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Psa 38 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V21 V22
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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)
OET-LV [fn] and_repay_of (of)_evil in_place_of good accuse_me in_place_of follow_I[fn] good.
38:21 Note: KJB: Ps.38.20
38:21 Variant note: רדופ/י: (x-qere) ’רָֽדְפִ/י’: lemma_7291 morph_HVqc/Sp1cs id_19MMh רָֽדְפִ/י
UHB 21 וּמְשַׁלְּמֵ֣י רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טוֹבָ֑ה יִ֝שְׂטְנ֗וּנִי תַּ֣חַת רדופי־טֽוֹב׃[fn] ‡
(21 ūməshalləmēy rāˊāh taḩat ţōⱱāh yisţənūnī taḩat rdvfy-ţōⱱ.)
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).
Q רָֽדְפִי
BrLXX No BrLXX PSA 38:20 verse available
BrTr No BrTr PSA 38:20 verse available
ULT They repay me evil for good;
⇔ they hurl accusations at me although I have pursued what is good.
UST Those who do evil things to me in return for my doing good things to them
⇔ oppose me because I try to do what is right.
BSB Those who repay my good with evil
⇔ attack me for pursuing the good.
OEB who render me evil for good,
⇔ and oppose me, because I make good my goal.
WEBBE They who render evil for good are also adversaries to me,
⇔ because I follow what is good.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET They repay me evil for the good I have done;
⇔ though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.
LSV And those paying evil for good accuse me,
Because of my pursuing good.
FBV They pay me back evil for good; they accuse me for the good I try to do.
T4T Those who do evil things to me in return for my doing good things to them
⇔ oppose me because I try to do what is right.
LEB • accuse me in return for my pursuing good.
BBE They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.
Moff they are returning evil for good,
⇔ they are my foes because I aim at good.
JPS (38-21) They also that repay evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
ASV They also that render evil for good
⇔ Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
DRA No DRA PSA 38:20 verse available
YLT And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.
Drby And they that render evil for good are adversaries unto me; because I pursue what is good.
RV They also that render evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
Wbstr They also that render evil for good are my adversaries; because I follow the thing that is good.
KJB-1769 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
KJB-1611 They also that render euill for good, are mine aduersaries: because I follow the thing that good is.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps They also that rewarde euyl for good are agaynst me: because I folowe the thyng that is good.
(They also that reward evil for good are against me: because I follow the thing that is good.)
Gnva They also, that rewarde euill for good, are mine aduersaries, because I follow goodnesse.
(They also, that reward evil for good, are mine adversaries, because I follow goodness. )
Cvdl They that rewarde me euell for good, speake euell of me, because I folowe the thinge that good is.
(They that reward me evil for good, speak evil of me, because I follow the thing that good is.)
Wycl No Wycl PSA 38:20 verse available
Luth Aber meine Feinde leben und sind mächtig; die mich unbillig hassen, sind groß.
(But my enemies life and are mächtig; the me unbillig hassen, are groß.)
ClVg No ClVg PSA 38:20 verse available
Ps 38 This psalm is a lament and prayer for healing. The psalmist’s suffering is associated with his unconfessed sin. He confesses his sin and entrusts his case to the Lord.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
They repay me evil for good
(Some words not found in UHB: and,enemies_of,my life(pl) mighty and,many hate_of,me wrongfully )
The actions of the writer’s enemies are spoken of as a financial transaction where they gave him evil things in exchange for good things. The abstract nouns “evil” and “good” can be stated as adjectives. Alternate translation: “They do evil thing to me after I was good to them” (See also: figs-abstractnouns)
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
hurl accusations at me
(Some words not found in UHB: and,enemies_of,my life(pl) mighty and,many hate_of,me wrongfully )
The way the writer’s enemies accuse him is spoken of as if they were throwing accusations at him like rocks.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
pursued what is good
(Some words not found in UHB: and,enemies_of,my life(pl) mighty and,many hate_of,me wrongfully )
The writers desire for what is good is spoken of as if he were running after good things.