PSA 84:5 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (PSA 83:6) Μακάριος ἀνὴρ οὗ ἐστιν ἡ ἀντίληψις αὐτοῦ παρὰ σοῦ, Κύριε· ἀναβάσεις ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ διέθετο,
(Makarios anaʸr hou estin haʸ antilaʸpsis autou para sou, Kurie; anabaseis en taʸ kardia autou dietheto,)

BrTr (PSA 83:6) Blessed is the man whose help is of thee, O Lord; in his heart he has purposed to go up

ULT The happinesses of the man, strength to him, is in you!
⇔ Highways, are in their heart.

UST What a good life people have whom you make strong
⇔ so that they can travel to your temple as they greatly desire!

BSB & MSB Blessed are those whose strength is in You,
⇔ whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

OEB ⇔ Happy those whose strength is in you,
⇔ people with pilgrim hearts.

WEBBE & WMBB Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
⇔ who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.

NET How blessed are those who find their strength in you,
⇔ and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple!

LSV O the blessedness of a man whose strength is in You,
Highways [are] in their heart.

FBV How happy are those whose strength is in you, those who are determined to make a pilgrimage.

T4T ⇔ Happy are those who know that you are the one who causes them to be strong,
⇔ those who strongly desire to ◄make the trip/go► to Zion Hill.

LEB • Blessed is the man whose strength is in you;
• in their heart are the highways to Zion.

BBE Happy is the man whose strength is in you; in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

Moff Happy are they who, nerved by thee,
⇔ set out on pilgrimage!

JPS (PSA 84:6) (84-7) Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; yea, the early rain clotheth it with blessings.

ASV Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee;
⇔ In whose heart are the highways to Zion.

DRA (PSA 83:6) Blessed is the man whose help is from thee: in his heart he hath disposed to ascend by steps,

YLT O the happiness of a man whose strength is in Thee, Highways [are] in their heart.

Drby Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee, — they, in whose heart are the highways.

RV Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
(Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee/you; in whose heart are the highways to Zion.)

SLT Happy the man strength to him in thee; the raised ways in their heart;

Wbstr Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them .

KJB-1769 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.
(Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee/you; in whose heart are the ways of them.)

KJB-1611 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee: in whose heart are the wayes of them:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Blessed is that man whose strength is in thee: thy wayes are in their heart.
(Blessed is that man whose strength is in thee/you: thy/your ways are in their heart.)

Gnva Blessed is the man, whose strength is in thee, and in whose heart are thy wayes.
(Blessed is the man, whose strength is in thee/you, and in whose heart are thy/your ways.)

Cvdl Blessed are ye men whose stregth is in ye, in whose herte are yt wayes.
(Blessed are ye/you_all men whose strength is in ye/you_all, in whose heart are it ways.)

Wycl (PSA 83:6) Blessid is the man, whos help is of thee; he hath disposid stiyngis in his herte,
(Blessed is the man, whose help is of thee/you; he hath/has disposed ascents in his heart,)

Luth (PSA 84:6) Wohl den Menschen, die dich für ihre Stärke halten und von Herzen dir nach wandeln,
(Probably the people, the you/yourself for/in_favour_of their/her strength hold/keep and from heart(s) you/to_you(sg) after walk,)

ClVg (PSA 83:6) Beatus vir cujus est auxilium abs te: ascensiones in corde suo disposuit,[fn]
(Blessed man whose it_is help/aid(n) from you(sg): ascents in/into/on heart his_own arranged,)

83.6 Beatus vir cujus est auxilium abs te: ascensiones in corde suo disposuit. CASS. Quo auxilio ad domum veniatur.

83.6 Blessed man whose it_is help/aid(n) from you(sg): ascents in/into/on heart his_own arranged. CASS. Where help(v) to house/home come.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

אַשְׁרֵ֣י

(Some words not found in UHB: blessed humankind strength to=him/it in,you highways [are]_in,heart_of,their )

See how you translated the phrase “The happinesses of” in the previous verse.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אָ֭דָם

humankind

The psalmist is not referring to a specific man. He means people in general. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the person]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עֽוֹז־ל֥⁠וֹ בָ֑⁠ךְ

strength to=him/it in,you

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of strength, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [you make him strong]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מְ֝סִלּ֗וֹת בִּ⁠לְבָבָֽ⁠ם

highways (Some words not found in UHB: blessed humankind strength to=him/it in,you highways [are]_in,heart_of,their )

The psalmist is speaking of the desire for pilgrimage as if there were highways in the hearts of the people. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [They desire to make the journey to your temple] or [Pilgrimage journeys are in their thoughts]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

בִּ⁠לְבָבָֽ⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: blessed humankind strength to=him/it in,you highways [are]_in,heart_of,their )

The pronoun their refers to the kind of person described as the man in the first part of the verse. The psalmist shifts from singular to plural because he is speaking of everyone who fits this description. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [are in his heart]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בִּ⁠לְבָבָֽ⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: blessed humankind strength to=him/it in,you highways [are]_in,heart_of,their )

Here, their heart represents the desires and intentions of the people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [are in their thoughts]

Parallel PSA 84:5