PSA 55:4 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) My stomach has gone into a knot,
⇔ ≈ and thoughts of death terrify 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 Φοβηθήσονται, ἐγὼ δὲ ἐλπιῶ ἐπὶ σοί.
(Fobaʸthaʸsontai, egō de elpiō epi soi.)

ULT My heart trembles within me,
⇔ and the terrors of death have fallen on me.

UST My heart is pounding inside me because I am so upset.
⇔ I strongly feel many fears because I know that my enemies are trying to kill me.

BSB My heart pounds within me,
⇔ and the terrors of death assail me.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB My heart shudders within me,
⇔ terrors of deaths press on me,

WEBBE My heart is severely pained within me.
⇔ The terrors of death have fallen on me.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET My heart beats violently within me;
⇔ the horrors of death overcome me.

LSV My heart is pained within me,
And terrors of death have fallen on me.

FBV My heart thumps in agony! Terrified, I feel I'm about to die!

T4T ⇔ I am terrified,
⇔ and I am very much afraid that I will die.

LEB • My heart trembles within me,
• and deathly terrors fall on me.

BBE My heart is deeply wounded, and the fear of death has come on me.

Moff My heart is throbbing in my breast,
⇔ and anguish overpowers me,

JPS (55-5) My heart doth writhe within me; and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

ASV My heart is sore pained within me:
⇔ And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

DRA From the height of the day I shall fear: but I will trust in thee.

YLT My heart is pained within me, And terrors of death have fallen on me.

Drby My heart is writhing within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

RV My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

SLT My heart will be pained within me, and the terrors of death fell upon me.

Wbstr My heart is severely pained within me: and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

KJB-1769 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

KJB-1611 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrours of death are fallen vpon me.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps My heart trembleth within me: and the feare of death is fallen vpon me.
(My heart trembleth/trembles within me: and the fear of death is fallen upon me.)

Gnva Mine heart trembleth within mee, and the terrours of death are fallen vpon me.
(Mine heart trembleth/trembles within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.)

Cvdl Fearfullnesse and tremblinge are come vpon me, and an horrible drede hath ouerwhelmed me.
(Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and an horrible dread hath/has overwhelmed me.)

Wycl Of the hiynesse of dai Y schal drede; but God Y schal hope in thee.
(Of the highness of day I shall dread; but God I shall hope in thee/you.)

Luth daß der Feind so schreiet, und der GOttlose dränget; denn sie wollen mir einen Tück beweisen und sind mir heftig gram.
(that the/of_the enemy so screams/cries_out, and the/of_the godless_(ones) urges; because/than they/she/them want to_me a Tück prove and are to_me violent gram.)

ClVg Ab altitudine diei timebo: ego vero in te sperabo.[fn]
(From height of_the_day I_will_be_afraid: I indeed/however in/into/on you(sg) I_will_hope.)

55.4 Ab altitudine. CASS. Altitudo diei, mundus, ubi superbiæ tumor: ut gravior sit tribulatio, dicit se a superbis conculcari. AUG. Ab altitudine. Alia littera, etc., usque ad non ait: Non timebo, sed, sperabo in te. Diei Dies, Christus est, cujus duodecim horæ, duodecim sunt Apostoli: unde ipse ait: Nonne duodecim horæ sunt diei? Hujus diei altitudinem inimici non possunt attingere, unde in passione Christi: Tenebræ factæ sunt.

55.4 From height. CASS. Altitudo of_the_day, world, where pride tumor: as heavier be tribulation, he_says himself from proud conculcari. AUG. From height. Alia letter, etc., until to not/no he_said: Not/No I_will_be_afraid, but, I_will_hope in/into/on you(sg). Diei Dies, Christ/Messiah it_is, whose twelve horæ, twelve are Apostles: from_where/who exactly_that/himself he_said: Isn't_it twelve horæ are of_the_day? Huyus of_the_day height enemies not/no they_can to_reach, from_where/who in/into/on passionately Christi: Tenebræ done are.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לִ֭בִּ⁠י יָחִ֣יל בְּ⁠קִרְבִּ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: from,the_sound_of enemy from=face/in_front_of oppression_of wicked that/for/because/then/when bring_down on,me trouble and,in,anger they,are_hostile_towards_me )

This statement could have a figurative meaning or a literal meaning or both. If your language has a term such as “heart” that describes an internal organ and can also represent emotions, it would be appropriate to use it here in your translation. This could mean: (1) that David is using his heart to represent his emotions. Alternate translation: [I feel very distressed inside] or (2) that David is describing physical symptoms that he is experiencing. Alternate translation: [My heart is pounding inside me] or [My heart is racing fast]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠אֵימ֥וֹת מָ֝֗וֶת נָפְל֥וּ עָלָֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: from,the_sound_of enemy from=face/in_front_of oppression_of wicked that/for/because/then/when bring_down on,me trouble and,in,anger they,are_hostile_towards_me )

David is speaking as if the terrors of death were actually objects that could have fallen onto him. He means that he is feeling them immediately and forcefully, as if they had struck him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and I feel the terrors of death strikingly]

Note 3 topic: translate-plural

וְ⁠אֵימ֥וֹת מָ֝֗וֶת נָפְל֥וּ עָלָֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: from,the_sound_of enemy from=face/in_front_of oppression_of wicked that/for/because/then/when bring_down on,me trouble and,in,anger they,are_hostile_towards_me )

David may be using the plural form terrors: (1) to indicate that the prospect of dying is making him feel a combination of fears. Alternate translation: [I feel strikingly all the fears that the prospect of dying makes a person feel] or (2) to emphasize that the fear of death is a very great fear. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a singular form and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [I feel strikingly the great fear of death]

Parallel PSA 55:4