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OET (OET-RV) For the musical director: the song of Kura’s descendants. This is to be sung like singing of “Mahalat Linut,” the song[fn] of Hirman descendants of Ezra.
⇔ ◙
⇔ …
88:0 In Hebrew, “maskil” is perhaps the name of this class of song.
OET-LV A_song a_song of_sons_of of_Qoraḩ for_the_director on machalath- to/for_leannoth a_poem of_Hēymān the_ˊEzrāʼhite.
[fn] Oh_YHWH the_god_of salvation_of_my day I_have_cried_out in/on/at/with_night before_you.
88:2 Note: KJB: Ps.88.1
UHB 1 שִׁ֥יר מִזְמ֗וֹר לִבְנֵ֫י קֹ֥רַח לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ עַל־מָחֲלַ֣ת לְעַנּ֑וֹת מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל לְהֵימָ֥ן הָאֶזְרָחִֽי׃
¶ 2 יְ֭הוָה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יְשׁוּעָתִ֑י יוֹם־צָעַ֖קְתִּי בַלַּ֣יְלָה נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃ ‡
(1 shir mizmōr liⱱənēy qoraḩ lamənaʦʦēaḩ ˊal-māḩₐlat ləˊannōt maskil ləhēymān hāʼezrāḩiy.
¶ 2 yhwh ʼₑlohēy yəshūˊātiy yōm-ʦāˊaqtī ⱱallaylāh negdekā.)
Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, 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
Συνέσεως Αἰθὰμ τῷ Ἰσραηλίτῃ.
(
Suneseōs Aitham tōi Israaʸlitaʸ. )
BrTr A Psalm of instruction for Ætham the Israelite.
ULT A song, a psalm of the sons of Korah; for the chief musician; set to the Mahalath Leannoth style. A maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.
⇔ Yahweh, God of my salvation,
⇔ I cry out day and night before you.
UST A psalm that expresses sadness, written for the choir director by Zerah’s son Heman, one of the descendants of Korah
⇔ Yahweh God, you who rescue me, all during each day I call out to you to help me,
⇔ and I cry out to you during each night also.
BSB A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth.[fn] A Maskil [fn] of Heman the Ezrahite.
⇔ O LORD, the God of my salvation,
⇔ day and night I cry out before You.
88:0 Mahalath Leannoth is probably a musical or liturgical term; see also Psalms 53:1.
88:0 Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142.
OEB A Song, a psalm of the Korahites. To the leader: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.
⇔ O Lord my God,
⇔ I cry for help in the day-time,
⇔ in the night my cry is before you;
WEBBE A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Suffering of Affliction.” A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite.
⇔ LORD, the God of my salvation,
⇔ I have cried day and night before you.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET A song, a psalm written by the Korahites; for the music director; according to the machalath-leannoth style; a well-written song by Heman the Ezrachite.
⇔ O Lord God who delivers me!
⇔ By day I cry out
⇔ and at night I pray before you.
LSV A SONG. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “SICKNESS TO AFFLICT.” AN INSTRUCTION OF HEMAN THE EZRAHITE. O YHWH, God of my salvation,
Daily I have cried, nightly before You,
FBV A song. A psalm of the descendants of Korah. For the music director. To the tune “Mahalath Leannoth.” A maskil by Heman the Ezrahite
⇔ Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out to you day and night.
T4T Yahweh God, you who rescues me, all during each day I call out to you to help me,
⇔ and I cry out to you during each night also.
LEB • O Yahweh, God of my salvation, I cry out by day and through the night before you.
BBE A Song. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. To the chief music-maker; put to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil. Of Heman the Ezrahite.
⇔ O Lord, God of my salvation, I have been crying to you for help by day and by night:
Moff A Korahite song for music from the Choirmaster’s collection. To the tune of “Suffering sore.” An ode of Heman the Ezrahite.
⇔ O thou Eternal, I cry for help in the daytime,
⇔ and at night I moan before thee;
JPS (88-1) A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Leader; upon Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. (88-2) O LORD, God of my salvation, what time I cry in the night before Thee,
ASV A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.
⇔ O Jehovah, the God of my salvation,
⇔ I have cried day and night before thee.
DRA Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite.
YLT A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah, to the Overseer, 'Concerning the Sickness of Afflictions.' — An instruction, by Heman the Ezrahite. O Jehovah, God of my salvation, Daily I have cried, nightly before Thee,
Drby A Song, a Psalm for the sons of Korah. To the chief Musician. Upon Mahalath Leannoth. An instruction. Of Heman the Ezrahite.
⇔ Jehovah, [fn]God of my salvation, I have cried by day [and] in the night before thee.
88.1 Elohim
RV A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.
⇔ O LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
Wbstr A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
KJB-1769 A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.
⇔ O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:[fn][fn]
(A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.
⇔ O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee/you: )
88.1 for the sons: or, of the sons
88.1 Maschil…: or, A Psalm of Heman the Ezrahite, giving instruction
KJB-1611 ¶ A song or Psalme for the sonnes of Korah, to the chiefe Musician vpon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.
¶ O LORD God of my saluation, I haue cried day and night before thee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))
Bshps A song, the psalme of the sonnes of Corach, to the chiefe musition vpon Mahalath Leannoth, a wise instruction of Heman the Ezrahite. O God the Lorde of my saluation, I crye day and night before thee:
(A song, the psalm of the sons of Corach, to the chief musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, a wise instruction of Heman the Ezrahite. O God the Lord of my salvation, I cry day and night before thee/you:)
Gnva A song or Psalme of Heman the Ezrahite to give instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah for him that excelleth upon Malath Leannoth. O Lord God of my saluation, I cry day and night before thee.
(A song or Psalm of Heman the Ezrahite to give instruction, committed to the sons of Korah for him that excelleth upon Malath Leannoth. O Lord God of my salvation, I cry day and night before thee/you. )
Cvdl O Lorde God my Sauyor, I crie daye & night before the: Oh let my prayer entre in to thy presence, encline thine eare vnto my callynge.
(O Lord God my Sauyor, I cry day and night before them: Oh let my prayer enter in to thy/your presence, incline thine/your ear unto my callinge.)
Wycl The title of the eiyte and eiytetithe salm. The lernyng of Ethan, Ezraite.
(The title of the eight and eighttithe psalm. The learning of Ethan, Ezraite.)
Luth Ein Psalmlied der Kinder Korah, vorzusingen, von der Schwachheit der Elenden. Eine Unterweisung Hemans, des Esrahiten.
(A Psalmlied the/of_the children Korah, to_sing_to, from the/of_the Schwachheit the/of_the Elenden. Eine Unterweisung Hemans, the Esrahiten.)
ClVg Intellectus Ethan Ezrahitæ.
(Intellectus Ethan Ezrahitæ. )
88:title Heman the Ezrahite might be a sage from Solomon’s time (1 Kgs 4:31), a descendant of Judah (1 Chr 2:6), or a member of the Levitical family charged with singing at the Temple (1 Chr 15:17; 2 Chr 5:12).
Note 1 topic: writing-poetry
General Information:
(Some words not found in UHB: song song of,sons_of Qoraḩ for_the,director on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mahalath to/for,leannoth maskil of,Heman the,Ezrahite )
Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)
A song, a psalm of the sons of Korah
(Some words not found in UHB: song song of,sons_of Qoraḩ for_the,director on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mahalath to/for,leannoth maskil of,Heman the,Ezrahite )
Alternate translation: “This is a psalm that the sons of Korah wrote”
for the chief musician
(Some words not found in UHB: song song of,sons_of Qoraḩ for_the,director on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mahalath to/for,leannoth maskil of,Heman the,Ezrahite )
Alternate translation: “this is for the director of music to use in worship”
Note 2 topic: translate-transliterate
set to the Mahalath Leannoth style
(Some words not found in UHB: song song of,sons_of Qoraḩ for_the,director on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mahalath to/for,leannoth maskil of,Heman the,Ezrahite )
This may refer to a style of music.
A maschil
(Some words not found in UHB: song song of,sons_of Qoraḩ for_the,director on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mahalath to/for,leannoth maskil of,Heman the,Ezrahite )
This may refer to a style of music. See how you translated this in Psalms 32:1.
Note 3 topic: translate-names
Heman
(Some words not found in UHB: song song of,sons_of Qoraḩ for_the,director on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mahalath to/for,leannoth maskil of,Heman the,Ezrahite )
This is the name of a man.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
God of my salvation
(Some words not found in UHB: song song of,sons_of Qoraḩ for_the,director on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mahalath to/for,leannoth maskil of,Heman the,Ezrahite )
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word salvation, you could express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “you are the one who saves me”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / merism
day and night
(Some words not found in UHB: song song of,sons_of Qoraḩ for_the,director on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mahalath to/for,leannoth maskil of,Heman the,Ezrahite )
The writer uses these words with opposite meanings to say that he cries out continually.