ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Psalms 118.1

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

1. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

  1. Let Israel now say, That his lovingkindness endureth for ever. 3. Let the house of Aaron now say, That his lovingkindness endureth for ever. (Psalms 118:1-3, ASV)
WEB

1. Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

  1. Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever. 3. Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness endures forever. (Psalms 118:1-3, WEB)
KJV

1. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.

  1. Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 3. Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. (Psalms 118:1-3, KJV)
YLT

1. Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age [is] His kindness.

  1. I pray you, let Israel say, That, to the age [is] His kindness. 3. I pray you, let the house of Aaron say, That, to the age [is] His kindness. (Psalms 118:1-3, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See Bibles for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.