PSA 40:12 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) More troubles surround me than I can even count.
⇔ My disobedience has caught up with me so that I’m no longer able to see anything else.
⇔ They’re more than the hairs on my head, and my heart fails 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).

BrLXX Ἐν τούτῳ ἔγνων, ὅτι τεθέληκάς με ὅτι οὐ μὴ ἐπιχαρῇ ὁ ἐχθρός μου ἐπʼ ἐμέ.
(En toutōi egnōn, hoti tethelaʸkas me hoti ou maʸ epiⱪaraʸ ho eⱪthros mou epʼ eme.)

BrTr By this I know that thou hast delighted in me, because mine enemy shall not rejoice over me.

ULT Troubles that cannot be numbered surround me;
⇔ my iniquities have caught up with me so that I am no longer able to see anything;
⇔ they are more than the hairs on my head,
⇔ and my heart has failed me.

UST I assure myself of this because so many bad things are happening to me that it seems that I cannot even count them.
⇔ the wrong things that I have done are now affecting me badly,
⇔ and I cannot see a way to fix them.
⇔ It seems that they are more numerous than the hairs on my head,
⇔ and I am very discouraged.

BSB For evils without number surround me;
⇔ my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see.
⇔ They are more than the hairs of my head,
⇔ and my heart has failed within me.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB ⇔ For evils that cannot be numbered
⇔ have compassed me round.
⇔ My transgressions have followed me up –
⇔ I can bear it no more.
⇔ They are more than the hairs of my head,
⇔ and my heart has forsaken me.

WEBBE For innumerable evils have surrounded me.
⇔ My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up.
⇔ They are more than the hairs of my head.
⇔ My heart has failed me.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For innumerable dangers surround me.
⇔ My sins overtake me
⇔ so I am unable to see;
⇔ they outnumber the hairs of my head
⇔ so my strength fails me.

LSV For innumerable evils have surrounded me,
My iniquities have overtaken me,
And I have not been able to see; They have been more than the hairs of my head,
And my heart has forsaken me.

FBV For I'm experiencing so many problems—I can't even count them! My sins have piled up so high I can't see over them. They're more than the number of hairs on my head! I feel like giving up![fn]

40:12 Literally, “my heart fails me.”

T4T I have many troubles; so many that I cannot count them.
⇔ My sins are like a flood that has covered me [PRS, MET];
⇔ they are so many that I cannot find my way.
⇔ The sins that I have committed are more than the hairs on my head.
⇔ I am very discouraged.

LEB • For evils without number have encompassed me.
• My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see.
• They are more than the hairs of my head,
• and my heart fails me.

BBE For unnumbered evils are round about me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I am bent down with their weight; they are more than the hairs of my head, my strength is gone because of them.

Moff ⇔ [[For numberless evils surround me;
⇔ my transgressions have overtaken me,
⇔ till I know not where to turn;
⇔ more trials have I than hairs upon my head—
⇔ my courage fails me.

JPS (40-13) For innumerable evils have compassed me about, mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed me.

ASV For innumerable evils have compassed me about;
⇔ Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up;
⇔ They are more than the hairs of my head;
⇔ And my heart hath failed me.

DRA By this I know, that thou hast had a good will for me: because my enemy shall not rejoice over me.

YLT For compassed me have evils innumerable, Overtaken me have mine iniquities, And I have not been able to see; They have been more than the hairs of my head, And my heart hath forsaken me.

Drby For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head: and my heart hath failed me.

RV For innumerable evils have compassed me about, mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head, and my heart hath failed me.
(For innumerable evils have compassed/surrounded me about, mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head, and my heart hath/has failed me.)

SLT For evils even not being numbered encompassed about me: mine iniquities overtook me, and I was not able to see; they were numerous above the hairs of my head, and my heart forsook me.

Wbstr For innumerable evils have encompassed me: my iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of my head: therefore my heart faileth me.

KJB-1769 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.[fn]
(For innumerable evils have compassed/surrounded me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth/fails me.)

40.12 faileth: Heb. forsaketh

KJB-1611 [fn]For innumerable euils haue compassed me about, mine iniquities haue taken hold vpon me, so that I am not able to looke vp: they are moe then the haires of mine head, therefore my heart faileth me.
(For innumerable evils have compassed/surrounded me about, mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up: they are more then the hairs of mine head, therefore my heart faileth/fails me.)

40:12 Heb. forsaketh.

Bshps For innumerable troubles are come about me, my sinnes haue taken such holde vpon me that I am not able to loke vp: yea they are mo in number then the heeres of my head, & my heart hath fayled me.
(For innumerable troubles are come about me, my sins have taken such hold upon me that I am not able to look up: yea they are more in number then the hairs of my head, and my heart hath/has failed me.)

Gnva For innumerable troubles haue compassed mee: my sinnes haue taken such holde vpon me, that I am not able to looke vp: yea, they are moe in nomber then the heares of mine head: therefore mine heart hath failed me.
(For innumerable troubles have compassed/surrounded me: my sins have taken such hold upon me, that I am not able to look up: yea, they are more in number then the heares of mine head: therefore mine heart hath/has failed me.)

Cvdl For innumerable troubles are come aboute me: my synnes haue taken soch holde vpon me, that I am not able to loke vp: yee they are mo in nombre then the hayres of my heade, and my hert hath fayled me.
(For innumerable troubles are come about me: my sins have taken such hold upon me, that I am not able to look up: ye/you_all they are more in number then the hairs of my head, and my heart hath/has failed me.)

Wycl In this thing Y knew, that thou woldist me; for myn enemye schal not haue ioye on me.
(In this thing I knew, that thou/you would me; for mine enemy shall not have joy on me.)

Luth Du aber, HErr, wollest deine Barmherzigkeit von mir nicht wenden; laß deine Güte und Treue allewege mich behüten!
(You(sg) but, LORD, want your compassion from to_me not turn_around; let your goodness and loyalty/faithfulness all_the_way me protect/guard!)

ClVg In hoc cognovi quoniam voluisti me, quoniam non gaudebit inimicus meus super me.
(In this I_knew since/because voluisti me, since/because not/no will_rejoice the_enemy mine over me.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

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