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Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
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 Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ὑπὲρ Ἰδιθοὺν ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ.
( Eis to telos, huper Idithoun psalmos tōi Dawid. )

ULT For the chief musician; on a stringed instrument. A psalm of David.
⇔ Hear my cry, God;
⇔ attend to my prayer.

UST A psalm written by David for the choir director, to be accompanied by musical instruments.
⇔ God, listen to me
⇔ and answer my prayer.

BSB For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. Of David.
⇔ Hear my cry, O God;
⇔ attend to my prayer.

OEB For the leader. On stringed instruments. Of David.
⇔ Hear my cry, O God,
⇔ be attentive to my prayer.

WEBBE For the Chief Musician. For a stringed instrument. By David.
⇔ Hear my cry, God.
⇔ Listen to my prayer.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For the music director; to be played on a stringed instrument; written by David.
⇔ O God, hear my cry for help!
⇔ Pay attention to my prayer!

LSV TO THE OVERSEER. ON STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. BY DAVID. Hear, O God, my loud cry, attend to my prayer.

FBV For the music director. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.
⇔ God, please hear my cry for help; please listen to my prayer.

T4T God, listen to me,
⇔ and answer my prayer [DOU]!

LEB • Hear, O God, my cry; attend to my prayer.

BBE To the chief music-maker. On a corded instrument. Of David.
⇔ Let my cry come to you, O God; let your ears be open to my prayer.

Moff From the Choirmaster’s collection. For strings. A song of David.
⇔ Hear my cry, O God,
⇔ and heed my prayer;

JPS (61-1) For the Leader; with string-music. A Psalm of David. (61-2) Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

ASV For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.
⇔ Hear my cry, O God;
⇔ Attend unto my prayer.

DRA Unto the end, for Idithun, a psalm of David.

YLT To the Overseer, on stringed instruments. — By David. Hear, O God, my loud cry, attend to my prayer.

Drby To the chief Musician. On a stringed instrument. [A Psalm] of David.
⇔ Hear, O [fn]God, my cry; attend unto my prayer.

61.1 Elohim

RV For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.
⇔ Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

Wbstr To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.

KJB-1769 To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David.
⇔ Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

KJB-1611 ¶ To the chiefe Musician vpon Neginah. A Psalme of Dauid. ¶ Heare my cry, O God, attend vnto my prayer.
(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 vpon Neginoth of Dauid. Heare my crying O Lorde: geue eare vnto my prayer.
(To the chief musician upon Neginoth of David. Hear my crying O Lord: give ear unto my prayer.)

Gnva To him that excelleth on Neginoth. A Psalme of David. Heare my cry, O God: giue eare vnto my prayer.
(To him that excelleth on Neginoth. A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God: give ear unto my prayer. )

Cvdl Heare my crienge (o God) geue hede vnto my prayer.
(Hear my crienge (o God) give heed unto my prayer.)

Wycl The titil of the oon and sixtithe salm. To the victorie on Iditum, the salm of Dauid.
(The title of the one and sixtieth psalm. To the victory on Iditum, the psalm of David.)

Luth Ein Psalm Davids, vorzusingen auf einem Saitenspiel.
(A Psalm Davids, to_sing_to on/in/to one Saitenspiel.)

ClVg In finem, pro Idithun. Psalmus David.[fn]
(In finem, for Idithun. Psalmus David. )

61.1 In finem pro Idithun. AUG. Transiliens, videns tot occurrentia, Deo se subdit, qui altior eo; et inferioribus se, quasi de alto respondet increpando. Transiliens, invidis respondet, volentibus decipere.

61.1 In finem for Idithun. AUG. Transiliens, videns tot occurrentia, Deo se subdit, who altior eo; and inferioribus se, as_if about alto respondet increpando. Transiliens, invidis respondet, volentibus decipere.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

General Information:

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director on/upon stringed_instruments_of of,David )

General Information:

This is a song about God’s faithfulness. Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)

For the chief musician

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director on/upon stringed_instruments_of of,David )

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

on a stringed instrument

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director on/upon stringed_instruments_of of,David )

Alternate translation: “people should play a stringed instrument with this song”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

Hear my cry, God; attend to my prayer

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director on/upon stringed_instruments_of of,David )

These clauses have a similar meaning. Alternate translation: “God, listen to me and answer my prayer”

Parallel PSA 61:1

General Information: