PSA 63:3 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=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 Ἐσκέπασάς με ἀπὸ συστροφῆς πονηρευομένων, ἀπὸ πλήθους ἐργαζομένων ἀδικίαν·
(Eskepasas me apo sustrofaʸs ponaʸreuomenōn, apo plaʸthous ergazomenōn adikian; )

BrTr Thou hast sheltered me from the conspiracy of them that do wickedly; from the multitude of them that work iniquity;

ULT Because your covenant faithfulness is better than life,
⇔ my lips will praise you.

UST You always love me, as you promised in your covenant; this is worth more than my entire life,
⇔ so I will always praise you.

BSB Because Your loving devotion is better than life,
⇔ my lips will glorify You.

OEB for better than life is your kindness:
⇔ my lips shall utter your praise.

WEBBE Because your loving kindness is better than life,
⇔ my lips shall praise you.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself,
⇔ my lips will praise you.

LSV Because better [is] Your kindness than life,
My lips praise You.

FBV Your trustworthy love is better than life itself; I will praise you.

T4T Your constantly loving me is ◄worth more/more precious► than my life,
⇔ so I [MTY] will always praise you.

LEB • is better than life, my lips will praise you.

BBE Because your mercy is better than life, my lips will give you praise.

Moff ⇔ Thy love is more than life to me;
⇔ so my lips praise thee.

JPS (63-4) For Thy lovingkindness is better than life; my lips shall praise Thee.

ASV Because thy lovingkindness is better than life,
⇔ My lips shall praise thee.

DRA Thou hast protected me from the assembly of the malignant; from the multitude of the workers of iniquity.

YLT Because better [is] Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.

Drby For thy loving-kindness is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.

RV For thy lovingkindness is better than life; my lips shall praise thee.

Wbstr Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

KJB-1769 ⇔ Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
( ⇔ Because thy/your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee/you. )

KJB-1611 Because thy louing kindnes is better then life: my lips shal praise thee.
(Because thy/your loving kindness is better then life: my lips shall praise thee/you.)

Bshps For thy louing kindnes is better then life itselfe: my lippes shall prayse thee.
(For thy/your loving kindness is better then life itselfe: my lippes shall praise thee/you.)

Gnva For thy louing kindnesse is better then life: therefore my lippes shall prayse thee.
(For thy/your loving kindness is better then life: therefore my lippes shall praise thee/you. )

Cvdl Thus do I loke for the in thy Sactuary, that I might beholde yi power & glory.
(Thus do I look for the in thy/your Sactuary, that I might behold yi power and glory.)

Wycl Thou hast defendid me fro the couent of yuele doers; fro the multitude of hem that worchen wickidnesse.
(Thou hast defendid me from the couent of evile doers; from the multitude of them that worchen wickednesse.)

Luth Daselbst sehe ich nach dir in deinem Heiligtum, wollte gerne schauen deine Macht und Ehre.
(Daselbst see I after you/to_you in your Heiligtum, wanted gerne schauen your Macht and Ehre.)

ClVg Protexisti me a conventu malignantium, a multitudine operantium iniquitatem.[fn]
(Protexisti me from conventu malignantium, from multitudine operantium iniquitatem. )

63.3 Protexisti me. AUG. Hoc in capite factum, quod et membra experiuntur: hoc exemplo reliqui firmantur.

63.3 Protexisti me. AUG. This in capite factum, that and members experiuntur: this exemplo I_left firmantur.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

Because your covenant faithfulness is better than life, my lips

(Some words not found in UHB: yes/correct/thus/so in/on/at/with,sanctuary seen,you to=see power,your and,glory,your )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word faithfulness, you could express the same idea with an adverb and If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word life, you could express the same idea with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: “I value you being faithful to your covenant more than I value living, so my lips”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

my lips will praise you

(Some words not found in UHB: yes/correct/thus/so in/on/at/with,sanctuary seen,you to=see power,your and,glory,your )

Here “my lips” represents the whole person. Alternate translation: “I will praise you”

Parallel PSA 63:3