PSA 34:15 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ κατʼ ἐμοῦ εὐφράνθησαν, καὶ συνήχθησαν, συνήχθησαν ἐπʼ ἐμὲ μάστιγες καὶ οὐκ ἔγνων· διεσχίσθησαν καὶ οὐ κατενύγησαν.
(Kai katʼ emou eufranthaʸsan, kai sunaʸⱪthaʸsan, sunaʸⱪthaʸsan epʼ eme mastiges kai ouk egnōn; diesⱪisthaʸsan kai ou katenugaʸsan.)

BrTr Yet they rejoiced against me, and plagues were [fn]plentifully brought against me, and I knew it not: they were scattered, but [fn]repented not.

34:15 The Gr. is repeated, by a Hebraism.

34:15 See Acts 2. 37.

ULT The eyes of Yahweh are on the righteous
⇔ and his ears are directed toward their cry.

UST Yahweh pays attention to people who do what is right,
⇔ and he listens when they call to him to help them.

BSB The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,
⇔ and His ears are inclined to their cry.[fn]

34:15 LXX to their prayer

MSB (Same as BSB above including footnotes)

OEB The eyes of the Lord are towards the righteous,
⇔ his ears are towards their cry for help.

WEBBE The LORD’s eyes are towards the righteous.
⇔ His ears listen to their cry.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Lord pays attention to the godly
⇔ and hears their cry for help.

LSV The eyes of YHWH [are] to the righteous,
And His ears to their cry.

FBV The Lord watches over those who do right, and he hears when they cry for help.

T4T ⇔ Yahweh [MTY] carefully watches over those who act righteously;
⇔ he always responds [MTY] to them when they call to him for help.

LEB • The eyes of Yahweh are toward the righteous,
• and his ears toward their cry for help.

BBE The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.

Moff but the Eternal turns his eyes towards good men,
⇔ his ears are open to their cry;

JPS (34-16) The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry.

ASV The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous,
⇔ And his ears are open unto their cry.

DRA But they rejoiced against me, and came together: scourges were gathered together upon me, and I knew not.

YLT The eyes of Jehovah [are] unto the righteous, And His ears unto their cry.

Drby The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry;

RV The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

SLT The eyes of Jehovah upon the just, and his ears to their cries.

Wbstr The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.

KJB-1769 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

KJB-1611 The eies of the LORD are vpon the righteous; and his eares are open vnto their crie.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps The eyes of God are ouer the righteous: and his eares are open vnto their prayers.
(The eyes of God are over the righteous: and his ears are open unto their prayers.)

Gnva The eyes of the Lord are vpon the righteous, and his eares are open vnto their crie.
(The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.)

Cvdl For the eyes of the LORDE are ouer the rightuous, and his eares are open vnto their prayers.
(For the eyes of the LORD are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers.)

Wycl And thei weren glad, and camen togidere ayens me; turmentis weren gaderid on me, and Y knew not.
(And they were glad, and came together against me; tormentis were gathered on me, and I knew not.)

Luth Laß vom Bösen und tue Gutes, suche Frieden und jage ihm nach.
(Let from_the evil/evil_(people) and do/act goodness/good_(person), search peace and hunt(v) him after.)

ClVg Et adversum me lætati sunt, et convenerunt; congregata sunt super me flagella, et ignoravi.[fn]
(And against me happy are, and they_met; gathered are over me flagella, and ignoravi.)

34.15 Et adversum, etc. Cum pie contristor, Judæi impie lætantur.

34.15 And against, etc. Since pie contristor, Jews impiously they_are_happy.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה אֶל־צַדִּיקִ֑ים

(Some words not found in UHB: turn from,evil and,do good seek peace and,pursue,it )

Here, eyes represent Yahweh’s attention and watchful care. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [Yahweh watchfully cares for the righteous]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

צַדִּיקִ֑ים

(Some words not found in UHB: turn from,evil and,do good seek peace and,pursue,it )

David is using the adjective righteous as a noun to mean people who do what is right. If your language would not use an adjective this way, you could translate it with an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: [righteous people]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ֝⁠אָזְנָ֗י⁠ו אֶל־שַׁוְעָתָֽ⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: turn from,evil and,do good seek peace and,pursue,it )

Here, ears represents Yahweh’s attentive responsiveness to prayer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [and he listens attentively to their cry]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

שַׁוְעָתָֽ⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: turn from,evil and,do good seek peace and,pursue,it )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of cry, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [them when they cry]

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