength of my life, for whom the shulde I be afrayed?
(The LORD is my light and my health: whom then should I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life, for whom the should I be afraid?)
Wycl The title of the seuen and twentithe salm. To Dauid. Lord, Y schal crye to thee; my God, be thou not stille fro me, be thou not stille `ony tyme fro me; and Y schal be maad lijk to hem, that goen doun in to the lake.
(The title of the seven and twentieth psalm. To David. Lord, I shall cry to thee/you; my God, be thou/you not still from me, be thou/you not still any time from me; and I shall be made like to them, that goen down in to the lake.)
Luth Ein Psalm Davids. Der HErr ist mein Licht und mein Heil; vor wem sollt ich mich fürchten? Der HErr ist meines Lebens Kraft; vor wem sollte mir grauen?
(A Psalm David's. The LORD is my light and my Heil; before/in_front_of wem should I me fear? The LORD is my life Kraft; before/in_front_of wem should to_me grauen?)
ClVg Psalmus ipsi David. [Ad te, Domine, clamabo; Deus meus, ne sileas a me: nequando taceas a me, et assimilabor descendentibus in lacum.[fn]
(Psalm themselves David. [To you(sg), Master, I_will_cry; God mine, not be_silent from me: nequando taceas from me, and assimilabor descendentibus in lake. )
27.1 Psalmus huic. Per David aliquando intelligitur caput, id est, Christus; aliquando corpus, id est, Ecclesia; interdum utrumque simul, id est, totus Christus intelligitur, ut hic. CASS. Psalmus tertius, qui breviter de passione et resurrectione. ID. Hic proponitur Christus et si adeo dignus non in se confidere, sed totum a Deo petere; utile exemplum justis. Ad te, Domine. ID. Oratio tempore passionis habita. Ne sileas. Minus est in Hebræo, etc., usque ad et a morte resuscitationem. Ne sileas, etc., et assimilabor, etc. HIER. Ex eo, quod verbum mihi semper unitur, non talis homo sum quales cæteri, qui nascuntur in profundam miseriam sæculi. AUG. Ubi quasi si sileas non cognoscitur verbum tuum.
27.1 Psalm huic. Per David aliquando intelligitur caput, id it_is, Christus; aliquando body, id it_is, Ecclesia; interdum utrumque simul, id it_is, totus Christus intelligitur, as this. CASS. Psalm tertius, who breviter about passione and resurrectione. ID. Hic proponitur Christus and when/but_if adeo dignus not/no in himself to_trust, but totum from to_God petere; utile exemplum justis. To you(sg), Master. ID. Speech/Prayer tempore passionis habita. Don't be_silent. Minus it_is in Hebræo, etc., until to and from death resuscitationem. Don't be_silent, etc., and assimilabor, etc. HIER. From by_him, that the_word/saying to_me always unitur, not/no talis human I_am quales cæteri, who nascuntur in profundam miseriam of_the_world. AUG. Where as_if when/but_if be_silent not/no cognoscitur the_word/saying your.
27:1 Light expresses the Lord’s goodness (27:13; see 4:6; 23:6; 31:19; 38:10; 43:3; 56:13).
Note 1 topic: writing-poetry
General Information:
(Some words not found in UHB: of,David YHWH light_of,my and,salvation_of,my of,whom fear YHWH stronghold_of life_of,my of,whom afraid )
Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
Yahweh is my light
(Some words not found in UHB: of,David YHWH light_of,my and,salvation_of,my of,whom fear YHWH stronghold_of life_of,my of,whom afraid )
Here “light” represents life. Alternate translation: “Yahweh is the source of my life”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
whom should I fear?
(Some words not found in UHB: of,David YHWH light_of,my and,salvation_of,my of,whom fear YHWH stronghold_of life_of,my of,whom afraid )
This question emphasizes that there is no one that David should fear. Alternate translation: “I will not be afraid of anyone”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
Yahweh is my life’s refuge
(Some words not found in UHB: of,David YHWH light_of,my and,salvation_of,my of,whom fear YHWH stronghold_of life_of,my of,whom afraid )
This speaks about Yahweh as if he were a place where people can go for safety. Alternate translation: “Yahweh is the one who keeps me safe”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
whom should I dread?
(Some words not found in UHB: of,David YHWH light_of,my and,salvation_of,my of,whom fear YHWH stronghold_of life_of,my of,whom afraid )
This question emphasizes that there is no one that David should be afraid of. Alternate translation: “I will not dread anyone”