PSA 63:1 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (PSA 62:2) Ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Θεός μου πρὸς σὲ ὀρθρίζω, ἐδίψησέ σοι ἡ ψυχή μου, ποσαπλῶς σοι ἡ σάρξ μου, ἐν γῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ ἀβάτῳ καὶ ἀνύδρῳ,
(Ho Theos ho Theos mou pros se orthrizō, edipsaʸse soi haʸ psuⱪaʸ mou, posaplōs soi haʸ sarx mou, en gaʸ eraʸmōi kai abatōi kai anudrōi,)

BrTr (PSA 62:2) O God, my God, I cry to thee early; my soul has thirsted for thee: how often has my flesh longed after thee, in a barren and trackless and dry land!

ULT God, you, are my God. I seek you earnestly.
⇔ My soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you
⇔ in a land of dryness and weary, without water.

UST David wrote song he was the desolate area that belongs to tribe of Judah.
⇔ God, you are the God whom I worship.
⇔ I greatly desire to be with you.
⇔ It is as if my body aches for you,
⇔ just as a person in a dry, hot wilderness greatly desires water.

BSB A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
⇔ O God, You are my God.
⇔ Earnestly I seek You;
⇔ my soul thirsts for You.
⇔ My body yearns for You
⇔ in a dry and weary land without water.

OEB A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
⇔ O God, my God, you, you do I seek:
⇔ my heart thirsts for you,
⇔ my body faints for you
⇔ in a parched and waterless land.

WEBBE & WMBB God, you are my God.
⇔ I will earnestly seek you.
⇔ My soul thirsts for you.
⇔ My flesh longs for you,
⇔ in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

NET O God, you are my God! I long for you!
⇔ My soul thirsts for you,
⇔ my flesh yearns for you,
⇔ in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

LSV A PSALM OF DAVID, IN HIS BEING IN THE WILDERNESS OF JUDAH. O God, You [are] my God, earnestly I seek You,
My soul has thirsted for You,
My flesh has longed for You,
In a dry and weary land, without waters.

FBV God, you are my God, I eagerly look for you. I am thirsty for you; all that I am longs for you in this dry, weary, waterless land.

T4T God, you are the God whom I worship.
⇔ I greatly desire to be with you
⇔ like [SIM] a person in a dry hot desert greatly desires some cool water.

LEB • A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.[fn]
• O God, you are my God;
• I will seek you diligently.
• My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you
• as in a dry and weary land without water.

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

BBE O God, you are my God; early will I make my search for you: my soul is dry for need of you, my flesh is wasted with desire for you, as a dry and burning land where no water is;

Moff O God, thou art my God, I yearn for thee;
⇔ body and soul, I thirst, I long for thee,
⇔ like a land without water, weary, dry.

JPS (PSA 63:2) (63-3) So have I looked for Thee in the sanctuary, to see Thy power and Thy glory.

ASV O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee:
⇔ My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee,
⇔ In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

DRA (PSA 62:2) O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!

YLT A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou [art] my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.

Drby O [fn]God, thou art my [fn]God; early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh languisheth for thee, in a dry and weary land without water:

63.1 Elohim

63.1 El

RV O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, in a dry and weary land, where no water is.
(Oh God, thou/you art my God; early will I seek thee/you: my soul thirsteth for thee/you, my flesh longeth for thee/you, in a dry and weary land, where no water is.)

SLT Chanting to David in his being in the desert of Judah. O God thou art my God; I will seek thee: my soul thirsted for thee, my flesh longed for thee in a land of dryness, and thirsty without water.

Wbstr A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

KJB-1769 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;[fn][fn]
(Oh God, thou/you art my God; early will I seek thee/you: my soul thirsteth for thee/you, my flesh longeth for thee/you in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;)

63.1 thirsty: Heb. weary

63.1 where…: without water

KJB-1611 ¶ O God, thou art my God, earely will I seeke thee: my soule thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, in a drie and [fn]thirstie lande, [fn]where no water is:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

63:1 Heb. weary

63:1 Heb. without water.

Bshps A psalme of Dauid when he was in the wyldernesse of Iuda. O Lorde thou art my Lorde: early in the morning I do seeke thee. My soule thirsteth for thee: my fleshe also longeth after thee in a baren and drye lande where no water is.
(A psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Yuda. Oh Lord thou/you art my Lord: early in the morning I do seek thee/you. My soul thirsteth for thee/you: my flesh also longeth after thee/you in a barren and dry land where no water is.)

Gnva A Psalme of David. When he was in the wildernesse of Judah. O God, thou art my God, earely will I seeke thee: my soule thirsteth for thee: my flesh longeth greatly after thee in a barren and drye land without water.
(A Psalm of David. When he was in the wilderness of Yudah. Oh God, thou/you art my God, early will I seek thee/you: my soul thirsteth for thee/you: my flesh longeth greatly after thee/you in a barren and dry land without water.)

Cvdl O God, thou art my God: early wil I seke the.
(Oh God, thou/you art my God: early will I seek them.)

Wycl (PSA 62:2) God, my God, Y wake to thee ful eerli. Mi soule thirstide to thee; my fleisch thirstide to thee ful many foold.
(God, my God, I wake to thee/you full early. My soul thirsted to thee/you; my flesh thirsted to thee/you full manyfold.)

Luth (PSA 63:2) GOtt, du bist mein GOtt; frühe wache ich zu dir. Es dürstet meine SeeLE nach dir, mein Fleisch verlanget nach dir, in einem trockenen und dürren Lande, da kein Wasser ist.
(God, you(sg) are my God; early guard(v) I to/for you/to_you(sg). It thirsts my soul after you/to_you(sg), my flesh demanded after you/to_you(sg), in on dry and dry land, there no/not water is.)

ClVg (PSA 62:2) [Deus, Deus meus, ad te de luce vigilo. Sitivit in te anima mea; quam multipliciter tibi caro mea ![fn]
([God, God mine, to you(sg) from/about light I_am_watching/vigilant. He_was_thirsty in/into/on you(sg) the_soul my; how in_many_ways to_you flesh/meat my !)

62.2 Deus, Deus meus, ad te de luce, etc. Ibid. Quomodo se habeat in deserto, scilicet sponsa, Deum videre desiderat, quem et laudat, et id amplius agere optat. Deus. Ibid. Communis Deus meus quodam modo specialiori; vide affectum piæ deprecationis per hanc geminationem. De luce. Vel diluculo, quando surrexit Christus, ut tunc laudet eum Ecclesia quando exemplo suæ resurrectionis eam ad surgendum animavit. Vigilo, dummodo dormio, non amans quæ mundi sunt. CASS. Et sitio animo et corpore. De luce. AUG. Non enim vigilares; nisi lux oriretur, quæ te excitaret. Sitivit in te anima mea: et hic caro Deo, dum ab eo quærit hic necessaria.

62.2 God, God mine, to you(sg) from/about light, etc. There. How/In_what_manner himself have in/into/on in_the_desert, namely bride, God to_see desires, which and praises, and that more to_act wishes. God. There. Common God mine a_certain just/only more_special; see the_feeling pious of_request through this doubling. From/About light. Or in_the_early_morning, when rose/got_up Christ/Messiah, as then praise him Assembly/Church when example his/her_own(pl) resurrection her to to_be_risen animated. I_am_watching/vigilant, provided_that I_sleep, not/no loving which world are. CASS. And I_am_thirsty in_mind and body. From/About light. AUG. Not/No because to_watchs; except light(n) would_rise, which you(sg) would_excite. He_was_thirsty in/into/on you(sg) the_soul my: and this/here flesh/meat to_God, while away by_him seeks this/here necessary.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

צָמְאָ֬ה לְ⁠ךָ֨ ׀ נַפְשִׁ֗⁠י

thirsts to/for=yourself(m) (Some words not found in UHB: ʼElohīm God_of,[are]_my you(ms) I,am_seeking_you_earnestly thirsts to/for=yourself(m) self_of,my faints to/for=yourself(m) flesh_of,my in=land_of dry and,weary no water )

David is speaking of his intense desire for God as if his soul were physically thirsting for water. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [My soul longs for you] or [I deeply desire to be near you]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

צָמְאָ֬ה & נַפְשִׁ֗⁠י

thirsts & (Some words not found in UHB: ʼElohīm God_of,[are]_my you(ms) I,am_seeking_you_earnestly thirsts to/for=yourself(m) self_of,my faints to/for=yourself(m) flesh_of,my in=land_of dry and,weary no water )

David is using My soul to represent all of himself in the act of thirsting for God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I thirst]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כָּמַ֣הּ לְ⁠ךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: ʼElohīm God_of,[are]_my you(ms) I,am_seeking_you_earnestly thirsts to/for=yourself(m) self_of,my faints to/for=yourself(m) flesh_of,my in=land_of dry and,weary no water )

The psalmist is speaking of his intense longing for God as if his body were physically fainting from weakness or exhaustion. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my whole being aches for you] or [my body grows weak with longing for you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

בְשָׂרִ֑⁠י

David is using one part of a person, his flesh, to mean all of him in the act of longing for God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my whole being faints for you] or [I faint for you]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

צָמְאָ֬ה לְ⁠ךָ֨ ׀ נַפְשִׁ֗⁠י כָּמַ֣הּ לְ⁠ךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑⁠י

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. Hebrew poetry was based on this kind of repetition, and you may want to show this to your readers by including both phrases in your translation. If it is helpful, you could connect the phrases in a way that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: [My whole being longs for you]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

צִיָּ֖ה וְ⁠עָיֵ֣ף

The terms dryness and weary mean similar things. David is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [very dry] or [extremely parched]

Parallel PSA 63:1