PSA 89:6 Parallel Verse View

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89:7 Note: KJB: Ps.89.6

89:7 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

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 Τοπρωῒ ἀνθήσαι καὶ παρέλθοι, τὸ ἑσπέρας ἀποπέσοι, σκληρυνθείη καὶ ξηρανθείη.
(Toprōi anthaʸsai kai parelthoi, to hesperas apopesoi, sklaʸruntheiaʸ kai xaʸrantheiaʸ. )

BrTr In the morning let it flower, and pass away: in the evening let it droop, let it be withered and dried up.

ULT For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh?
⇔ Who among the sons of the gods is like Yahweh?

UST There is no one in heaven who can be compared with you, Yahweh.
⇔ There are no angels in heaven who are equal to you.

BSB For who in the skies can compare with the LORD?
⇔ Who among the heavenly beings [fn] is like the LORD?

OEB For who in the skies may compare with the Lord?
⇔ Who is like the Lord among the gods?

WEBBE For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD?
⇔ Who amongst the sons of the heavenly beings is like the LORD,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For who in the skies can compare to the Lord?
⇔ Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings,

LSV For who in the sky, compares himself to YHWH? [Who] is like to YHWH among sons of the mighty?

FBV For who in heaven can compare to the Lord? Who is like the Lord even among the angels?

T4T There is no one [RHQ] in heaven who can be compared with you, Yahweh.
⇔ There are no angels [RHQ] in heaven who are equal to you.

LEB • [fn] is equal to Yahweh? Who is like Yahweh among the sons of God,

89:? Hebrew singular collective “clouds”

BBE For who is there in the heavens in comparison with the Lord? who is like the Lord among the sons of the gods?

Moff For who above can rank with the Eternal,
⇔ what angel can compare with the Eternal?–

JPS (89-7) For who in the skies can be compared unto the LORD, who among the sons of might can be likened unto the LORD,

ASV For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah?
⇔ Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah,

DRA In the morning man shall grow up like grass; in the morning he shall flourish and pass away: in the evening he shall fall, grow dry, and wither.

YLT For who in the sky, Compareth himself to Jehovah? Is like to Jehovah among sons of the mighty?

Drby For who in the heaven can be compared to Jehovah? [who] among the sons of the mighty shall be likened to Jehovah?

RV For who in the skies can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty is like unto the LORD,

Wbstr For who in the heaven can be compared to the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD?

KJB-1769 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?

KJB-1611 For who in the heauen can be compared vnto the LORD? who among the sonnes of the mightie can be likened vnto the LORD?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps For who is he in the cloudes that shal matche God: and who is like vnto God amongst the children gods?
(For who is he in the clouds that shall matche God: and who is like unto God amongst the children gods?)

Gnva For who is equall to the Lord in the heauen? and who is like the Lord among the sonnes of the gods?
(For who is equall to the Lord in the heaven? and who is like the Lord among the sons of the gods? )

Cvdl For who is he amonge the cloudes, that maye be copared vnto the LORDE?
(For who is he among the clouds, that may be copared unto the LORD?)

Wycl Eerli passe he, as an eerbe, eerli florische he, and passe; in the euentid falle he doun, be he hard, and wexe drie.
(Eerli pass he, as an eerbe, early florische he, and passe; in the eventide/evening fall he down, be he hard, and wexe dry.)

Luth Und die Himmel werden, HErr, deine Wunder preisen und deine Wahrheit in der Gemeine der Heiligen.
(And the heaven become, LORD, your Wunder preisen and your truth in the/of_the Gemeine the/of_the Heiligen.)

ClVg Mane sicut herba transeat; mane floreat, et transeat; vespere decidat, induret, et arescat.[fn]
(Stay like herba transeat; mane floreat, and transeat; vespere decidat, induret, and arescat. )

89.6 Mane sicut herba. AUG., CASS. Mutetur a qualitate noctis. Vespere decidat. In extremis secta, vel fracta. CASS. Mane sicut herba. Dixi, quod anni habentur, etc., usque ad juventus quæ floret et transit. Vespere. Senectus, quando refrigescit vigor hominis. Vel, mane sicut herba. Apta comparatio, quasi, sicut herba mutatur a qualitate, quam habet in nocte, in deteriorem mane orto sole: ita mutatur homo in deterius.

89.6 Stay like herba. AUG., CASS. Mutetur from qualitate noctis. In_the_evening decidat. In extremis secta, or fracta. CASS. Stay like herba. Dixi, that anni habentur, etc., until to yuventus which floret and transit. In_the_evening. Senectus, when refrigescit vigor of_man. Vel, mane like herba. Apta comparatio, quasi, like herba mutatur from qualitate, how habet in nocte, in deteriorem mane orto sole: ita mutatur human in deterius.

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Making Sense of the Exile

Israel’s kings and the people of Israel repeatedly rebelled against God and broke their covenant with him. God therefore declared that he would bring the curses of the covenant upon them (see Deut 28:15-68; cp. Jer 4:13; Amos 5:11; Mic 6:14-15). God sent the Assyrian and Babylonian armies to execute this sentence, and a large number of the Israelites were taken into exile (see 2 Kgs 24:1–25:21).

The Exile shaped many of the psalms; we see its impact working behind the scenes in various images and themes. In Psalm 89 the grief, anguish, and confusion of the Exile are distilled into several questions that the psalmist raises: Has God abandoned David’s royal line (89:38-39)? How long will God’s anger last (Ps 89:46)? Does God understand human frailty (89:47-48)? Is God true to his nature (89:49)? Is God just in not avenging his people (89:50-51)?

These questions were on the minds of God’s people during and after the Exile. Some of their doubts raise questions concerning God’s ability to rule. Rather than dismissing these questions, wise readers listen, reflect, and study the answers that Scripture gives.

The definitive answer came in the Lord Jesus Christ (see Isa 52–54; Luke 1:46-55, 67-79; 4:18-19; Rom 6:6, 16-23; Heb 12:22-24). But those who experienced the Exile could only dimly foresee a hopeful future. They asked these hard questions and lived without clear answers.

Passages for Further Study

Lev 26:27-45; Deut 28:36-37, 63-68; 30:1-5; 2 Kgs 17:5-23; 24:1–25:21; Ezra 5:12; Pss 89; 107; 126; Isa 5:13; 27:13; 52:1-12; 59:10; Jer 2:37; 3:18; 4:13; Ezek 6:9; 20:41; 37:1-14; Amos 5:11; Mic 6:14-15

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the gods is like Yahweh?

(Some words not found in UHB: and,praise heavens wonders,your YHWH also/though faithfulness,your in/on/at/with,assembly holy )

Both questions mean the same thing. The writer is using question to emphasize that there in no one in heaven like Yahweh. (See also: figs-rquestion)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

sons of the gods

(Some words not found in UHB: and,praise heavens wonders,your YHWH also/though faithfulness,your in/on/at/with,assembly holy )

Here “sons of” means having the characteristics of. This is a way of referring to other spiritual beings that live in heaven. Alternate translation: “angels” or “divine beings”

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