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OET (OET-RV) For the musical director: the song of Kura’s descendants.
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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 Ψαλμὸς τῷ Ἀσάφ.
¶ Θεὸς θεῶν Κύριος ἐλάλησε, καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὴν γῆν ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν ἡλίου μέχρι δυσμῶν.
( psalmos tōi Asaf.
¶ Theos theōn Kurios elalaʸse, kai ekalese taʸn gaʸn apo anatolōn haʸliou meⱪri dusmōn. )

BrTr A Psalm [fn]for Asaph.
¶ The God of gods, the Lord, has spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun to the going down thereof.

ULT For the chief musician. A psalm of the sons of Korah.
⇔ Hear this, all you peoples;
⇔ give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,

UST A psalm written by one of the descendants of Korah for the choir director.
⇔ You people of all people groups, listen!
⇔ You people all over the world,

BSB For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
⇔ Hear this, all you peoples;
⇔ listen, all inhabitants of the world,

OEB For the leader. Of the Korahites. A psalm.
⇔ Hear this, you peoples all;
⇔ attend, all you who live in the world

WEBBE For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.
⇔ Hear this, all you peoples.
⇔ Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For the music director, a psalm by the Korahites.
⇔ Listen to this, all you nations!
⇔ Pay attention, all you inhabitants of the world!

LSV TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. Hear this, all you peoples,
Give ear, all you inhabitants of the world.

FBV For the music director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.
⇔ Listen to this, everyone! Pay attention, people of the world—

T4T You people of all ethnic groups, listen!
⇔ You people all over the world,

LEB • Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,

BBE Alamoth. To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.
⇔ Give attention to this, all you peoples; let your ears be open, all you who are living in the world.

Moff For the choirmaster’s collection of Korahite songs.
⇔ Hear this, all ye nations,
⇔ listen, all ye inhabitants of the world,

JPS (49-1) For the Leader; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. (49-2) Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,

ASV For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
⇔ Hear this, all ye peoples;
⇔ Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,

DRA A psalm for Asaph. The God of gods, the Lord hath spoken: and he hath called the earth. From the rising of the sun, to the going down thereof:

YLT To the Overseer. — By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Hear this, all ye peoples, Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world.

Drby To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.
⇔ Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world:

RV For the Chief Musician; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.
⇔ Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

Wbstr To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

KJB-1769 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.
⇔ Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:[fn]
(To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.
⇔ Hear this, all ye/you_all people; give ear, all ye/you_all inhabitants of the world: )

49.1 for: or, of

KJB-1611 ¶ To the chiefe Musician, a Psalme for the sonnes of Korah. ¶ Heare this, all yee people, giue eare all yee inhabitants of the world:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps To the chiefe musition, a psalme of the children of Corach. Heare this all ye people: geue eare all ye that dwell in the worlde.
(To the chief musician, a psalm of the children of Corach. Hear this all ye/you_all people: give ear all ye/you_all that dwell in the world.)

Gnva To him that excelleth. A Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. Heare this, all ye people: giue eare, all ye that dwell in the world,
(To him that excelleth. A Psalm committed to the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye/you_all people: give ear, all ye/you_all that dwell in the world, )

Cvdl O heare this, all ye people: pondre it well, all ye that dwell vpo the earth.
(Oh hear this, all ye/you_all people: pondre it well, all ye/you_all that dwell upon the earth.)

Wycl The title of the nyne and fourtithe salm. The salm of Asaph. God, the Lord of goddis, spak; and clepide the erthe,
(The title of the nine and fortieth psalm. The psalm of Asaph. God, the Lord of gods, spak; and called the earth,)

Luth Ein Psalm der Kinder Korah, vorzusingen.
(A Psalm the/of_the children Korah, to_sing_to.)

ClVg Psalmus Asaph. [Deus deorum Dominus locutus est, et vocavit terram a solis ortu usque ad occasum.[fn]
(Psalm Asaph. [God deorum Master spoke it_is, and he_called the_earth/the_land from solis ortu until to occasum. )

49.1 Psalmus Asaph. HIER. Asaph, Latine congregatio; Græce, synagoga, quæ fidelis hic loquitur, quæ Christum exspectat, per quam magis confutantur increduli Judæi. CASS. Asaph, vocem Dei inducturus de mutatione sacrificiorum, prius agit de utroque adventu per primum invitans, per secundum terrens. Deus Deorum. CASS. Ne quis mediocriter de incarnatione æstimet, etc., usque ad nuncupative, ut falsi dii, Jupiter, Venus. Locutus est, et vocavit terram. AUG. Per se, per præcones. A solis ortu usque ad occasum. CASS. Quasi dicat, etc., usque ad: exibit de Sion lex, et Verbum Domini de Jerusalem.

49.1 Psalm Asaph. HIER. Asaph, Latine congregatio; Græce, synagoga, which faithful this loquitur, which Christum exspectat, through how magis confutantur increduli Yudæi. CASS. Asaph, voice of_God inducturus about mutatione sacrificiorum, first/before agit about both adventu through first invitans, through after/second terrens. God to_Godrum. CASS. Don't who/any mediocriter about incarnatione æstimet, etc., until to nuncupative, as falsi dii, Yupiter, Venus. Locutus it_is, and he_called the_earth/the_land. AUG. Per himself, through præcones. A solis ortu until to occasum. CASS. Quasi let_him_say, etc., until ad: exibit about Sion lex, and The_word/saying Master about Yerusalem.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

General Information:

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

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

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all you inhabitants

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

These two phrases are parallel. Together they strengthen the command for all people to listen.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

give ear

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

This idiomatic expression means to use one’s ears to listen. Alternate translation: “listen”

Parallel PSA 49:1

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