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OET (OET-RV) The song of Kura’s descendants for the choir director.
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85:2 Note: KJB: Ps.85.1

85:2 Variant note: שבות: (x-qere) ’שְׁבִ֣ית’: lemma_7622 morph_HNcfsc id_19opW שְׁבִ֣ית

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 Προσευχὴ τῷ Δαυίδ.
¶ Κλίνον Κύριε τὸ οὖς σου, καὶ εἰσάκουσόν μου, ὅτι πτωχὸς καὶ πένης εἰμὶ ἐγώ.
( Proseuⱪaʸ tōi Dawid.
¶ Klinon Kurie to ous sou, kai eisakouson mou, hoti ptōⱪos kai penaʸs eimi egō. )

BrTr A Prayer of David.
¶ O Lord, incline thine ear, and hearken to me; for I am poor and needy.

ULT For the chief musician. A psalm of the sons of Korah.
⇔ Yahweh, you have showed favor to your land;
⇔ you have restored the well-being of Jacob.

UST Yahweh, you have acted kindly toward us people who live in this land;
⇔ you have enabled us Israelite people to become prosperous again.

BSB For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
⇔ You showed favor to Your land, O LORD;
⇔ You restored Jacob from captivity.[fn]

OEB For the leader. Of the Korahites, a psalm.
⇔ Once, Lord, you did favour your land,
⇔ granting change of fortune to Jacob,

WEBBE For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.
⇔ LORD, you have been favourable to your land.
⇔ You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For the music director; written by the Korahites, a psalm.
⇔ O Lord, you showed favor to your land;
⇔ you restored the well-being of Jacob.

LSV TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. You have accepted, O YHWH, Your land,
You have turned [to] the captivity of Jacob.

FBV For the music director. A psalm of the descendants of Korah
⇔ Lord, you have shown your kindness to your land; you have restored Jacob's prosperity.[fn]

85:1 From the context is appears this psalm was written after the Babylonian captivity.

T4T Yahweh, you have been kind to us people who live in this land;
⇔ you have enabled us Israeli people to become prosperous again.

LEB • You restored the fortunes[fn] of Jacob.

85:? Or “captivity”

BBE To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.
⇔ Lord, you were good to your land: changing the fate of Jacob.

Moff From the Choirmaster’s collection. A Korahite song.
⇔ Once thou didst favour thy land, O Eternal,
⇔ restoring the fortunes of Jacob,

JPS (85-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. (85-2) LORD, Thou hast been favourable unto Thy land, Thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob.

ASV For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
⇔ Jehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land;
⇔ Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

DRA A prayer for David himself. Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear me: for I am needy and poor.

YLT To the Overseer. — By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Thou hast accepted, O Jehovah, Thy land, Thou hast turned [to] the captivity of Jacob.

Drby To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.
⇔ Thou hast been favourable, Jehovah, unto thy land; thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob:

RV For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
⇔ LORD, Thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

Wbstr To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. LORD, thou hast been favorable to thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

KJB-1769 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.
⇔ LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.[fn][fn]
(To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.
⇔ LORD, thou/you hast been favourable unto thy/your land: thou/you hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. )

85.1 for the sons: or, of the sons

85.1 favourable: or, well pleased

KJB-1611 ¶ LORD, thou hast bene fauourable vnto thy land: thou hast brought backe the captiuity of Iacob.
(¶ LORD, thou/you hast been favourable unto thy/your land: thou/you hast brought back the captiuity of Yacob.)

Bshps To the chiefe musition, a psalme of the sonnes of Corach. O God, thou art become gracious vnto thy land: thou hast brought Iacob agayne home out of captiuitie.
(To the chief musician, a psalme of the sons of Corach. O God, thou/you art become gracious unto thy/your land: thou/you hast brought Yacob again home out of captiuitie.)

Gnva To him that excelleth. A Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. Lord, thou hast bene fauourable vnto thy land: thou hast brought againe the captiuitie of Iaakob.
(To him that excelleth. A Psalme committed to the sons of Korah. Lord, thou/you hast been favourable unto thy/your land: thou/you hast brought again the captivity of Yacob. )

Cvdl Lorde, thou barest a loue vnto thy londe, thou didest bringe agayne the captiuyte of Iacob.
(Lord, thou/you barest a love unto thy/your land, thou/you didest bring again the captiuyte of Yacob.)

Wycl The `title of the fyue and eiytetithe salm. The preier of Dauid. Lord, bowe doun thin eere, and here me; for Y am nedi and pore.
(The `title of the five and eiytetithe psalm. The prayer of David. Lord, bow down thin eere, and here me; for I am nedi and pore.)

Luth Ein Psalm der Kinder Korah, vorzusingen.
(A Psalm the/of_the children Korah, to_sing_to.)

ClVg Oratio ipsi David. [Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam et exaudi me, quoniam inops et pauper sum ego.[fn]
(Oratio ipsi David. [Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam and exaudi me, quoniam inops and pauper I_am I. )

85.1 Oratio David. AUG. Psalmus iste, secundus eorum est qui orationis nomine intitulantur, in quo Christus Dei Filius et hominis, unus Deus cum Patre, unus homo cum hominibus, orat in forma servi, qui oratur a nobis in forma Dei. Orat pro nobis ut sacerdos noster; orat in nobis ut caput nostrum, oratur a nobis ut Deus noster. CASS. Christi oratio fidelium, etc., usque ad comprimeret audaciam stultæ et inconsultæ temeritatis. AUG. Hæc dicit Christus in nobis, et nos in illo. CASS. Orat ascendendo, unde concludit: Omnes gentes adorantes.

85.1 Oratio David. AUG. Psalmus iste, secundus their it_is who orationis nomine intitulantur, in quo Christus of_God Son and of_man, unus God when/with Patre, unus human when/with hominibus, orat in forma servi, who oratur from us in forma of_God. Orat for us as sacerdos noster; orat in us as caput nostrum, oratur from us as God noster. CASS. of_Christ speech fidelium, etc., until to comprimeret audaciam stultæ and inconsultæ temeritatis. AUG. This dicit Christus in nobis, and we in illo. CASS. Orat ascendendo, whence concludit: All_of_them gentes adorantes.

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