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Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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 Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ.
( Eis to telos, psalmos tōi Dawid. )

ULT For the chief musician. A psalm of David.
⇔ I waited patiently for Yahweh;
⇔ he listened to me and heard my cry.

UST A psalm written by David for the choir director
⇔ I waited patiently for Yahweh to help me,
⇔ and he listened to me when I called out to him.

BSB For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
⇔ I waited patiently for the LORD;
⇔ He inclined to me and heard my cry.

OEB For the leader. A psalm of David.
⇔ For the Lord I waited and waited,
⇔ till, inclining to me,
⇔ he heard my cry.

WEBBE For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
⇔ I waited patiently for the LORD.
⇔ He turned to me, and heard my cry.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For the music director; By David, a psalm.
⇔ I relied completely on the Lord,
⇔ and he turned toward me
⇔ and heard my cry for help.

LSV TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. I have diligently expected YHWH,
And He inclines to me, and hears my cry,

FBV For the music director. A psalm of David.
⇔ I waited for the Lord patiently, and he turned to me—he heard my cry for help.

T4T I waited patiently for Yahweh to help me,
⇔ and he listened to me [DOU] when I called out to him.

LEB • I waited patiently for Yahweh, And he inclined to me
• and heard my cry for help.

BBE To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm.
⇔ When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry.

Moff From the Choirmaster’s collection. A song of David.
⇔ As I waited patiently for the Eternal,
⇔ he turned and listened to my cry;

JPS (40-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (40-2) I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

ASV For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
⇔ I waited patiently for Jehovah;
⇔ And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

DRA Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.

YLT To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. I have diligently expected Jehovah, And He inclineth to me, and heareth my cry,

Drby To the chief Musician. Of David. A Psalm.
⇔ I waited patiently for Jehovah; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

RV For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
⇔ I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

Wbstr To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined to me, and heard my cry.

KJB-1769 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
⇔ I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.[fn]

40.1 I waited…: Heb. In waiting I waited

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]To the chiefe Musician, A Psalme of Dauid. ¶ I waited patiently for the LORD, and he inclined vnto me, and heard my crie.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

40:1 Heb. in waiting I waited.

Bshps To the chiefe musition, a psalme of Dauid. I wayted patiently vpon God, and he enclined vnto me his eare: and heard my crying.
(To the chief musician, a psalm of David. I waited patiently upon God, and he enclined unto me his ear: and heard my crying.)

Gnva To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. I Waited paciently for the Lord, and he inclined vnto me, and heard my cry.
(To him that excelleth. A Psalm of David. I Waited patiently for the Lord, and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. )

Cvdl I wayted paciently for the LORDE, which enclyned himself vnto me, and herde my callinge.
(I waited patiently for the LORD, which inclined himself unto me, and heard my callinge.)

Wycl The title of the fourtithe salm. For victorie, the song of Dauid.
(The title of the fortythe psalm. For victory, the song of David.)

Luth Ein Psalm Davids, vorzusingen.
(A Psalm Davids, to_sing_to.)

ClVg In finem. Psalmus ipsi David.[fn]
(In finem. Psalmus ipsi David. )

40.1 In finem. HIER. Intellectus filiis Core, ut quamvis pauper et passus, etc., usque ad Apostolo dicente: Mihi autem, etc

40.1 In finem. HIER. Intellectus childrens Core, as quamvis pauper and passus, etc., until to Apostolo dicente: Mihi however, etc

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

General Information:

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director of,David song )

General Information:

Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)

For the chief musician

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director of,David song )

Alternate translation: “This is for the director of music to use in worship.”

I waited patiently for Yahweh

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director of,David song )

This means the writer was waiting for Yahweh to help him.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

he listened to me & heard my cry

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director of,David song )

These mean the same thing, and can be combined into one statement. Alternate translation: “he listened to me when I called out to him”

Parallel PSA 40:1

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