PSA 61:6 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Πλὴν τῷ Θεῷ ὑποτάγηθι, ἡ ψυχή μου, ὅτι παρʼ αὐτοῦ ἡ ὑπομονή μου.
(Plaʸn tōi Theōi hupotagaʸthi, haʸ psuⱪaʸ mou, hoti parʼ autou haʸ hupomonaʸ mou. )

BrTr Nevertheless do thou, my soul, be subjected to God; for of him is my patient hope.

ULT You will prolong the king’s life;
⇔ his years will be like many generations.

UST I am the king of Israel;
⇔ please allow me to live and rule for many years,
⇔ and allow my descendants to rule also.

BSB ⇔ Increase the days of the king’s life;
⇔ may his years span many generations.

OEB Add many days to the life of the king;
⇔ may his years endure throughout all generations.

WEBBE You will prolong the king’s life.
⇔ His years will be for generations.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Give the king long life!
⇔ Make his lifetime span several generations!

LSV You add days to the days of the king,
His years as generation and generation.

FBV Please give the king many extra years; may his reign last through generations.

T4T ⇔ I am the king of Israel;
⇔ please allow me to live and rule for many years,
⇔ and allow my descendants to rule also.

LEB • his years like those of[fn]

61:? Literally “a generation and a generation”

BBE You will give the king long life; and make his years go on through the generations.

Moff Add many a day to the life of the king,
⇔ till his years are age on age.

JPS (61-7) Mayest Thou add days unto the king's days! May his years be as many generations!

ASV Thou wilt prolong the king’s life;
⇔ His years shall be as many generations.

DRA But be thou, O my soul, subject to God: for from him is my patience.

YLT Days to the days of the king Thou addest, His years as generation and generation.

Drby Thou wilt add days to the days of the king: his years shall be as many generations.

RV Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: his years shall be as many generations.

Wbstr Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.

KJB-1769 Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.[fn][fn]
(Thou/you wilt/will prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations. )

61.6 Thou…: Heb. Thou shalt add days to the days of the king

61.6 as…: Heb. as generation and generation

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Thou wilt prolong the kings life: and his yeeres as many generations.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

61:6 Hebr. thou shalt adde dayes to the dayes of the King.

61:6 Heb. as generation and generation.

Bshps Thou wilt adde dayes vnto the kings dayes: and his yeres shalbe a generation and a generation.
(Thou/you wilt/will add days unto the kings days: and his years shall be a generation and a generation.)

Gnva Thou shalt giue the King a long life: his yeeres shalbe as many ages.
(Thou/you shalt give the King a long life: his years shall be as many ages. )

Cvdl Thou shalt graunte the kynge a loge life, that his yeares maye endure thorow out all generacions.
(Thou/you shalt grant the king a loge life, that his years may endure throughout all generations.)

Wycl Netheles, my soule, be thou suget to God; for my pacience is of hym.
(Netheles, my soul, be thou/you subject to God; for my patience is of him.)

Luth Denn du, GOtt, hörest meine Gelübde; du belohnest die wohl, die deinen Namen fürchten.
(Because you, God, listenst my Gelübde; you belohnest the wohl, the deinen name(s) fear.)

ClVg Verumtamen Deo subjecta esto, anima mea, quoniam ab ipso patientia mea:[fn]
(Verumtamen Deo subyecta esto, anima my, quoniam away ipso patientia mea: )

61.6 Verumtamen Deo, etc. CASS. Diapsalma. Item se, id est, animam suam subjici hortatur, et admonet reliquos. Subjecta est anima mea. Hæc petitio menti nostræ robur infigit.

61.6 Verumtamen Deo, etc. CASS. Diapsalma. Item se, id it_is, animam his_own subyici hortatur, and admonet reliquos. Subyecta it_is anima my. This petitio menti nostræ robur infigit.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

You will prolong & many generations

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when you(ms) ʼElohīm you(ms)_paid_attention to,vows_of,my given heritage_of fear_of name_of,your )

These two clauses have similar meanings. The idea is repeated for emphasis.

You will prolong the king’s life

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when you(ms) ʼElohīm you(ms)_paid_attention to,vows_of,my given heritage_of fear_of name_of,your )

Alternate translation: “You will extend the king’s life” or “You will cause the king’s life to last a long time”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

his years will be like many generations

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when you(ms) ʼElohīm you(ms)_paid_attention to,vows_of,my given heritage_of fear_of name_of,your )

Here “years” refers to how long the king will live. Alternate translation: “he will live for many generations”

Parallel PSA 61:6