PSA 7:17 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).

BrLXX Ἐπιστρέψει ὁ πόνος αὐτοῦ εἰς κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπὶ κορυφὴν αὐτοῦ ἡ ἀδικία αὐτοῦ καταβήσεται.
(Epistrepsei ho ponos autou eis kefalaʸn autou, kai epi korufaʸn autou haʸ adikia autou katabaʸsetai. )

BrTr His trouble shall return on his own head, and his unrighteousness shall come down on his own crown.

ULT I will thank Yahweh according to his righteousness,
⇔ and sing praise to the name of Yahweh, the Most High.

UST I thank Yahweh because he always acts justly,
⇔ I sing to praise Yahweh, who is the highest judge, and to make him famous.

BSB ⇔ I will thank the LORD for His righteousness
⇔ and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

OEB I will give thanks to the Lord for his justice,
⇔ and sing to the name of the Lord Most High.

WEBBE I will give thanks to the LORD according to his righteousness,
⇔ and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I will thank the Lord for his justice;
⇔ I will sing praises to the sovereign Lord!

LSV I thank YHWH,
According to His righteousness,
And I praise the Name of YHWH Most High!

FBV I will thank the Lord because he does what is right; I will sing praises to the name of the Lord Most High.

T4T ⇔ I praise Yahweh because he always acts righteously/justly;
⇔ I sing to praise Yahweh, the one who is much greater than any other god.

LEB • I will thank Yahweh according to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of Yahweh, the Most High.

BBE I will give praise to the Lord for his righteousness; I will make a song to the name of the Lord Most High.

Moff he digs out a deep pit—
⇔ and into his own pitfall he shall tumble!

JPS (7-18) I will give thanks unto the LORD according to His righteousness; and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

ASV I will give thanks unto Jehovah according to his righteousness,
⇔ And will sing praise to the name of Jehovah Most High.

DRA His sorrow shall be turned on his own head: and his iniquity shall comedown upon his crown.

YLT I thank Jehovah, According to His righteousness, And praise the name of Jehovah Most High!

Drby I will praise Jehovah according to his righteousness, and will sing forth the name of Jehovah the Most High.

RV I will give thanks unto the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

Wbstr I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.

KJB-1769 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.

KJB-1611 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousnesse: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps I wyll prayse God accordyng to his ryghteousnesse: & I wyll sing psalmes vnto the name of the most high God.
(I will praise God accordyng to his righteousnesse: and I will sing psalms unto the name of the most high God.)

Gnva I wil praise the Lord according to his righteousnes, and will sing praise to the Name of the Lord most high.
(I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the Name of the Lord most high. )

Cvdl As for me, I will geue thankes vnto the LORDE for his rightuousnes sake, and wil prayse the name of the LORDE the most hyest.
(As for me, I will give thanks unto the LORD for his righteousnes sake, and will praise the name of the LORD the most highest.)

Wycl His sorewe schal be turned in to his heed; and his wickidnesse schal come doun in to his necke.
(His sorrow shall be turned in to his heed; and his wickedness shall come down in to his neck.)

Luth Sein Unglück wird auf seinen Kopf kommen und sein Frevel auf seine Scheitel fallen.
(His Unglück becomes on/in/to his Kopf coming and his Frevel on/in/to his Scheitel fallen.)

ClVg Convertetur dolor ejus in caput ejus, et in verticem ipsius iniquitas ejus descendet.[fn]
(Convertetur pain his in caput his, and in verticem ipsius iniquitas his descendet. )

7.17 Convertetur dolor, etc. Caput, anima, vertex, ratio: cui dominantur peccata, et supersunt: et superdescendent cum in pœnas detrudent.

7.17 Convertetur dolor, etc. Caput, anima, vertex, ratio: cui dominantur peccata, and supersunt: and superdescendent when/with in pœnas detrudent.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

כְּ⁠צִדְק֑⁠וֹ & וַ֝⁠אֲזַמְּרָ֗ה

(Some words not found in UHB: comes_back trouble_of,his in/on/at/with,head_of,his_own and,on skull_of,his_own violence_of,his comes_down )

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of righteousness and praise, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: “because he is righteous … and sing a praise song”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שֵֽׁם־יְהוָ֥ה

(Some words not found in UHB: comes_back trouble_of,his in/on/at/with,head_of,his_own and,on skull_of,his_own violence_of,his comes_down )

Here, name represents reputation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Yahweh’s reputation”

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