PSA 38:16 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) because I prayed, “Hear me, so that they won’t gloat over me.
⇔ If my foot slips, they’ll do terrible things to me,

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).

ULT For I said "Hear me, so that they will not gloat over me.
⇔ If my foot slips, they will do terrible things to me.

UST I know this because I prayed,
⇔ “Do not let my enemies celebrate over me. Do not let them gloat over me if something bad happens to me.”

BSB For I said, “Let them not gloat over me—
⇔ those who taunt me when my foot slips.”

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB when I utter the hope that those
⇔ who made scorn of my tottering feet
⇔ may not rejoice over me.

WEBBE For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me,
⇔ or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me;
⇔ when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me.

LSV When I said, “Lest they rejoice over me,
In the slipping of my foot they magnified themselves against me.”

FBV I'm asking you, Lord, please don't let my enemies gloat over me, don't let them be glad when I trip up.

T4T I said to you, “Do not cause me to die, with the result that my enemies will rejoice!
⇔ Do not cause me to stumble, with the result that they will be very happy!”

LEB • For I said, “ Help, lest they rejoice over me,
• lest they boast against me when my foot slips.”

BBE I said, Let them not be glad over me; when my foot is moved, let them not be lifted up with pride against me.

Moff “Only,” I say, “let not my foes exult over me,
⇔ who are so insolent when I slip.”

JPS (38-17) For I said: 'Lest they rejoice over me; when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.'

ASV For I said, Lest they rejoice over me:
⇔ When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

DRA No DRA PSA 38:16 verse available

YLT When I said, 'Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot against me they magnified themselves.

Drby For I said, Let them not rejoice over me! When my foot slipped, they magnified [themselves] against me.

RV For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

SLT For, for thee, O Jehovah, I waited: thou wilt answer, O Jehovah my God.

Wbstr For I said, Hear me , lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

KJB-1769 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

KJB-1611 For I said, heare me, least otherwise they should reioyce ouer me: when my foot slippeth, they magnifie themselues against me.
(For I said, hear me, least otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.)

Bshps For I sayde heare me lest that they shoulde triumph on me: who auaunce them selues greatly agaynst me when my foote doth slyp.
(For I said hear me lest that they should triumph on me: who auaunce themselves greatly against me when my foot doth/does slip.)

Gnva For I said, Heare me, least they reioyce ouer me: for when my foote slippeth, they extol themselues against me.
(For I said, Hear me, least they rejoice over me: for when my foot slippeth, they extol themselves against me.)

Cvdl My desyre is, yt myne enemies triumphe not ouer me: for yf my fote slippe, they reioyse greatly against me.
(My desire is, it mine enemies triumph not over me: for if my foot slip, they rejoice greatly against me.)

Wycl No Wycl PSA 38:16 verse available

Luth Aber ich harre, HErr, auf dich; du, HErr, mein GOtt, wirst erhören.
(But I wait, LORD, on/in/to you/yourself; you(sg), LORD, my God, will hear.)

ClVg No ClVg PSA 38:16 verse available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

פֶּן־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֑⁠י בְּ⁠מ֥וֹט רַ֝גְלִ֗⁠י עָלַ֥⁠י הִגְדִּֽילוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to/for=yourself(m) YHWH wait you(ms) answer my=master God_of,my )

David is using the word translated as Lest to introduce an outcome that he does not want to happen. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that avoiding this outcome is the purpose of the instruction. Alternate translation: [I pray that they will not rejoice over me; at the slipping of my foot, may they not magnify themselves against me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠מ֥וֹט רַ֝גְלִ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to/for=yourself(m) YHWH wait you(ms) answer my=master God_of,my )

David is speaking as if experiencing misfortune were his foot slipping. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [at my misfortune]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠מ֥וֹט רַ֝גְלִ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to/for=yourself(m) YHWH wait you(ms) answer my=master God_of,my )

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

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

עָלַ֥⁠י הִגְדִּֽילוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to/for=yourself(m) YHWH wait you(ms) answer my=master God_of,my )

David is using magnify themselves against me as a common expression of the culture to mean “they exalt themselves over me” or “they gloat over me.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [they exalt themselves over me]

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