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

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
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 Ψαλμὸς τῷ Ἀσάφ.
¶ Ὡς ἀγαθὸς ὁ Θεὸς τῷ Ἰσραὴλ, τοῖς εὐθέσι καρδίᾳ.
( psalmos tōi Asaf.
¶ Hōs agathos ho Theos tōi Israaʸl, tois euthesi kardia. )

BrTr A Psalm for Asaph.
¶ How good is God to Israel, to the upright in heart!

ULT A psalm of Solomon.
⇔ A Psalm of Solomon Give the king your righteous decrees, God,
⇔ your righteousness to the king’s son.

UST A psalm written by Solomon.
⇔ O God, enable the king whom you appointed in Israel to rule justly.
⇔ Show him how to judge matters fairly

BSB Of Solomon.
⇔ Endow the king with Your justice, O God,
⇔ and the son of the king with Your righteousness.

OEB Of Solomon.
⇔ Give the king, O God, your own spirit of justice
⇔ your spirit of right to the son of the king,

WEBBE By Solomon.
⇔ God, give the king your justice;
⇔ your righteousness to the royal son.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For Solomon.
⇔ O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions!
⇔ Grant the king’s son the ability to make fair decisions!

LSV BY SOLOMON. O God, give Your judgments to the king,
And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.

FBV A psalm of Solomon.
⇔ God, please give the king fairness, and give the king's son the ability to do what's right.

T4T A psalm written by Solomon.
⇔ O God, enable me, the king whom you appointed in Israel, to rule justly.
⇔ Show/Teach me how to judge matters fairly

LEB • O God, give your judgments to the king, and your righteousness to the king’s son.

BBE Of Solomon.
⇔ Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.

Moff A song of Solomon
⇔ Inspire the king, O God, with thine own justice,
⇔ endow his majesty with thine own equity,

JPS A Psalm of Solomon. Give the king Thy judgments, O God, and Thy righteousness unto the king's son;

ASV A Psalm of Solomon.
⇔ Give the king thy judgments, O God,
⇔ And thy righteousness unto the king’s son.

DRA A psalm for Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to them that are of a right heart!

YLT By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.

Drby For Solomon.
⇔ O [fn]God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

72.1 Elohim

RV A Psalm of Solomon.
⇔ Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.

Wbstr A Psalm for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness to the king's son.

KJB-1769 A Psalm for Solomon.
⇔ Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.[fn]
(A Psalm for Solomon.
⇔ Give the king thy/your judgements, O God, and thy/your righteousness unto the king’s son. )

72.1 for: or, of

KJB-1611 ¶ A Psalme for Solomon. ¶ Giue the King thy Iudgements, O God, and thy Righteousnesse vnto the Kings sonne.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps Of Solomon. O God geue vnto the kyng thy iudgementes: and thy ryghteousnesse vnto the kynges sonne.
(Of Solomon. O God give unto the king thy/your judgements: and thy/your righteousnesse unto the kings son.)

Gnva A Psalme of Salomon. Give thy iudgements to the King, O God, and thy righteousnesse to the Kings sonne.
(A Psalm of Salomon. Give thy/your judgements to the King, O God, and thy/your righteousness to the Kings son. )

Cvdl Geue the kinge thy iudgmet (o God) and thy rightuousnesse vnto the kynges sonne.
(Give the king thy/your judgement (o God) and thy/your righteousnesse unto the kings son.)

Wycl The `title of the two and seuentithe salm. `The salm of Asaph. God of Israel is ful good; to hem that ben of riytful herte.
(The `title of the two and seventythe psalm. `The psalm of Asaph. God of Israel is full good; to them that been of rightful heart.)

Luth Des Salomo GOtt, gib dein Gericht dem Könige und deine Gerechtigkeit des Königs Sohne,
(Des Salomo God, give your Gericht to_him kings/king and your Gerechtigkeit the kings sone,)

ClVg Psalmus Asaph. [Quam bonus Israël Deus, his qui recto sunt corde ![fn]
(Psalmus Asaph. [Quam bonus Israel God, his who recto are corde ! )

72.1 Quam bonus. CAS. Monet ut non pro temporalibus, sed æternis Deum laudemus.

72.1 Quam bonus. CAS. Monet as not/no for temporalibus, but æternis God laudemus.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

General Information:

(Some words not found in UHB: of,Solomon ʼElohīm justice_of,your to,king give and,righteousness_of,your to,son_of king )

General Information:

Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. Possible meanings for the header a psalm of Solomon are: (1) David wrote this psalm about Solomon (“the king’s son”) or (2) Solomon (who, as David’s son, was “the king’s son”) wrote this psalm as a prayer about himself or (3) another king wrote it about his son in the style of Solomon. People in those days would often speak of themselves as if they were someone else. However, it would be best to translate this as though the psalmist is speaking of someone else, not of himself. (See also: figs-parallelism and figs-123person)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

Give the king your righteous decrees, God, your righteousness to the king’s son

(Some words not found in UHB: of,Solomon ʼElohīm justice_of,your to,king give and,righteousness_of,your to,son_of king )

This could mean: (1) “Give me, the king, your righteous decrees, God, your righteousness to my son” or (2) “Give me, the king, your righteous decrees, God, your righteousness to me, the king’s son.” People in those days would often speak of themselves as if they were someone else. However, it would be best to translate this as though the psalmist is speaking of someone else, not of himself.

Give the king your righteous decrees

(Some words not found in UHB: of,Solomon ʼElohīm justice_of,your to,king give and,righteousness_of,your to,son_of king )

Alternate translation: “Enable the king to judge rightly”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

your righteousness to the king’s son

(Some words not found in UHB: of,Solomon ʼElohīm justice_of,your to,king give and,righteousness_of,your to,son_of king )

The verb may be supplied from the previous phrase. Here the word “righteousness” refers to making righteous decisions. Alternate translation: “give your righteousness to the king’s son” or “enable the king’s son to rule with righteousness”

Parallel PSA 72:1

General Information: