PSA 36:2 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

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).

BrLXX (PSA 35:3) Ὅτι ἐδόλωσεν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, τοῦ εὑρεῖν τὴν ἀνομίαν αὐτοῦ καὶ μισῆσαι.
(Hoti edolōsen enōpion autou, tou heurein taʸn anomian autou kai misaʸsai.)

BrTr (PSA 35:3) For he has dealt craftily before him, [fn]to discover his iniquity and hate it.

ULT For it is slippery to him in his eyes
⇔ to find his iniquity to hate, it.

UST Indeed, they are so proud that they refuse
⇔ to recognize how wrongly they act
⇔ so that they might hate doing those things.

BSB & MSB For his eyes are too full of conceit
⇔ to detect or hate his own sin.

OEB It flatters them in their eyes
⇔ that their sin will not be found out.

WEBBE & WMBB For he flatters himself in his own eyes,
⇔ too much to detect and hate his sin.

NET for he is too proud
⇔ to recognize and give up his sin.

LSV For he made [it] smooth to himself in his eyes,
To find his iniquity to be hated.

FBV In their own eyes they're so wonderful that they can't even see their sin and do something about it.[fn]

36:2 The Hebrew of this verse is unclear.

T4T Because they are very proud,
⇔ they do not think that God will discover their sins and condemn them (OR, they do not think about their sins and hate themselves for it).

LEB • For he flatters himself in his eyes,
• hating to detect his iniquity.[fn]

36:? Or “when finding his iniquity and when hating”

BBE For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.

Moff He flatters himself
⇔ that his iniquity will never be found out.

JPS (PSA 36:3) (36-4) The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; he hath left off to be wise, to do good.

ASV For he flattereth himself in his own eyes,
⇔ That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.

DRA (PSA 35:3) For in his sight he hath done deceitfully, that his iniquity may be found unto hatred.

YLT For he made [it] smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.

Drby For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, [even] when his iniquity is found to be hateful.

RV For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, that his iniquity shall not be found out and be hated.

SLT For he made smooth to himself in his eyes, to find his iniquity to hate.

Wbstr For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity is found to be hateful.

KJB-1769 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.[fn]

36.2 until…: Heb. to find his iniquity to hate

KJB-1611 For he flatterech himselfe in his owne eyes, [fn]vntill his iniquitie be found to be hatefull.
(For he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.)

36:2 Heb. to find his iniquitie to hate.

Bshps For he flattereth him selfe in his owne sight: so that his iniquitie is found worthy of hatred.
(For he flattereth himself in his own sight: so that his iniquity is found worthy of hatred.)

Gnva For hee flattereth himselfe in his owne eyes, while his iniquitie is foud worthy to be hated.
(For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, while his iniquity is found worthy to be hated.)

Cvdl For he dyssembleth before his face, so longe till his abhominable synne be founde out.
(For he dissembleth/dissembles before his face, so long till his abominable/revolting sin be found out.)

Wycl (PSA 35:3) For he dide gilefuli in the siyt of God; that his wickidnesse be foundun to hatrede.
(For he did guilefully in the sight of God; that his wickedness be found to hatred.)

Luth (PSA 36:3) Sie schmücken sich untereinander selbst, daß sie ihre böse Sache fördern und andere verunglimpfen.
(They/She decorate/adorn itself/yourself/themselves each_other himself/itself, that they/she/them their/her evil matter promote/encourage and other/different defame/denigrate.)

ClVg (PSA 35:3) Quoniam dolose egit in conspectu ejus, ut inveniatur iniquitas ejus ad odium.[fn]
(Since deceitfully acted in/into/on in_sight his/her, as be_found iniquity his/her to hatred.)

35.3 Quoniam dolose. AUG. Multi inquirunt iniquitates suas, etc., usque ad nec excusantur de ignorantia.

35.3 Since deceitfully. AUG. Many they_enquire iniquities their_own, etc., until to but_not they_are_excused from/about ignorance.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּֽי

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when flatters to=him/it in,his_own_of,eyes to,find iniquity_of,his to,hate_[it] )

The word translated as For indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [Because]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הֶחֱלִ֣יק אֵלָ֣י⁠ו בְּ⁠עֵינָ֑י⁠ו

flatters to=him/it (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when flatters to=him/it in,his_own_of,eyes to,find iniquity_of,his to,hate_[it] )

David is describing the way that a wicked person flatters himself and is proud by saying that recognizing his sin is slippery to him in his eyes, that is, his pride blinds him to it and he convinces himself that he is not sinful. If this image communicates well in your language, please use it. If not, you could express this in another way. Alternate translation: [he flatters himself too much]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לִ⁠מְצֹ֖א עֲוֺנ֣⁠וֹ

to,find iniquity_of,his

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of iniquity, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [to acknowledge that he acts wrongly]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

לִ⁠שְׂנֹֽא

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when flatters to=him/it in,his_own_of,eyes to,find iniquity_of,his to,hate_[it] )

The pronoun it refers to the wicked person’s sin. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [so he hates his sin]

Parallel PSA 36:2