PSA 62:4 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (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 Ὅτι κρεῖσσον τὸ ἔλεός σου ὑπὲρ ζωὰς, τὰ χείλη μου ἐπαινέσουσί σε.
(Hoti kreisson to eleos sou huper zōas, ta ⱪeilaʸ mou epainesousi se. )

ULT They consult with him only to bring him down from his honorable position;
⇔ they love to tell lies;
⇔ they bless him with their mouths, but in their hearts they curse him. Selah

UST My enemies plan to remove me from my important position so that people no longer honor me.
⇔ They delight in telling lies.
⇔ They bless people by what they say,
⇔ but in their inner beings they curse those people.

BSB They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch;
⇔ they delight in lies;
⇔ with their mouths they bless,
⇔ but inwardly they curse.
⇔ Selah

OEB From his height
⇔ they are planning to topple him.
⇔ They take pleasure in falsehood; they bless with their mouth,
⇔ but inwardly they curse. Selah

WEBBE They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place.
⇔ They delight in lies.
⇔ They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET They spend all their time planning how to bring him down.
⇔ They love to use deceit;
⇔ they pronounce blessings with their mouths,
⇔ but inwardly they utter curses. (Selah)

LSV Only—from his excellence
They have consulted to drive away,
They enjoy a lie, they bless with their mouth,
And revile with their heart. Selah.

FBV They plan to throw me down from my high position; they love to tell lies. They say nice things to me, but inside they're cursing me. Selah.

T4T My enemies plan to remove me from my important position so that people no longer honor me.
⇔ They delight in telling lies.
⇔ They bless people by what they say [MTY],
⇔ but in their inner beings they curse those people.
⇔ (Think about that!)

LEB • They only[fn] plan to thrust him down from his high position; they are pleased with deception.
• With their mouths[fn] they bless,
• but inwardly[fn] they curse. Selah

62:? This word appears first in the Hebrew verse.

62:? Hebrew “his mouth”

62:? Literally “in the midst of them”

BBE Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah.)

Moff ⇔ They plan to push me from my place,
⇔ delighting in a crafty part;
⇔ blessings are on their lips,
⇔ and curses in their heart.

JPS (62-5) They only devise to thrust him down from his height, delighting in lies; they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah

ASV They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity;
⇔ They delight in lies;
⇔ They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. [Selah

DRA For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips shall praise.

YLT Only — from his excellency They have consulted to drive away, They enjoy a lie, with their mouth they bless, And with their heart revile. Selah.

Drby They only consult to thrust [him] down from his excellency; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but in their inward part they curse. Selah.

RV They only consult to thrust him down from his excellency; they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah

Wbstr They only consult to cast him down from his excellence: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

KJB-1769 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.[fn]

62.4 inwardly: Heb. in their inward parts

KJB-1611 [fn]They onely consult to cast him downe from his excellency, they delight in lies: they blesse with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

62:4 Hebr. in their inward parts.

Bshps They deuise only howe to thrust him from his promotion: they delight in a lye, they blesse with their mouth, and curse with their heart. Selah.
(They devise only how to thrust him from his promotion: they delight in a lie, they bless with their mouth, and curse with their heart. Selah.)

Gnva Yet they consult to cast him downe from his dignitie: their delight is in lies, they blesse with their mouthes, but curse with their hearts. Selah.
(Yet they consult to cast him down from his dignity: their delight is in lies, they bless with their mouths, but curse with their hearts. Selah. )

Cvdl Their deuyce is only how to put him out, their delyte is i lyes: they geue good wordes wt their mouth but curse wt their herte.
(Their deuyce is only how to put him out, their delight is 1 lies: they give good words with their mouth but curse with their heart.)

Wycl For thi merci is betere than lyues; my lippis schulen herie thee.
(For thy/your mercy is better than lives; my lips should praise thee/you.)

Luth Wie lange stellet ihr alle einem nach, daß ihr ihn erwürget, als eine hangende Wand und zerrissene Mauer?
(How long stellet you/their/her all one after, that you/their/her him/it strangled, as one hangende wall and zerrissene wall?)

ClVg Quoniam melior est misericordia tua super vitas, labia mea laudabunt te.[fn]
(Since melior it_is mercy your over vitas, labia my laudabunt you(sg). )

62.4 Super vitas. Ibid. Humanitatis, quæ multæ sunt, ut militis, agricolæ et cæterorum: melius est quod das correctis, quam quod eligunt perversi. Labia mea. Post beneficia Dei: laudem promittit. Laudabunt, ad proximum, de quo etiam sollicitor, quia nisi misericordia tua me præveniret, te laudare non possem, et sicut labiis, sic benedicant in vita. Vel sic, Quia super vitas.

62.4 Super vitas. Ibid. Humanitatis, which many are, as militis, agricolæ and cæterorum: melius it_is that das correctis, how that eligunt perversi. Labia my. After beneficia of_God: laudem promittit. Laudabunt, to proximum, about quo also sollicitor, because except mercy your me præveniret, you(sg) laudare not/no possem, and like labiis, so benedicant in vita. Vel so, Because over vitas.

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Trusting God in the Psalms

The Lord’s love leads people to trust in him (13:5; 17:7; 21:7; 32:10; 36:7; 52:8; 143:8). His name and reputation also encourage people’s trust (9:10; 20:7; 33:21). The godly reject idolatry and any commitment that detracts from their absolute trust in the Lord (31:6, 14; 44:6; 49:6-13; 52:7). Trust in the Lord is a form of wisdom that rejects folly and evil and pursues the Lord’s way (31:19; 37:3, 5; 115:11).

For the godly, every adversity in life is an occasion for growth in trust (9:9; 25:2; 46:1; 55:23; 57:1; 59:16; 62:8; 78:7). The godly are not afraid of life’s circumstances (56:3-4, 11; 112:7) but grow more confident in the midst of them (112:7; 125:1).

The Lord rescues, cares for, and rewards his people who trust in him (see 7:1; 16:1; 25:20; 26:1; 31:1-2, 4, 19; 34:22; 37:39-40; 86:2). They are blessed (2:12; 22:4-5; 34:8; 40:4; 84:12) as they long for God’s redemption (37:7, 34; 38:15; 40:1; 119:166; 130:5-6). Faith in the Lord gives reason to rejoice and praise the Lord (5:11; 18:30-36; 28:7; 40:3; 56:4; 64:10).

Passages for Further Study

Pss 7:1; 9:9; 11:1; 18:30-36; 22:4-5, 8-9; 25:1-3, 20; 26:1; 28:7; 31:1-6; 34:8-10; 37:3-9; 40:1-4; 46:1; 56:3-4, 11; 62:1-12; 64:10; 78:7; 84:12; 86:2; 112:7; 115:9-11; 119:42; 125:1; 130:5-6; 141:8; Prov 3:5; 22:19; Isa 26:4; 40:31; Jer 17:7; Heb 10:35

UTN uW Translation Notes:

They consult with him only to

(Some words not found in UHB: until to_when? assail on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (a)_man attack all_of,you_all like,wall leaning fence the,tottering )

Alternate translation: “They intend to” or “They plan to”

consult with him & bring him & bless him & curse him

(Some words not found in UHB: until to_when? assail on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (a)_man attack all_of,you_all like,wall leaning fence the,tottering )

In these verses, David is referring to himself by “him.”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

with their mouths

(Some words not found in UHB: until to_when? assail on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (a)_man attack all_of,you_all like,wall leaning fence the,tottering )

This refers to their speech or their words.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

in their hearts

(Some words not found in UHB: until to_when? assail on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (a)_man attack all_of,you_all like,wall leaning fence the,tottering )

This refers to their thoughts.

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