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OET (OET-RV) The wicked have drawn out their swords and have bent their bows
⇔ to bring the oppressed and needy down—
⇔ yes, to kill those who are godly.
OET-LV Sword_of_their it_will_go in/on/at/with_heart_of_their_own and_bows_of_their they_will_be_broken.
UHB חֶ֤רֶב ׀ פָּֽתְח֣וּ רְשָׁעִים֮ וְדָרְכ֪וּ קַ֫שְׁתָּ֥ם לְ֭הַפִּיל עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְי֑וֹן לִ֝טְב֗וֹחַ יִשְׁרֵי־דָֽרֶךְ׃ ‡
(ḩereⱱ pātəḩū rəshāˊīm vədārəkū qashtām ləhapīl ˊāniy vəʼeⱱyōn liţəⱱōaḩ yishrēy-dārek.)
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 Ἐγὼ δὲ ὡσεὶ κωφὸς οὐκ ἤκουον, καὶ ὡσεὶ ἄλαλος οὐκ ἀνοίγων τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ·
(Egō de hōsei kōfos ouk aʸkouon, kai hōsei alalos ouk anoigōn to stoma autou; )
BrTr But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and was as a dumb man not opening his mouth.
ULT The wicked have drawn out their swords and have bent their bows
⇔ to cast down the oppressed and needy,
⇔ to kill those who are upright.
UST Wicked people pull out their swords
⇔ and they put strings on their bows,
⇔ ready to kill people who are poor
⇔ and to slaughter those who live righteously.
BSB The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways [are] upright.
⇔
MSB The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways [are] upright.
⇔
OEB ⇔ The wicked have drawn the sword, and bent the bow,
⇔ to fell the poor, to slay those who walk uprightly;
WEBBE The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,
⇔ to cast down the poor and needy,
⇔ to kill those who are upright on the path.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Evil men draw their swords
⇔ and prepare their bows,
⇔ to bring down the oppressed and needy,
⇔ and to slaughter those who are godly.
LSV The wicked have opened a sword,
And they have bent their bow,
To cause the poor and needy to fall,
To slaughter the upright of the way.
FBV The wicked draw their swords, and bend their bows to destroy the poor and needy, to kill those who live right.
T4T ⇔ Wicked people pull out their swords/daggers
⇔ and they put strings on their bows,
⇔ ready to kill people who are poor [DOU]
⇔ and to slaughter those who live righteously.
LEB No LEB PSA book available
BBE The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.
Moff who aims to slay the upright,
⇔ and carries out his wicked plan.
⇔ Cease your anger, give up raging,
JPS The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as are upright in the way;
ASV The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,
⇔ To cast down the poor and needy,
⇔ To slay such as are upright in the way.
DRA But I, as a deaf man, heard not: and as a dumb man not opening his mouth.
YLT A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.
Drby The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in [the] way:
RV The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as be upright in the way:
SLT The unjust let loose the sword, and they bent their bow; they cast down the poor and needy, to slaughter the upright of way.
Wbstr The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of upright deportment.
KJB-1769 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.[fn]
37.14 such…: Heb. the upright of way
KJB-1611 [fn]The wicked haue drawen out the sword, and haue bent their bow to cast downe the poore and needy, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)
37:14 Heb. the vpright of way.
Bshps No Bshps PSA book available
Gnva The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.
(The wicked have drawn their sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. )
Cvdl No Cvdl PSA book available
Wycl No Wycl PSA book available
Luth No Luth PSA book available
ClVg Ego autem, tamquam surdus, non audiebam; et sicut mutus non aperiens os suum.[fn]
(I however, as_if surdus, not/no listenebam; and like mutus not/no aperiens mouth his_own. )
37.14 Tanquam surdus non audiebam, et sicut mutus non aperiens os suum. CASS. Ad iniquitatem consulentium non aperiens, etc., usque ad contra dolores corporis rugiebat.
37.14 Tanquam surdus not/no listenebam, and like mutus not/no aperiens mouth his_own. CASS. To iniquity consulentium not/no aperiens, etc., until to on_the_contrary pains corporis rugiebat.
RP-GNT No RP-GNT PSA book available
Ps 37 This psalm elaborates on the problems posed in Ps 36: How should the godly respond to the reality of evil? When will the Lord bring justice? Why does he permit the wicked to destroy his created order? Psalm 37 offers clear responses that reduce the tensions of life (37:1-9, 34) and promise that the meek will have a future (37:10-11, 39-40). The alternating contrast between the godly and the wicked emphasizes the futility of folly (37:12-24, 27-33). The personal observations of the psalmist add a human touch (37:25-26, 35-38). He encourages viewing the inheritance of the land from a long-range perspective: The earth belongs to the Lord, who will give it to those he blesses—the lowly and godly who trust in him, put their hope in him, and follow him (see 37:9, 11, 22, 29, 34; see also Isa 57:13; Matt 5:5).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
The wicked
(Some words not found in UHB: sword drawn wicked and,bend bow_of,their to,bring_down poor and,needy to,slay upright_of way )
This refers to the wicked people. Alternate translation: “The wicked people”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
have drawn out their swords & have bent their bows
(Some words not found in UHB: sword drawn wicked and,bend bow_of,their to,bring_down poor and,needy to,slay upright_of way )
Both “swords” and “bows” are weapons used to attack people. The fact that they are “drawn” and “bent” means they are ready to start attacking. Alternate translation: “have prepared their weapons in order to attack”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
to cast down
(Some words not found in UHB: sword drawn wicked and,bend bow_of,their to,bring_down poor and,needy to,slay upright_of way )
This destruction of the needy people is spoken of as if they were clay pots that would break into pieces when thrown down on the ground. Alternate translation: “to destroy”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
the oppressed and needy
(Some words not found in UHB: sword drawn wicked and,bend bow_of,their to,bring_down poor and,needy to,slay upright_of way )
These terms both refer to people who are powerless to defend themselves. Alternate translation: “people who are not able to resist them”