PSA 3:1 Parallel Verse View

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Original PSA 3:2: Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=David (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 3:2) Κύριε τί ἐπληθύνθησαν οἱ θλίβοντές με; πολλοὶ ἐπανίστανται ἐπʼ ἐμέ.
(Kurie ti eplaʸthunthaʸsan hoi thlibontes me; polloi epanistantai epʼ eme.)

BrTr (PSA 3:2) O Lord, why are they that afflict me multiplied? many rise up against me.

SLBL ◊ A psalm. By David.
When he was fleeing from Absalom, his son. ‡

ULT Yahweh, how many my oppressors have become!
⇔ The risers against me are many.

UST Yahweh, I have so many enemies!
⇔ Many people are deciding to oppose me.

BSB O LORD, how my foes have increased!
⇔ How many rise up against me!

OEB How many, Lord, are my foes!
⇔ Those who rise up against me are many.

WEBBE LORD, how my adversaries have increased!
⇔ Many are those who rise up against me.

NET Lord, how numerous are my enemies!
⇔ Many attack me.

LSV A PSALM OF DAVID, IN HIS FLEEING FROM THE FACE OF HIS SON ABSALOM. YHWH, how my distresses have multiplied! Many are rising up against me.

FBV Lord, my enemies have become so many; so many are rebelling[fn] against me.

3:1 Since David is the writer this is clearly a reference to a widespread rebellion against him as king.

T4T Yahweh, I have many enemies [DOU]!
⇔ There are many people who oppose/rebel against me.

LEB •
• Yahweh, how many are my enemies;
• many are rising against me.

BBE Lord, how greatly are they increased who make attacks on me! in great numbers they come against me.

Moff How many foes have I, O thou Eternal!
⇔ Many rise against me,

JPS (PSA 3:2) (3-3) Many there are that say of my soul: 'There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah

ASV Jehovah, how are mine adversaries increased!
⇔ Many are they that rise up against me.

DRA (PSA 3:2) Why, O Lord, are they multiplied that afflict me? many are they who rise up against me.

YLT A Psalm of David, in his fleeing from the face of Absalom his son. Jehovah, how have my distresses multiplied! Many are rising up against me.

Drby Jehovah, how many are they that trouble me, many they that rise up against me!

RV LORD, how are mine adversaries increased! many are they that rise up against me.

SLT Chanting of David in his fleeing from the face of Absalom his son. Jehovah, how they pressing upon me were multiplied! many rising up against me.

Wbstr A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. LORD, how are they multiplied that trouble me? many are they that rise up against me.

KJB-1769 LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.

KJB-1611 ¶ LORD, how are they increased that trouble mee? many are they that rise vp against me.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps A psalme of Dauid when he fled from the face of Absalom his sonne. O God howe are myne enemies increased? many do ryse vp against me.
(A psalm of David when he fled from the face of Absalom his son. Oh God how are mine enemies increased? many do rise up against me.)

Gnva A Psalme of Dauid, when he fled from his sonne Absalom. Lord, howe are mine aduersaries increased? howe many rise against me?
(A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. Lord, how are mine adversaries increased? how many rise against me?)

Cvdl Why are they so many (o LORDE) yt trouble me? a greate multitude are they, that ryse agaynst me.
(Why are they so many (o LORD) it trouble me? a great multitude are they, that rise against me.)

Wycl (PSA 3:2) Lord, whi ben thei multiplied that disturblen me?
(Lord, why been they multiplied that disturb me?)

Luth (PSA 3:2) Ach, HErr, wie ist meiner Feinde so viel, und setzen sich so viele wider mich!
(Oh_dear, LORD, as/like is mine enemies so many, and set/put/place itself/yourself/themselves so many against me!)

ClVg (PSA 3:2) [Domine, quid multiplicati sunt qui tribulant me? Multi insurgunt adversum me;[fn]
([Master, what multiplied are who/which they_trouble me? Many they_rise_up against me;)

3.2 Domine, quid. CASS. Primus psalmus de his qui breviter de passione et resurrectione facit, contra eos, et maxime paganos, qui gloriam majestatis non putant ad humilia posse descendere.

3.2 Master, quid. CASS. Primus psalm/song from/about his who/which briefly/shortly from/about passionately and resurrection he/it_does, on_the_contrary them, and especially/most pagan, who/which glory majesty not/no they_think to humble posse to_descend.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

יְ֭הוָה מָֽה־רַבּ֣וּ צָרָ֑⁠י

YHWH what many foes_of,my

The word how marks this as an emotional outburst that is emphasizing to Yahweh how very desperate the author’s situation is. Use an exclamation that would communicate that meaning in your language. Alternate translation: [Oh Yahweh, I have so many enemies]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

קָמִ֥ים עָלָֽ⁠י

rising on,me

Here, risers against me is an common expression that means “people who rebel against me” or “people who wish to fight me.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, use an expression from your language that does have that meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Those getting in my face] or [Those who rebel against me]

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