PSA 88:14 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

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 (PSA 87:15) Ἱνατί Κύριε ἀπωθεῖς τὴν προσευχήν μου, ἀποστρέφεις τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ;
(Hinati Kurie apōtheis taʸn proseuⱪaʸn mou, apostrefeis to prosōpon sou apʼ emou;)

BrTr (PSA 87:15) Wherefore, O Lord, dost thou reject my [fn]prayer, and turn thy face away from me?

ULT Why, Yahweh, do you reject my soul?
⇔ Why do you hide your face from me?

UST Yahweh, please do not reject me!
⇔ Please do not ignore me!

BSB & MSB Why, O LORD, do You reject me?
⇔ Why do You hide Your face from me?

OEB Why, O Lord, do you spurn me,
⇔ and hide your face from me?

WEBBE & WMBB LORD, why do you reject my soul?
⇔ Why do you hide your face from me?

NET O Lord, why do you reject me,
⇔ and pay no attention to me?

LSV Why, O YHWH, do You cast off my soul? You hide Your face from me.

FBV Lord, why do you reject me? Why do you turn away from me?

T4T Yahweh, why do you reject me [RHQ]?
⇔ Why do you turn away from me [RHQ]?

LEB • Why do you reject my soul, O Yahweh?
• Why do you hide your face from me?

BBE Lord, why have you sent away my soul? why is your face covered from me?

Moff Why discard me, O Eternal?
⇔ Why hide thy face from me?

JPS (PSA 88:15) (88-16) I am afflicted and at the point of death from my youth up; I have borne Thy terrors, I am distracted.

ASV Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul?
⇔ Why hidest thou thy face from me?

DRA (PSA 87:15) Lord, why castest thou off my prayer: why turnest thou away thy face from me?

YLT Why, O Jehovah, castest Thou off my soul? Thou hidest Thy face from me.

Drby Why, O Jehovah, castest thou off my soul? [why] hidest thou thy face from me?

RV LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
(LORD, why castest thou/you off my soul? why hidest/hide thou/you thy/your face from me?)

SLT Wherefore, O Jehovah, wilt thou cast off my soul? wilt thou hide thy face from me?

Wbstr LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

KJB-1769 LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
(LORD, why castest thou/you off my soul? why hidest/hide thou/you thy/your face from me?)

KJB-1611 LORD, why castest thou off my soule? why hidest thou thy face from me?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps O God, why abhorrest thou my soule: and why hidest thou thy face from me?
(Oh God, why abhorrest thou/you my soul: and why hidest/hide thou/you thy/your face from me?)

Gnva Lord, why doest thou reiect my soule, and hidest thy face from me?
(Lord, why dost/do thou/you reject my soul, and hidest/hide thy/your face from me?)

Cvdl LORDE, why puttest thou awaye my soule? Wherfore hydest thou thy face fro me?
(LORD, why puttest/put thou/you away my soul? Wherefore hidest/hide thou/you thy/your face from me?)

Wycl (PSA 87:15) Lord, whi puttist thou awei my preier; turnest awei thi face fro me?
(Lord, why puttest/put thou/you away my prayer; turnest away thy/your face from me?)

Luth (PSA 88:15) Warum verstößest du, HErr, meine SeeLE und verbirgest dein Antlitz vor mir?
(Why violated you(sg), LORD, my soul and hide your(s) face before/in_front_of to_me?)

ClVg (PSA 87:15) Ut quid, Domine, repellis orationem meam; avertis faciem tuam a me?[fn]
(As quid, Master, you_repel speech of_mine; turning_away face your(sg) from me?)

87.15 Ut quid. CASS. Ecce quantum desiderat. Ut quid, Domine. Proponit, quærendam esse causam: quæ est, ut dilatione boni, et adversis multiplicatis, quibus repulsa quasi oratio inflammetur ardentius.

87.15 As quid. CASS. Behold how_much desires. As quid, Master. Proposes, to_be_sought to_be cause: which it_is, as delay good, and adversity you(pl)_multiply, to_whom rejected/repulsed as_if speech may_be_set_on_fire more_ardent/zealous.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

לָ⁠מָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּזְנַ֣ח נַפְשִׁ֑⁠י תַּסְתִּ֖יר פָּנֶ֣י⁠ךָ מִמֶּֽ⁠נִּי

,why? YHWH (Some words not found in UHB: ,why? YHWH reject self_of,my hide face_of,your from,me )

See how your translation team has decided to represent pairs of phrases in Hebrew poetry that mean basically the same thing. Alternate translation: [Why, Yahweh, do you reject me and refuse to pay attention to me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

לָ⁠מָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּזְנַ֣ח נַפְשִׁ֑⁠י

,why? YHWH (Some words not found in UHB: ,why? YHWH reject self_of,my hide face_of,your from,me )

The psalmist is using the question form to express deep anguish and frustration at feeling rejected by God. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [Yahweh, you should not reject my soul!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נַפְשִׁ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: ,why? YHWH reject self_of,my hide face_of,your from,me )

The psalmist is using the term soul to mean the entire person from the perspective of his spiritual and emotional existence. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [me]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

תַּסְתִּ֖יר פָּנֶ֣י⁠ךָ מִמֶּֽ⁠נִּי

(Some words not found in UHB: ,why? YHWH reject self_of,my hide face_of,your from,me )

The psalmist is using the question form to express deep anguish at feeling that God is ignoring him. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [You should not hide your face from me!]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

פָּנֶ֣י⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: ,why? YHWH reject self_of,my hide face_of,your from,me )

Here, face represents God’s presence and attention. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [yourself]

Parallel PSA 88:14