PSA 61:6 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (PSA 60:7) Ἡμέρας ἐφʼ ἡμέρας βασιλέως προσθήσεις, τὰ ἔτη αὐτοῦ ἕως ἡμέρας γενεᾶς καὶ γενεᾶς.
(Haʸmeras efʼ haʸmeras basileōs prosthaʸseis, ta etaʸ autou heōs haʸmeras geneas kai geneas.)

BrTr (PSA 60:7) Thou shalt add days to the days of the king; thou shalt lengthen his years to all generations.

ULT Days upon days of the king, may you add, to his years,
⇔ as generation and generation.

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

BSB & MSB 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 & WMBB You will prolong the king’s life.
⇔ His years will be for generations.

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 • You will add days to the days of the king,
• his years like those of many generations .[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 (PSA 61:7) (61-8) May he be enthroned before God for ever! Appoint mercy and truth, that they may preserve him.

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

DRA (PSA 60:7) Thou wilt add days to the days of the king: his years even to generation and generation.

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.
(Thou/You wilt/will prolong the king’s life: his years shall be as many generations.)

SLT Thou wilt add days to the days of the king: his years as generation and generation.

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]Thou wilt prolong the kings life: and his yeeres [fn]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/shall 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/shall grant the king a long life, that his years may endure throughout all generations.)

Wycl (PSA 60:7) Thou schalt adde daies on the daies of the king; hise yeeris til in to the dai of generacioun and of generacioun.
(Thou/You shalt/shall add days on the days of the king; his years till in to the day of generation and of generation.)

Luth (PSA 61:7) Du gibst einem Könige langes Leben, daß seine Jahre währen immer für und für,
(You(sg) give on king(s) long life, that his years last(v) always for/in_favour_of and for/in_favour_of,)

ClVg (PSA 60:7) Dies super dies regis adjicies; annos ejus usque in diem generationis et generationis.[fn]
(The_day over days king you_will_add; years his/her until in/into/on day generation and generation.)

60.7 Dies super dies. AUG. Quidquid vis dicis de æternitate, etc., usque ad sed regnent cum illo sancti in æternum. Vel dabis hæreditatem. CASS. Hanc scilicet, quia super dies, Christi, etc., usque ad quia rex ille permanet in æternum, sic et illi. Misericordiam et veritatem. AUG. Misericordia est, quia non meritis, sed bonitate peccata dimittit, et vitam promittit. Veritas, quia non fallit, sed reddit quod promisit. Misericordiam sequi debemus circa infirmos et circa inimicos. Veritatem, non peccando, ut sit justus. CASS. Misericordiam et veritatem. Est hic conclusio psalmi, etc., usque ad: quis requiret ei? AUG. Ut non quærat aliquis discere hæc in libris, et post sibi vivat, non illi.

60.7 The_day over days. AUG. Whatever you_want you_say from/about eternity, etc., until to but they_may_reign when/with that/there holy in/into/on eternal. Or you(sg)_will_give inheritance. CASS. This namely, because over days, Christi, etc., until to because king he/that_one continues in/into/on eternal, so and them. Mercy and the_truth. AUG. Mercy it_is, because not/no merits, but goodness sins dismisses, and life promises. The_truth, because not/no deceives, but returns that promised. Mercy to_follow we_must around/about sick and around/about enemies. The_truth, not/no by_sinning, as be just. CASS. Mercy and the_truth. It_is this/here conclusion psalms/songs, etc., until to: who/any will_require to_him? AUG. As not/no seek someone to_learn these_things in/into/on books, and after to_himself he_lives, not/no them.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יָמִ֣ים עַל־יְמֵי

days on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in days_of

The psalmist is using Days upon days as a common expression of the culture to mean “many days.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [May you add many days to the king’s lifetime]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

מֶ֣לֶךְ

king

The phrase the king refers to David himself, who is speaking of himself in the third person. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [me, the king]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

תּוֹסִ֑יף שְׁ֝נוֹתָ֗י⁠ו

prolong (Some words not found in UHB: days on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in days_of king prolong years_of,his to generation and,a_generation )

The pronoun you refers to God, while the pronoun his refers to the king. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [may you, God, add to the king’s years]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שְׁ֝נוֹתָ֗י⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: days on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in days_of king prolong years_of,his to generation and,a_generation )

Here, his years represents “his lifetime.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [to his lifetime]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּמוֹ־דֹ֥ר וָ⁠דֹֽר

(Some words not found in UHB: days on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in days_of king prolong years_of,his to generation and,a_generation )

The point of this comparison is that just as generation and generation spans a very long time, so should the king’s years be extended. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [as if he would live for many generations]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

דֹ֥ר וָ⁠דֹֽר

generation and,a_generation

David is using to generation and generation as a common expression of his culture to mean “throughout all generations” or “forever.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [throughout all generations]

Parallel PSA 61:6