PSA 27:11 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) Teach me your way, Yahweh.
⇔ Lead me on a level path
⇔ because of my enemies.

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).

SLBL Teach me, YHWH, your way,
and lead me on a level path, because of my foes. ‡

ULT Teach me your way, Yahweh!
⇔ Lead me on a level path
⇔ because of my enemies.

UST Yahweh, teach me to do what you want me to do,
⇔ and guide me so that I remain safe
⇔ because I have enemies who want to hurt me.

BSB Teach me Your way, O LORD,
⇔ and lead me on a level path,
⇔ because of my oppressors.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB ⇔ Teach me your way, O Lord:
⇔ lead me in an even path,
⇔ because of my enemies.

WEBBE Teach me your way, LORD.
⇔ Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Teach me how you want me to live;
⇔ lead me along a level path because of those who wait to ambush me!

LSV Show me, O YHWH, Your way,
And lead me in a path of uprightness,
For the sake of my beholders.

FBV Lord, teach me your way and lead me along the right path, because my enemies are against me[fn]—

27:11 “Are against me”: implied.

T4T ⇔ Yahweh, teach me to do what you want me to do,
⇔ and lead me on a safe path
⇔ because I have many enemies.

LEB • Teach me, O Yahweh, your way,
• and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.

BBE Make your way clear to me, O Lord, guiding me by the right way, because of my haters.

Moff ⇔ Teach me what is thy way, O thou Eternal,
⇔ and lead me by a level road;
⇔ let not my foes thwart me;

JPS Teach me Thy way, O LORD; and lead me in an even path, because of them that lie in wait for me.

ASV Teach me thy way, O Jehovah;
⇔ And lead me in a plain path,
⇔ Because of mine enemies.

DRA No DRA PSA 27:11 verse available

YLT Shew me, O Jehovah, Thy way, And lead me in a path of uprightness, For the sake of my beholders.

Drby Teach me thy way, Jehovah, and lead me in an even path, because of mine enemies.

RV Teach me thy way, O LORD; and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
(Teach me thy/your way, Oh LORD; and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.)

SLT Teach me, O Jehovah, thy way, and lead me in a path of straitness for sake of those pressing me.

Wbstr Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of my enemies.

KJB-1769 Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.[fn][fn]
(Teach me thy/your way, Oh LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.)

27.11 a plain…: Heb. a way of plainness

27.11 mine…: Heb. those which observe me

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Teach me thy way, O LORD, and leade me in a plaine path, because of mine enemies.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

27:11 Heb. a way of plainnesse.

27:11 Heb. those which obserue me.

Bshps Teache me thy way O God: and leade me in a right path, because of mine enemies.
(Teach me thy/your way Oh God: and lead me in a right path, because of mine enemies.)

Gnva Teache mee thy way, O Lord, and leade me in a right path, because of mine enemies.
(Teach me thy/your way, Oh Lord, and lead me in a right path, because of mine enemies.)

Cvdl For my father and my mother haue forsaken me, but the LORDE hath taken me vp. Shewe me thy waye O LORDE, and lede me in the right path, because of myne enemies.
(For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the LORD hath/has taken me up. Show me thy/your way Oh LORD, and lead me in the right path, because of mine enemies.)

Wycl No Wycl PSA 27:11 verse available

Luth HErr weise mir deinen Weg und leite mich auf richtiger Bahn um meiner Feinde willen.
(LORD wise to_me your(s) way/path/road and lead(v) me on/in/to correcter path around/by/for mine enemies will.)

ClVg No ClVg PSA 27:11 verse available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

ה֤וֹרֵ֥⁠נִי יְהוָ֗ה דַּ֫רְכֶּ֥⁠ךָ וּ֭⁠נְחֵ⁠נִי בְּ⁠אֹ֣רַח מִישׁ֑וֹר

teach,me YHWH (Some words not found in UHB: teach,me YHWH way_of,your and,lead,me in,a_path_of level because_of enemies_of,my )

Here David uses imperative forms, but he is making polite requests rather than giving commands. If the imperative form does not communicate a polite request in your language, then use a form that communicates polite requests. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [Please teach me your way, Yahweh, and please lead me on a level path]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ה֤וֹרֵ֥⁠נִי & דַּ֫רְכֶּ֥⁠ךָ

teach,me & (Some words not found in UHB: teach,me YHWH way_of,your and,lead,me in,a_path_of level because_of enemies_of,my )

See how you translated the similar phrase “make me know your ways” in [25:4](../025/004.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ֭⁠נְחֵ⁠נִי בְּ⁠אֹ֣רַח מִישׁ֑וֹר

and,lead,me (Some words not found in UHB: teach,me YHWH way_of,your and,lead,me in,a_path_of level because_of enemies_of,my )

Here David is speaking as if Yahweh would lead him on a level path. He is picturing his life as if it were a journey and asking Yahweh to guide him along a smooth, safe route. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly as in the UST.

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וּ֭⁠נְחֵ⁠נִי בְּ⁠אֹ֣רַח מִישׁ֑וֹר לְ֝מַ֗עַן שׁוֹרְרָֽ⁠י

and,lead,me (Some words not found in UHB: teach,me YHWH way_of,your and,lead,me in,a_path_of level because_of enemies_of,my )

David is using because of my enemies to give the reason for the result that lead me on a level path describes. 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: [and because of my enemies, lead me on a level path]

Parallel PSA 27:11