PSA 69:16 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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).

ULT Answer me, Yahweh, for your covenant faithfulness is good;
⇔ because your mercies for me are many, turn to me.

UST O Yahweh, answer my prayer and help me
⇔ because you are good
⇔ and I can depend on your love for me.
⇔ You have not punished me for what I deserve.
⇔ I know you will listen to me!

BSB Answer me, O LORD,
⇔ for Your loving devotion is good;
⇔ turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.

OEB Answer me, Lord, in your gracious kindness,
⇔ turn to me in your great compassion.

WEBBE Answer me, LORD, for your loving kindness is good.
⇔ According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Answer me, O Lord, for your loyal love is good!
⇔ Because of your great compassion, turn toward me!

LSV Answer me, O YHWH, for Your kindness [is] good,
Turn to me according to the abundance of Your mercies,

FBV Please answer my prayers, Lord, for you are good and love me with your trustworthy love; because of your kindness, please help me.

T4T O Yahweh, answer my prayer and help me
⇔ because you are good and love me faithfully.

LEB • is good; according to your abundant mercies, turn to me,

BBE Give an answer to my words, O Lord; for your mercy is good: be turned to me, because of your great pity.

Moff Answer me, O Eternal, in thy love,
⇔ in thy vast pity turn to me;

JPS (69-17) Answer me, O LORD, for Thy mercy is good; according to the multitude of Thy compassions turn Thou unto me.

ASV Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy lovingkindness is good:
⇔ According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.

DRA No DRA PSA 69:16 verse available

YLT Answer me, O Jehovah, for good [is] Thy kindness, According to the abundance Of Thy mercies turn Thou unto me,

Drby Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy loving-kindness is good: according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, turn toward me;

RV Answer me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: according to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.

Wbstr Hear me, O LORD; for thy loving-kindness is good: turn to me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

KJB-1769 Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
(Hear me, O LORD; for thy/your loving-kindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy/your tender mercies. )

KJB-1611 Heare me, O LORD, for thy louing kindnesse is good: turne vnto mee according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Heare me O God, for thy louyng kindnesse is comfortable: turne thee vnto me accordyng vnto the multitude of thy mercies.
(Hear me O God, for thy/your louyng kindnesse is comfortable: turn thee/you unto me accordyng unto the multitude of thy/your mercies.)

Gnva Heare me, O Lord, for thy louing kindnes is good: turne vnto me according to ye multitude of thy tender mercies.
(Hear me, O Lord, for thy/your loving kindness is good: turn unto me according to ye/you_all multitude of thy/your tender mercies. )

Cvdl Lest ye water floude drowne me, that the depe swalowe me not vp, & yt the pitte shut not hir mouth vpon me.
(Lest ye/you_all water floude drowne me, that the deep swalowe me not up, and it the pitte shut not her mouth upon me.)

Wycl No Wycl PSA 69:16 verse available

Luth daß mich die Wasserflut nicht ersäufe und die Tiefe nicht verschlinge und das Loch der Grube nicht über mir zusammengehe.
(that me the waterflut not ersäufe and the depth not verschlinge and the Loch the/of_the Grube not above to_me zusammengehe.)

ClVg No ClVg PSA 69:16 verse available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

your covenant faithfulness is good

(Some words not found in UHB: not sweep_over,me flood_of waters and,not swallow_~_up,me deep and,don't close over,me pit her/its=mouth )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word faithfulness, you could express the same idea with an adjective. Alternate translation: “you are good and faithful to your covenant”

your mercies for me are many

(Some words not found in UHB: not sweep_over,me flood_of waters and,not swallow_~_up,me deep and,don't close over,me pit her/its=mouth )

Alternate translation: “you are very merciful to me”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

turn to me

(Some words not found in UHB: not sweep_over,me flood_of waters and,not swallow_~_up,me deep and,don't close over,me pit her/its=mouth )

The idea of turning towards someone means to pay attention to them or help them. Alternate translation: “help me”

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