PSA 64:6 Parallel Verse View

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Original PSA 64:7: Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=David (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) They plot crimes, conceiving the ‘perfect plan’.
⇔ Humankind’s inner thoughts and desires run deep.

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 (PSA 63:7) Ἐξηρεύνησαν ἀνομίαν, ἐξέλιπον ἐξερευνῶντες ἐξερευνήσει· προσελεύσεται ἄνθρωπος, καὶ καρδία βαθεῖα,
(Exaʸreunaʸsan anomian, exelipon exereunōntes exereunaʸsei; proseleusetai anthrōpos, kai kardia batheia,)

BrTr (PSA 63:7) They have searched out iniquity; they have wearied themselves with searching diligently, a man shall approach and the heart is deep,

ULT They devise iniquities.
⇔ “We have perfected a well-devised device!”
⇔ Both the inside of man and the heart, are deep.

UST They carefully plan the wicked things they want to do.
⇔ They brag, “We have planned this out perfectly!”
⇔ It is very difficult to know what people are thinking privately.

BSB They devise injustice [and say],
⇔ “We have perfected a secret plan.”
⇔ For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.

OEB They think out their crimes full cunningly
⇔ hidden deep in their crafty hearts.

WEBBE They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!”
⇔ Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.

NET They devise unjust schemes;
⇔ they disguise a well-conceived plot.
⇔ Man’s inner thoughts cannot be discovered.

LSV They search out perverse things, “We perfected a searching search,”
And the inward part of man, and the heart, [are] deep.

FBV They plot wicked things. “What a great plan we've created!” they say. There are no limits to the depths to which human minds and thoughts can sink.

T4T because we have planned very well the crime that we are going to commit!”
⇔ No one can fully understand what people can think and plan!

LEB • They carefully plot[fn] injustices saying,
• “We have perfected the perfect plot !”[fn]
• Both the inner thought[fn] and heart of a man are deep.

64:? Literally “They search out”

64:? Literally “a plotted plot”

64:? Literally “inward part”

BBE Or make discovery of our secret purpose? The design is framed with care; and the inner thought of a man, and his heart, is deep.

Moff They have thought out their plan well,
⇔ each with a cunning heart,
⇔ each in his deep craft.

JPS (PSA 64:7) (64-8) But God doth shoot at them with an arrow suddenly; thence are their wounds.

ASV They search out iniquities;
⇔ We have accomplished, say they, a diligent search:
⇔ And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep.

DRA (PSA 63:7) They have searched after iniquities: they have failed in their search. Man shall come to a deep heart:

YLT They search out perverse things, 'We perfected a searching search,' And the inward part of man, and the heart [are] deep.

Drby They devise iniquities: We have it ready, the plan is diligently sought out. And each one's inward [thought] and heart is deep.

RV They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, say they, a diligent search: and the inward thought of every one, and the heart, is deep.

SLT They will search out iniquities; they completed a search searched out: and a man drew near, and a deep heart.

Wbstr They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them , and the heart, is deep.

KJB-1769 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.[fn][fn]

64.6 they…: or, we are consumed by that which they have throughly searched

64.6 a diligent…: Heb. a search searched

KJB-1611 They search out iniquities, [fn]they accomplish [fn]a diligent search: both the inward thought of euery one of them, and the heart, is deepe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

64:6 Or, we are confirmed by that which they haue throughly searched.

64:6 Heb. a search, searched.

Bshps They searche out howe to do wrong, they put in practise fully that they haue diligently searched out: yea euen the secretes and bottome of euery one of their heartes.
(They search out how to do wrong, they put in practise fully that they have diligently searched out: yea even the secrets and bottom of every one of their hearts.)

Gnva They haue sought out iniquities, and haue accomplished that which they sought out, euen euery one his secret thoughtes, and the depth of his heart.
(They have sought out iniquities, and have accomplished that which they sought out, even every one his secret thoughts, and the depth of his heart.)

Cvdl They ymagin wickednesse, and kepe it secrete amonge them selues, euery man in ye depe of his herte.
(They imagine wickedness, and keep it secret among themselves, every man in ye/you_all deep of his heart.)

Wycl (PSA 63:7) Thei souyten wickidnessis; thei souyten, and failiden in sekinge. A man neiyhe to deep herte;
(They sought wickednesses; they sought, and failed in seeking. A man near to deep heart;)

Luth (PSA 64:7) Sie erdichten Schalkheit und halten‘s heimlich, sind verschlagen und haben geschwinde Ränke.
(They/She to_invent mischievousness and hold secretly, are devious and have quickly schemes.)

ClVg (PSA 63:7) Scrutati sunt iniquitates; defecerunt scrutantes scrutinio. Accedet homo ad cor altum,[fn]
(Searched are iniquities; they_failed searching search. Will_approach man to heart high,)

63.7 Scrutati. CASS. Quomodo accusarent justum, vel quomodo perderent, ne mundus post eum iret. AUG. Scrutina, id est, acerba et occulta consilia; sed quanto acutius cogitant, tanto plus deficiunt a veritate et æquitate, et in tenebras merguntur: quia cum non vident Deum, putant se non videri a Deo. Accedet homo. CASS. Nam qui scrutatur iniqua, etc., usque ad sed in corde hominis grandescit. AUG. Scrutati, sed frustra, quia sponte accedet homo ad passionem. Ad cor altum. Ibid. Erat ei, quia hoc faciebat secundum altum consilium. Sagittæ parvulorum factæ. CASS. Enumeratam pravitatem irridet Judæorum, qui magis turbati sunt nuntiata resurrectione, justi lætati.

63.7 Searched. CASS. How/In_what_manner they_would_accuse just, or how they_would_destroy, not world after him go. AUG. Investigate, that it_is, bitter and hidden plans; but how_much more_sharply they_think, so_much plus they_fail from with_truth and equity, and in/into/on darkness they_are_sunk: because when/with not/no they_see God, they_think himself not/no to_seem from to_God. Will_approach man. CASS. For/Surely who/which searches unfair, etc., until to but in/into/on heart of_man grows_large. AUG. Searched, but in_vain, because voluntarily will_approach man to passion. To heart high. There. It_was to_him, because this he_was_doing after/second high advice. Arrows of_children done. CASS. Enumerated wickedness mocks Jews, who/which more troubled are announced resurrection, just happy.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עוֹלֹ֗ת

crimes

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of iniquities, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [iniquitous things] or [things that are evil]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

וְ⁠קֶ֥רֶב אִ֝֗ישׁ וְ⁠לֵ֣ב עָמֹֽק

and_[the],inner_being_of (a)_man and_[the],heart deep

The terms inside of man and the heart mean similar things. The psalmist 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. [The human heart is very deep] or [Man’s private thoughts are beyond knowing]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠קֶ֥רֶב אִ֝֗ישׁ

and_[the],inner_being_of (a)_man

Here, the inside of man represents a person’s inner thoughts and motives. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [The thoughts of man] or [Man’s inner motives]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠לֵ֣ב

and_[the],heart

Here, the heart represents a person’s thoughts and motives. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [a person’s thoughts] or [people’s motives]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠לֵ֣ב עָמֹֽק

and_[the],heart deep

The psalmist is speaking of the heart as if it were something deep that cannot be easily explored or understood. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and the heart are hidden] or [and the heart are unfathomable]

Parallel PSA 64:6