PSA 31:9 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX (PSA 30:10) Ἐλέησόν με, Κύριε, ὅτι θλίβομαι· ἐταράχθη ἐν θυμῷ ὁ ὀφθαλμός μου, ἡ ψυχή μου, καὶ ἡ γαστήρ μου.
(Eleaʸson me, Kurie, hoti thlibomai; etaraⱪthaʸ en thumōi ho ofthalmos mou, haʸ psuⱪaʸ mou, kai haʸ gastaʸr mou.)

BrTr (PSA 30:10) Pity me, O Lord, for I am afflicted: my eye is troubled with indignation, my soul and my belly.

ULT Be gracious to me, Yahweh, for I am in distress;
⇔ my eye has wasted away from grief, my soul and my body.

UST Yahweh, act kindly toward me
⇔ because I am distressed.
⇔ Because I cry so much that my eyes are tired,
⇔ and I am completely exhausted.

BSB & MSB Be merciful to me, O LORD,
⇔ for I am in distress
⇔ my eyes fail from sorrow,
⇔ my soul and body as well.

OEB ⇔ Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am distressed;
⇔ my eye is wasted away with sorrow.

WEBBE & WMBB Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress.
⇔ My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.

NET Have mercy on me, for I am in distress!
⇔ My eyes grow dim from suffering.
⇔ I have lost my strength.

LSV Favor me, O YHWH, for distress [is] to me,
My eye, my soul, and my body
Have become old by provocation.

FBV Be kind to me Lord, for I am upset. I can hardly see from so much crying. I am completely wasting away.

T4T ⇔ But now, Yahweh, be kind to me again
⇔ because I am distressed.
⇔ Because I cry so much, I cannot see well,
⇔ and I am completely exhausted.

LEB • Be gracious to me, O Yahweh,
• because I have distress.
• My eye wastes away because of vexation,
• along with my soul and my body .[fn]

31:? Literally “belly”

BBE Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; my eyes are wasted with grief, I am wasted in soul and body.

Moff ⇔ Have pity on me, Eternal One; I am in misery,
⇔ my health is wasting under my woe,

JPS (PSA 31:10) (31-11) For my life is spent in sorrow, and my years in sighing; my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted away.

ASV Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in distress:
⇔ Mine eye wasteth away with grief, yea, my soul and my body.

DRA (PSA 30:10) Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am afflicted: my eye is troubled with wrath, my soul, and my belly:

YLT Favour me, O Jehovah, for distress [is] to me, Mine eye, my soul, and my body Have become old by provocation.

Drby Be gracious unto me, Jehovah, for I am in trouble: mine eye wasteth away with vexation, my soul and my belly.

RV Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in distress: mine eye wasteth away with grief, yea, my soul and my body.
(Have mercy upon me, Oh LORD, for I am in distress: mine eye wasteth away with grief, yea, my soul and my body.)

SLT Pity me, O Jehovah, for straits are to me: mine eye fell away; with trouble my soul and my belly.

Wbstr Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: my eye is consumed with grief, yes , my soul and my belly.

KJB-1769 ⇔ Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
( ⇔ Have mercy upon me, Oh LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.)

KJB-1611 Haue mercy vpon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble; mine eie is consumed with griefe, yea my soule and my belly.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Haue mercy vpon me O God, for I am in distresse: mine eye, my soule, and my belly be consumed for very heauinesse.
(Have mercy upon me Oh God, for I am in distress: mine eye, my soul, and my belly be consumed for very heaviness.)

Gnva Haue mercie vpon mee, O Lord: for I am in trouble: mine eye, my soule and my bellie are consumed with griefe.
(Have mercy upon me, Oh Lord: for I am in trouble: mine eye, my soul and my belly are consumed with grief.)

Cvdl Thou hast not delyuered me ouer in to the hodes of the enemie, but hast set my fete in a large rowme.
(Thou/You hast not delivered me over in to the hands of the enemy, but hast set my feet in a large room.)

Wycl (PSA 30:10) Lord, haue thou merci on me, for Y am troblid; myn iye is troblid in ire, my soule and my wombe `ben troblid.
(Lord, have thou/you mercy on me, for I am troubled; mine eye is troubled in ire, my soul and my womb been troubled.)

Luth (PSA 31:10) HErr, sei mir gnädig, denn mir ist angst; meine Gestalt ist verfallen vor Trauern, dazu meine SeeLE und mein Bauch.
(LORD, be to_me gracious, because/than to_me is angst; my shape(n) is expired/decayed before/in_front_of Mourn, to_that/in_addition my soul and my belly.)

ClVg (PSA 30:10) Miserere mei, Domine, quoniam tribulor; conturbatus est in ira oculus meus, anima mea, et venter meus.
(Have_mercy my/mine, Master, since/because I_am_troubled; troubled it_is in/into/on anger/rage the_eye mine, the_soul my, and belly mine.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

חָנֵּ֥⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: show,favor_to_me YHWH that/for/because/then/when in_distress to=me wastes_away with,grief eye_of,my being_of,my and,belly_of,my )

This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. 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 be gracious to me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

כִּ֤י צַ֫ר־לִ֥⁠י עָשְׁשָׁ֖ה בְ⁠כַ֥עַס עֵינִ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: show,favor_to_me YHWH that/for/because/then/when in_distress to=me wastes_away with,grief eye_of,my being_of,my and,belly_of,my )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of grief, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [for I am distressed, because of my grieving my eye has wasted away]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

עָשְׁשָׁ֖ה בְ⁠כַ֥עַס עֵינִ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: show,favor_to_me YHWH that/for/because/then/when in_distress to=me wastes_away with,grief eye_of,my being_of,my and,belly_of,my )

David says my eye has wasted away from grief as an overstatement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [I cry so much that my eyes feel like they are wasting away] or [I am crying so much that my eyes hurt]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְ⁠כַ֥עַס

with,grief

Here, grief represents crying. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [from crying] or [because I cry so much]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

נַפְשִׁ֥⁠י וּ⁠בִטְנִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: show,favor_to_me YHWH that/for/because/then/when in_distress to=me wastes_away with,grief eye_of,my being_of,my and,belly_of,my )

David is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [my soul and my body have wasted away from grief]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

נַפְשִׁ֥⁠י וּ⁠בִטְנִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: show,favor_to_me YHWH that/for/because/then/when in_distress to=me wastes_away with,grief eye_of,my being_of,my and,belly_of,my )

David is referring to all of himself by naming two major components, my soul and my body. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [all of me] or [my whole being]

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