PSA 56:1 Parallel Verse View

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Original PSA 56:2: 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 55:2) Ἐλεήσον με ὁ Θεὸς, ὅτι κατεπάτησέ με ἄνθρωπος, ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν πολεμῶν ἔθλιψέ με.
(Eleaʸson me ho Theos, hoti katepataʸse me anthrōpos, holaʸn taʸn haʸmeran polemōn ethlipse me.)

BrTr (PSA 55:2) Have mercy upon me, O God; for man has trodden me down; all the day long he warring has afflicted me.

ULT Be gracious to me, God, for man tramples me!
⇔ All of the day, fighting, he oppresses me.

UST O God, men are attacking me, so please help me!
⇔ They keep fighting me and making me suffer.

BSB & MSB Be merciful to me, O God,
⇔ for men are hounding me;
⇔ all day they press their attack.

OEB O God, be gracious to me,
⇔ for people trample upon me,
⇔ all the day righting and pressing me.

WEBBE & WMBB Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up.
⇔ All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.

NET Have mercy on me, O God, for men are attacking me!
⇔ All day long hostile enemies are tormenting me.

LSV TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “A SILENT DOVE FAR OFF.” A MIKTAM OF DAVID, IN THE PHILISTINES’ TAKING HOLD OF HIM IN GATH. Favor me, O God, for man swallowed me up,
All the day fighting he oppresses me,

FBV God, please be gracious to me, for people are persecuting me; my attackers fight against me all day long.

T4T God, be merciful to me because men have harassed me;
⇔ all day my enemies pursue me.

LEB •
• Of David. A miktam.
• When the Philistines seized him in Gath.[fn]
• Be gracious to me, O God, because humankind has trampled me;
• fighting all the day he oppresses me.

56:? The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one

BBE Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.

Moff Have pity upon me, O God;
⇔ for men trample me down,

JPS (PSA 56:2) (56-3) They that lie in wait for me would swallow me up all the day; for they are many that fight against me, O Most High,

ASV Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up:
⇔ All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.

DRA (PSA 55:2) Have mercy on me, O God, for man hath trodden me under foot; all the day long he hath afflicted me fighting against me.

YLT To the Overseer. — 'On the Dumb Dove far off.' — A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,

Drby Be gracious unto me, O [fn]God; for man would swallow me up: all the day long fighting he oppresseth me.

56.1 Elohim

RV Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: all the day long he fighting oppresseth me.
(Be merciful unto me, Oh God; for man would swallow me up: all the day long he fighting oppresseth me.)

SLT To the overseer for the silent dove of those far off: to David, a poem in the rovers taking him in Gath. Compassionate me, O God, for man panted after me; warring all the day, he will press me.

Wbstr To the chief Musician upon Jonathelem-rechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

KJB-1769 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.[fn]
(Be merciful unto me, Oh God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.)

56.1 Michtam…: or, A golden Psalm of David

KJB-1611 ¶ Be mercifull vnto mee, O God, for man would swallow me vp: he fighting daily, oppresseth me.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps To the chiefe musition as concerning the dumbe doue in a farre countrey, the golden psalme of Dauid, when the Philistines toke him in Geth. Be mercifull vnto me O Lorde: for man goeth about to deuour me, he dayly fyghtyng, oppresseth me.
(To the chief musician as concerning the dumb dove in a far country, the golden psalm of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me Oh Lord: for man goeth/goes about to devour me, he daily fighting, oppresseth me.)

Gnva To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David on Michtam, concerning the dumme doue in a farre countrey, when the Philistims tooke him in Gath. Be mercifull vnto me, O God, for man would swallow me vp: he fighteth continually and vexeth me.
(To him that excelleth. A Psalm of David on Michtam, concerning the dumb dove in a far country, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, Oh God, for man would swallow me up: he fighteth/fights continually and vexeth me.)

Cvdl Be mercifull vnto me (o God) for men wil treade me downe: they are daylie fightinge & troublinge me.
(Be merciful unto me (o God) for men will tread me down: they are daily fighting and troubling me.)

Wycl (PSA 55:2) God, haue thou merci on me, for a man hath defoulid me; al dai he impugnyde, and troublide me.
(God, have thou/you mercy on me, for a man hath/has defiled me; all day he impugned/doubted/disputed, and troubled me.)

Luth (PSA 56:2) GOtt, sei mir gnädig, denn Menschen wollen mich versenken; täglich streiten sie und ängsten mich.
(God, be to_me gracious, because/than people want me sink; daily argue/battle they/she/them and fears(v) me.)

ClVg (PSA 55:2) [Miserere mei, Deus, quoniam conculcavit me homo; tota die impugnans, tribulavit me.[fn]
([Have_mercy my/mine, God, since/because trampled me man; the_whole day attacking, troubled me.)

55.2 Miserere mei, Deus. CASS. Orat Ecclesia, summatim tangens tribulationes, in quibus per spem Dei finit se non timere, id est, in fine primæ partis dicit se non timere. Impugnans tribulavit me, etc. AUG. Homo visibiliter: diabolus invisibiliter, unde periculosior est tribulatio.

55.2 Have_mercy my/mine, God. CASS. Prays Assembly/Church, briefly/in_summary touching tribulations, in/into/on to_whom through hope(n) of_God ends himself not/no to_be_afraid, that it_is, in/into/on fine first part he_says himself not/no to_be_afraid. Attacking troubled me, etc. AUG. Man visibly: the_devil invisibly, from_where/who more_dangerous it_is tribulation.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

חָנֵּ֣⁠נִי אֱ֭לֹהִים כִּֽי־שְׁאָפַ֣⁠נִי אֱנ֑וֹשׁ