PSA 3:7 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 3:8) Ἀνάστα Κύριε, σῶσόν με ὁ Θεός μου· ὅτι σὺ ἐπάταξας πάντας τοὺς ἐχθραίνοντάς μοι ματαίως, ὀδόντας ἁμαρτωλῶν συνέτριψας.
(Anasta Kurie, sōson me ho Theos mou; hoti su epataxas pantas tous eⱪthrainontas moi mataiōs, odontas hamartōlōn sunetripsas.)

BrTr (PSA 3:8) Arise, Lord; deliver me, my God: for thou hast smitten all who were without cause mine enemies; thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.

SLBL I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people
who have taken position against me all around. ‡

ULT ⇔ Rise up, Yahweh! Save me, my God!
⇔ For you hit all my enemies on the cheek;
⇔ the teeth of the wicked you break.

UST ⇔ Yahweh, get up!
⇔ My God, rescue me!
⇔ You can insultingly slap my enemies on their cheeks,
⇔ and destroy those wicked people’s power like breaking animals’ teeth,

BSB & MSB Arise, O LORD!
⇔ Save me, O my God!
⇔ Strike all my enemies on the jaw;
⇔ break the teeth of the wicked.

OEB ⇔ Arise, Lord: save me, my God,
⇔ who strikes all my foes on the cheek,
⇔ and shatters the teeth of the wicked.

WEBBE & WMBB Arise, LORD!
⇔ Save me, my God!
⇔ For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone.
⇔ You have broken the teeth of the wicked.

NET Rise up, Lord!
⇔ Deliver me, my God!
⇔ Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw;
⇔ you will break the teeth of the wicked.

LSV Rise, O YHWH! Save me, my God! For You have struck all my enemies [on] the cheek. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.

FBV Stand up for me, Lord! Save me, my God! Hit all my enemies on the cheek; break the teeth of the wicked!

T4T ⇔ Yahweh, arise!
⇔ My God, come and rescue me again!
⇔ You insult my enemies by slapping them on their cheeks;
⇔ when you strike them, you break their teeth,
⇔ with the result that they cannot hurt anyone [MET].

LEB • Rise up, O Yahweh; deliver me, O my God;
• for you strike all my enemies on the cheek.
• The teeth of the wicked you break.

BBE Come to me, Lord; keep me safe, O my God; for you have given all my haters blows on their face-bones; the teeth of the evil-doers have been broken by you.

Moff (PSA 3:7a) Up, O Eternal, to the rescue!

Moff (PSA 3:7b) ⇔ My enemies thou wilt all disable,
⇔ and the ungodly thou wilt crush.

JPS (PSA 3:8) (3-9) Salvation belongeth unto the LORD; Thy blessing be upon Thy people. Selah

ASV Arise, O Jehovah; save me, O my God:
⇔ For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone;
⇔ Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

DRA (PSA 3:8) For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause: thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.

YLT Rise, O Jehovah! save me, my God. Because Thou hast smitten All mine enemies [on] the cheek. The teeth of the wicked Thou hast broken.

Drby Arise, Jehovah; save me, my [fn]God! For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheekbone, thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

3.7 Elohim

RV Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.
(Arise, Oh LORD; save me, Oh my God: for thou/you hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou/you hast broken the teeth of the wicked.)

SLT Arise, O Jehovah; save me, my God, for thou didst strike all mine enemies upon the cheek; thou didst break the teeth of the unjust.

Wbstr Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all my enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

KJB-1769 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
(Arise, Oh LORD; save me, Oh my God: for thou/you hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou/you hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.)

KJB-1611 Arise, O LORD, saue mee, O my God; for thou hast smitten all mine enemies vpon the cheeke bone: thou hast broken the teeth of the vngodly.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps Arise vp O God, saue thou me O my Lorde: for thou hast smitten all myne enemies vpon the cheeke bone, thou hast broken the teeth of the vngodly.
(Arise up Oh God, save thou/you me Oh my Lord: for thou/you hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone, thou/you hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.)

Gnva O Lord, arise: helpe me, my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies vpon the cheeke bone: thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.
(Oh Lord, arise: help me, my God: for thou/you hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone: thou/you hast broken the teeth of the wicked.)

Cvdl Vp LORDE, and helpe me, o my God: for thou smytest all myne enemies vpon the cheke bones, and breakest the teth of the vngodly.
(Up LORD, and help me, o my God: for thou/you smite/strikest all mine enemies upon the cheek bones, and breakest the teeth of the ungodly.)

Wycl (PSA 3:8) For thou hast smyte alle men beynge aduersaries to me with out cause; thou hast al to-broke the teeth of synneris.
(For thou/you hast smite/strike all men being adversaries to me with out cause; thou/you hast all to-broke the teeth of sinners.)

Luth (PSA 3:8) Auf HErr, und hilf mir, mein GOtt; denn du schlägst alle meine Feinde auf den Backen und zerschmetterst der GOttlosen Zähne.
(On/Up LORD, and help/assist to_me, my God; because/than you(sg) beats(v) all my enemies on/in/to the bake and shatter the/of_the godless_one(s) teeth.)

ClVg (PSA 3:8) Quoniam tu percussisti omnes adversantes mihi sine causa; dentes peccatorum contrivisti.[fn]
(Since you(sg) you_hit everyone being_against to_me without cause; teeth of_sins/sinners you_crushed.)

3.8 Quoniam tu percussisti, etc. Jam regnante Ecclesia, inimici confusione percussi sunt. Dentes peccatorum, verba, scilicet, maledica; vel principes in interitum fiunt. Ergo credite, homines, quod Domini est salus, et o Domine benedictio tua sit super populum tuum. Voce mea. Hæc mihi merito, quia voce mea. Qui bonus est, et bona petit, voce sua clamat; aliena voce, id est, vitæ suæ non concordante. Ego dormivi. Finis rei, unde proponit non timendum. Ego, cum pondere; quasi: sæviunt illi, sed non dormirem, nisi vellem. Vel, dormivi consentiendo; soporatus, male operando; exsurrexi, peccata deserendo. Quoniam. AUG. Non retropendet, non præterea salvum facit quia percussit: sed inde contriti sunt dentes, quia percussit; id est, maledica verba in irritum ducta sunt; vel, dentes, sunt qui quosdam de numero sanctorum præcidunt, et malis incorporant.

3.8 Since you(sg) you_hit, etc. Now while_reigning Assembly/Church, enemies confusion I_was_struck are. Teeth of_sins/sinners, words, namely, slanderous; or leaders in/into/on destruction are_made. Therefore believe_me, people/men, that Master it_is health/safety, and o Master blessing your be over the_people your(sg). Voice my. These to_me deservedly, because voice my. Who good/kind/gracious it_is, and good(s) asks, voice his_own shouts; foreign voice, that it_is, of_life his/her_own(pl) not/no harmonising. I I_slept. End of_the_thing, from_where/who proposes not/no to_be_feared. I, when/with by_weight; as_if: they_are_furious them, but not/no I_would_sleep, except I_would_like. Or, I_slept by_consenting; put_to_sleep, male working; I_got_up, sins to_be_abandoned. Since. AUG. Not/No hangs_back, not/no furthermore safe he/it_does because he_struck: but therefore/from_there broken are teeth, because he_struck; that it_is, slanderous words in/into/on void/nothingness drawn are; or, teeth, are who/which some from/about number holy_place they_cut_off, and bad_things they_incorporate.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ק֘וּמָ֤⁠ה

arise,

The psalmist is using rise up as a common expression of the culture to ask Yahweh to take action. He is not telling him to get out of bed or stand up from a seated position. If this expression 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: [Take action] or [Do something]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֱלֹהַ֗⁠י

my_God_of,my

The psalmist is not using the phrase my God to mean that he possesses or controls Yahweh, but rather to emphasize that Yahweh is the God he worships. See the introduction to Psalms for further discussion. Alternate translation: [oh God whom I worship]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

הִכִּ֣יתָ אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבַ֣⁠י לֶ֑חִי שִׁנֵּ֖י רְשָׁעִ֣ים שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ

(Some words not found in UHB: arise, YHWH save,me my_God_of,my that/for/because/then/when strike DOM all/each/any/every enemies_of,my cheek teeth_of wicked break )

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. Translate these phrases according to the decisions your team has made regarding translating parallelism in Hebrew poetry. See the Introduction to Psalms (../front/intro.md) for more information. The phrases my enemies and the wicked refer to the same group of people. Alternate translation: [you hit all my enemies on the jaw; you even break those wicked enemies’ teeth] or [you destroy all my enemies]

Note 4 topic: translate-symaction

הִכִּ֣יתָ אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבַ֣⁠י לֶ֑חִי

(Some words not found in UHB: arise, YHWH save,me my_God_of,my that/for/because/then/when strike DOM all/each/any/every enemies_of,my cheek teeth_of wicked break )

Hitting an enemy on the cheek was a way of insulting people. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in the text or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [you will insult all my enemies like someone hitting them on the jaw]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שִׁנֵּ֖י רְשָׁעִ֣ים שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ

(Some words not found in UHB: arise, YHWH save,me my_God_of,my that/for/because/then/when strike DOM all/each/any/every enemies_of,my cheek teeth_of wicked break )

Animals attack with their teeth. Breaking their teeth takes away their power to attack. David speaks as if Yahweh would come and physically fight against the wicked. Your language may have a comparable expression that you could use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you make the wicked unable to harm me like someone breaking the teeth of a ferocious animal]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

רְשָׁעִ֣ים

(Some words not found in UHB: arise, YHWH save,me my_God_of,my that/for/because/then/when strike DOM all/each/any/every enemies_of,my cheek teeth_of wicked break )

See how you translated the phrase the wicked in [1:1](../001/001.md).

Parallel PSA 3:7