PSA 88:18 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (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 Ὅτι τὸ καύχημα τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτῶν σὺ εἶ, καὶ ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ σου ὑψωθήσεται τὸ κέρας ἡμῶν·
(Hoti to kauⱪaʸma taʸs dunameōs autōn su ei, kai en taʸ eudokia sou hupsōthaʸsetai to keras haʸmōn; )

BrTr For thou art the boast of their strength; and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted,

ULT You have removed every friend and acquaintance from me.
⇔ My only acquaintance is the darkness.

UST You have caused even my friends and others whom I love to avoid me,
⇔ and it is as though the only friend that I have is darkness.

BSB You have removed my beloved and my friend;
⇔ darkness is my closest companion.

OEB Those who love me you put far from me;
⇔ the dark is my only friend.

WEBBE You have put lover and friend far from me,
⇔ and my friends into darkness.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance;
⇔ those who know me leave me alone in the darkness.

LSV You have put lover and friend far from me,
My acquaintance [is] the place of darkness!

FBV You have made my family and friends avoid me. Darkness is my only friend.

T4T You have caused even my friends and others whom I love to avoid me,
⇔ and it is as though the only friend that I have is darkness.

LEB • my acquaintances far from my darkness.

BBE You have sent my friends and lovers far from me; I am gone from the memory of those who are dear to me.

Moff Thou has put far every friend,
⇔ and darkness is my one companion.

JPS (88-19) Friend and companion hast Thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

ASV Lover and friend hast thou put far from me,
⇔ And mine acquaintance into darkness.

DRA For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted.

YLT Thou hast put far from me lover and friend, Mine acquaintance [is] the place of darkness!

Drby Lover and associate hast thou put far from me: my familiar friends are darkness.

RV Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

Wbstr Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and my acquaintance into darkness.

KJB-1769 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
(Lover and friend hast thou/you put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness. )

KJB-1611 Louer and friend hast thou put farre from me: and mine acquaintance into darkenesse.
(Louer and friend hast thou/you put far from me: and mine acquaintance into darkness.)

Bshps Thou hast put a way farre from me my frende and neighbour: thou hast hid mine acquaintaunce out of sight.
(Thou hast put a way far from me my friend and neighbour: thou/you hast hid mine acquaintaunce out of sight.)

Gnva My louers and friends hast thou put away from me, and mine acquaintance hid themselues.
(My lovers and friends hast thou/you put away from me, and mine acquaintance hid themselves. )

Cvdl My louers and fredes hast thou put awaye fro me, and turned awaye myne acquantaunce.
(My lovers and fredes hast thou/you put away from me, and turned away mine acquantaunce.)

Wycl For thou art the glorie of the vertu of hem; and in thi good plesaunce oure horn schal be enhaunsid.
(For thou/you art the glory of the virtue of hem; and in thy/your good plesaunce our horn shall be enhaunsid.)

Luth Sie umgeben mich täglich wie Wasser und umringen mich miteinander.
(They/She umgeben me daily like water and umringen me miteinander.)

ClVg Quoniam gloria virtutis eorum tu es, et in beneplacito tuo exaltabitur cornu nostrum.
(Quoniam glory of_virtue their you es, and in beneplacito tuo exaltabitur cornu nostrum. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

every friend and acquaintance

(Some words not found in UHB: surround,me like_the,water all/each/any/every the=day close_in on,me altogether )

Alternate translation: “every person I love and know”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

My only acquaintance is the darkness

(Some words not found in UHB: surround,me like_the,water all/each/any/every the=day close_in on,me altogether )

This speaks about darkness as if it were a person that could be friends with someone else. The writer is emphasizing that he feels completely alone. Alternate translation: “Everywhere I go it is dark”

Parallel PSA 88:18