PSA 51:7 Parallel Verse View

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Original PSA 51:9: 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 50:9) Ῥαντιεῖς με ὑσσώπῳ καὶ καθαρισθήσομαι, πλυνεῖς με καὶ ὑπὲρ χιόνα λευκανθήσομαι.
(Ɽantieis me hussōpōi kai katharisthaʸsomai, pluneis me kai huper ⱪiona leukanthaʸsomai.)

BrTr (PSA 50:9) Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be purified: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.

ULT May you purify me with hyssop, that I may be clean.
⇔ May you wash me, that I may be whiter than snow.

UST Make me acceptable to you again,
⇔ as if you were using hyssop to sprinkle water on me to purify me.
⇔ Remove my sin as if it were dirt that you were washing off me.
⇔ Then I will be completely pure, like snow that has just fallen.

BSB & MSB Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
⇔ wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

OEB ⇔ Purge me clean with hyssop,
⇔ wash me whiter than snow.

WEBBE & WMBB Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean.
⇔ Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

NET Sprinkle me with water and I will be pure;
⇔ wash me and I will be whiter than snow.

LSV You cleanse me with hyssop and I am clean,
Wash me, and I am whiter than snow.

FBV Purify me with hyssop[fn] so I can be clean; wash me so I can be whiter than snow.

51:7 A plant used for cleansing, but this is not a useful image for most today.

T4T ⇔ Purify me from the guilt of my sins, and after that happens, I will be clean in my inner being;
⇔ cleanse me, and then in my inner being I will be ◄whiter than snow/very clean►.

LEB • Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean.
• Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

BBE Make me free from sin with hyssop: let me be washed whiter than snow.

Moff Purge me clean with marjoram,
⇔ wash me whiter than snow;

JPS (PSA 51:9) (51-11) Hide Thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

ASV Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:
⇔ Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

DRA (PSA 50:9) Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.

YLT Thou cleansest me with hyssop and I am clean, Washest me, and than snow I am whiter.

Drby Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

RV Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

SLT Thou wilt purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: thou wilt wash me and I shall be white above snow.

Wbstr Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

KJB-1769 ⇔ Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

KJB-1611 Purge me with hyssope, and I shalbe cleane: wash me, and I shall be whiter then snow.
(Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter then snow.)

Bshps Purge thou me with hyssop and I shalbe cleane: washe thou me, and I shalbe whyter then snowe.
(Purge thou/you me with hyssop and I shall be clean: wash thou/you me, and I shall be whiter then snow.)

Gnva Purge me with hyssope, and I shalbe cleane: wash me, and I shalbe whiter then snowe.
(Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter then snow.)

Cvdl O reconcile me with Isope, and I shal be clene: wash thou me, and I shalbe whyter then snowe.
(Oh reconcile me with Hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash thou/you me, and I shall be whiter then snow.)

Wycl (PSA 50:9) Lord, sprenge thou me with ysope, and Y schal be clensid; waische thou me, and Y schal be maad whijt more than snow.
(Lord, sprinkle thou/you me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed; wash thou/you me, and I shall be made white more than snow.)

Luth (PSA 51:9) Entsündige mich mit Ysopen, daß ich rein werde; wasche mich, daß ich schneeweiß werde.
(Absolve me with hyssops, that I pure become; wash me, that I snow_white become.)

ClVg (PSA 50:9) Asperges me hyssopo, et mundabor; lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor.[fn]
(You_will_sprinkle me hyssop, and I_will_be_cleaned; you_will_wash me, and over snow I_will_be_whitewashed.)

50.9 Asperges me. CASS. Secunda est confidentia misericordiæ Dei, quæ multum est utilis: ne subrepat desperatio, quæ omnibus peccatis gravior est. Hyssopo. Ibid. Immolato sanguine intincta, super corpus leprosi aspergebatur, significans sanguine Christi maculas peccatorum abluendas. AUG. Hyssopus herba humilis, etc., usque ad in quibus est inflatio, sic humilitas superbiam. Super nivem. Ibid. Incomparabiliter: unde et in monte vestis Christi fulsit sicut nix.

50.9 You_will_sprinkle me. CASS. Second it_is confidence of_mercy of_God, which a_lot it_is useful: not may_creep despair/desperation, which to_all sins heavier it_is. Hyssop. There. Sacrifice blood dipped, over body lepers was_sprinkled, significant blood of_Christ blemish/stains of_sins/sinners to_be_washed. AUG. Hyssop grass humble, etc., until to in/into/on to_whom it_is inflation, so humility pride. Above/Over snow. There. Incomparably: from_where/who and in/into/on mountain clothing of_Christ supported like snow.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תְּחַטְּאֵ֣⁠נִי בְ⁠אֵז֣וֹב וְ⁠אֶטְהָ֑ר

(Some words not found in UHB: you,will_cleanse_me_from_sin with,hyssop so,that_I_may_be_pure you,will_wash_me and,more,than_snow whiter )

David is speaking as if he wanted God to perform the ceremony that the law of Moses describes in [Numbers 19:18](../num/19/18.md), in which a ceremonially clean person would dip a hyssop branch in water and sprinkle water with it to purify a person or place that had become ritually unclean. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. The UST models one way to do that.

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

בְ⁠אֵז֣וֹב

with,hyssop

The term hyssop describes a leafy plant, an herb that was common in Israel. Its large and numerous leaves made it ideal for use in sprinkling, especially in ceremonial contexts. If your language does not have a word for this plant, consider using a general expression. Alternate translation: [with leafy branches]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תְּ֝כַבְּסֵ֗⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: you,will_cleanse_me_from_sin with,hyssop so,that_I_may_be_pure you,will_wash_me and,more,than_snow whiter )

As in verse 2, David is speaking of his sin as if it were dirt that God could wash off of him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar image in verse 2. Alternate translation: [May you take away my sin]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠מִ⁠שֶּׁ֥לֶג אַלְבִּֽין

(Some words not found in UHB: you,will_cleanse_me_from_sin with,hyssop so,that_I_may_be_pure you,will_wash_me and,more,than_snow whiter )

David is speaking as if he would become bright white in color if God were to wash him. He is using the uniform whiteness of newly fallen snow to represent complete purity. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [that I may be purer than snow]

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