PSA 72:7 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) May godly people flourish throughout his days as king,
⇔ ≈ and may there be an abundance of peace till the moon is no more.

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 Ἐξελεύσεται ὡς ἐκ στέατος ἡ ἀδικία αὐτῶν· διῆλθον εἰς διάθεσιν καρδίας.
(Exeleusetai hōs ek steatos haʸ adikia autōn; diaʸlthon eis diathesin kardias.)

BrTr Their injustice shall go forth as out of fatness: they have fulfilled their intention.

ULT May the righteous flourish in his days,
⇔ and may there be an abundance of peace till the moon is no more.

UST May people who live rightly prosper during the time when he reigns,
⇔ and may the nation be very prosperous for as long as the moon is in the sky.

BSB May the righteous flourish in his days
⇔ and prosperity abound
⇔ until the moon is no more.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB ⇔ In his days may justice flourish,
⇔ and welfare abound, till the moon be no more.

WEBBE In his days, the righteous shall flourish,
⇔ and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET During his days the godly will flourish;
⇔ peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky.

LSV The righteous flourish in His days,
And abundance of peace until the moon is not.

FBV May those who live right prosper under his rule; may there be great prosperity until the moon is no more.

T4T I hope/desire that people will live righteously during the years that I rule,
⇔ and that my people will live peacefully and prosperously as long as the moon shines.

LEB • May what is right blossom in his days
• and an abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

BBE In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.

Moff Justice and welfare flourish in his days,
⇔ till the moon be no more!

JPS In his days let the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.

ASV In his days shall the righteous flourish,
⇔ And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.

DRA Their iniquity hath come forth, as it were from fatness: they have passed into the affection of the heart.

YLT Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.

Drby In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace till the moon be no more.

RV In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.

SLT The just one shall break forth in his days, and a multitude of peace even till no moon.

Wbstr In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

KJB-1769 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.[fn]

72.7 so long…: Heb. till there be no moon

KJB-1611 [fn]In his dayes shall the righteous flourish: and abundance of peace so long as the Moone endureth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

72:7 Hebr. till there be no moone.

Bshps In his dayes the ryghteous wyll florishe: and there shalbe aboundaunce of peace so long as the moone endureth.
(In his days the righteous will flourish: and there shall be abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.)

Gnva In his dayes shall the righteous florish, and abundance of peace shalbe so long as the moone endureth.
(In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace shall be so long as the moon endureth.)

Cvdl In his tyme shal rightuousnesse florish, yee and abundauce of peace, so longe as the Moone endureth.
(In his time shall righteousness flourish, ye/you_all and abundance of peace, so long as the Moon endureth.)

Wycl The wickidnesse of hem cam forth as of fatnesse; thei yeden in to desire of herte.
(The wickedness of hem came forth as of fatness; they went in to desire of heart.)

Luth Zu seinen Zeiten wird blühen der Gerechte und großer Friede, bis daß der Mond nimmer sei.
(To/For his times/periods becomes bloom(v) the/of_the righteous_(one) and large peace/quietness, until that the/of_the moon never be.)

ClVg Prodiit quasi ex adipe iniquitas eorum; transierunt in affectum cordis.[fn]
(Prodiit as_if from fat iniquity their; they_passed in/into/on the_feeling of_the_heart.)

72.7 Prodiit quasi, etc. AUG. Sunt quidam mali ex macie, id est, necessitate: alii ex abundantia, ut pauper egestate furatur, dives ex cupiditate. Transierunt. CAS. Quasi a rectis semitis.

72.7 Prodiit as_if, etc. AUG. They_are some evil from macie, that it_is, necessitate: others from abundance, as poor poverty furatur, dives from with_desire. They_passed. CAS. As_if from straight paths.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִֽפְרַח־בְּ⁠יָמָ֥י⁠ו צַדִּ֑יק

flourish (Some words not found in UHB: flourish in,days_of,his law-abiding/just and,abundance_of peace until no_more moon )

The psalmist is speaking of the righteous as if they were plants that flourish and grow. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [May the righteous prosper in his days]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

צַדִּ֑יק

(Some words not found in UHB: flourish in,days_of,his law-abiding/just and,abundance_of peace until no_more moon )

The psalmist is using the adjective righteous as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [the righteous person]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

בְּ⁠יָמָ֥י⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: flourish in,days_of,his law-abiding/just and,abundance_of peace until no_more moon )

The pronoun his refers to the king. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [in the king’s days]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠יָמָ֥י⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: flourish in,days_of,his law-abiding/just and,abundance_of peace until no_more moon )

Here, his days represents the time period of the king’s reign. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [during his reign]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ⁠רֹ֥ב שָׁ֝ל֗וֹם

and,abundance_of (Some words not found in UHB: flourish in,days_of,his law-abiding/just and,abundance_of peace until no_more moon )

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of abundance and peace, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [and experience very peaceful life]

Parallel PSA 72:7