PSA 89:19 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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ULT Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful ones; [fn]
⇔ you said, “I have set a crown on a mighty one.” [fn]
⇔ I have raised up one chosen from among the people.

Many manuscripts have the singular faithful one instead of faithful ones .

The MT has I will place help upon a warrior . Some translate the word for help as crown , and that is how the ULT has translated the word here.

UST Long ago you spoke in a vision to the Israelites who were loyal to you.
⇔ You said, “I have given strength to a mighty warrior;
⇔ I have chosen a young man from among the people to be the king.

BSB You once spoke in a vision;
⇔ to Your godly ones You said,
⇔ “I have bestowed help on a warrior;
⇔ I have exalted one chosen from the people.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB ⇔ In a vision of old you did speak
⇔ in this way to the one whom you loved:
⇔ ‘A crown I have set on the hero
⇔ I chose to be over the people

WEBBE ⇔ Then you spoke in vision to your saints,
⇔ and said, “I have given strength to the warrior.
⇔ I have exalted a young man from the people.

WMBB ⇔ Then you spoke in vision to your holy ones,
⇔ and said, “I have given strength to the warrior.
⇔ I have exalted a young man from the people.

NET Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said:
⇔ “I have energized a warrior;
⇔ I have raised up a young man from the people.

LSV Then You have spoken in vision,
To Your saint, indeed,
You say, I have placed help on a mighty one,
Exalted a chosen one out of the people,

FBV Once you spoke in a vision to your faithful servant and said,[fn] “I have given strength to the warrior I have chosen from the people to become king.

89:19 See 2 Samuel 7:4-17.

T4T ⇔ Long ago you spoke in a vision to one of your servants/prophets, saying,
⇔ “I have helped a famous soldier;
⇔ I chose him from among all the people to be a king.

LEB • Formerly you spoke in a vision
• to your faithful ones, and said,
• “I have bestowed help on a mighty man;
• I have exalted one chosen from the people.

BBE Then your voice came to your holy one in a vision, saying, I have put the crown on a strong one, lifting up one taken from among the people.

Moff thou didst tell thy trusted seer,
⇔ thy voice came in a vision:
⇔ “I have crowned a hero,
⇔ chosen a youth from the people,

JPS (89-20) Then Thou spokest in vision to Thy godly ones, and saidst: 'I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

ASV ⇔ Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints,
⇔ And saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty;
⇔ I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

DRA No DRA PSA 89:19 verse available

YLT Then Thou hast spoken in vision, To Thy saint, yea, Thou sayest, I have placed help upon a mighty one, Exalted a chosen one out of the people,

Drby Then thou spakest in vision of thy Holy One, and saidst, I have laid help upon a mighty one; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

RV Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
(Then thou/you spakest/spake in vision to thy/your saints, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.)

SLT Then thou spakest in a vision to thy godly one, and thou wilt say, I put help upon the mighty one; I exalted the chosen one from the people.

Wbstr Then thou didst speak in vision to thy holy one, and say, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

KJB-1769 ⇔ Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
( ⇔ Then thou/you spakest/spake in vision to thy/your holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.)

KJB-1611 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I haue laid helpe vpon one that is mightie: I haue exalted one chosen out of the people.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Thou hast spoken somtimes in visions vnto thy saintes: and hast sayde, I haue added ayde vpon the mightie, I haue exalted one chose out of the people.
(Thou/You hast spoken sometimes in visions unto thy/your saints: and hast said, I have added aid upon the mighty, I have exalted one chose out of the people.)

Gnva Thou spakest then in a vision vnto thine Holy one, and saydest, I haue layde helpe vpon one that is mightie: I haue exalted one chosen out of the people.
(Thou/You spakest/spake then in a vision unto thine/your Holy one, and said, I have laid help upon one that is mighty: I have exalted one chosen out of the people.)

Cvdl The LORDE is oure defence, and the holy one of Israel is oure kynge.
(The LORD is our defence, and the holy one of Israel is our king.)

Wycl No Wycl PSA 89:19 verse available

Luth Denn der HErr ist unser Schild, und der Heilige in Israel ist unser König.
(Because the/of_the LORD is our shield/sign(n), and the/of_the saints in Israel is our king.)

ClVg No ClVg PSA 89:19 verse available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

אָ֤ז דִּבַּ֥רְתָּֽ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to/for=YHWH shield_of,our and_[belongs],to,the_holy_[one]_of Yisrael king_of,our )

Ethan is using the word translated as Then to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

וַ⁠תֹּ֗אמֶר שִׁוִּ֣יתִי עֵ֭זֶר עַל־גִּבּ֑וֹר הֲרִימ֖וֹתִי בָח֣וּר מֵ⁠עָֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to/for=YHWH shield_of,our and_[belongs],to,the_holy_[one]_of Yisrael king_of,our )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: [telling them that you have placed help on a warrior; you have raised up a chosen one from the people]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עֵ֭זֶר

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to/for=YHWH shield_of,our and_[belongs],to,the_holy_[one]_of Yisrael king_of,our )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of help, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [my helping hand]

Parallel PSA 89:19