Passage

Psalms 25.14

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

12. What man is he that feareth Jehovah? Him shall he instruct in the way that he shall choose. 13. His soul shall dwell at ease; And his seed shall inherit the land.

14. The friendship of Jehovah is with them that fear him; And he will show them his covenant.

Mine eyes are ever toward Jehovah; For he will pluck my feet out of the net. 16. Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; For I am desolate and afflicted. (Psalms 25:12-16, ASV)

WEB

12. What man is he who fears Yahweh? He shall instruct him in the way that he shall choose. 13. His soul shall dwell at ease. His offspring shall inherit the land.

14. The friendship of Yahweh is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.

My eyes are ever on Yahweh, for he will pluck my feet out of the net. 16. Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted. (Psalms 25:12-16, WEB)

KJV

12. What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. 13. His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. ^{dwell: Heb. lodge in goodness}

14. The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. ^{and: or, and his covenant to make them know it}

Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. ^{pluck: Heb. bring forth} 16. Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. (Psalms 25:12-16, KJV)

YLT

12. Who [is] this, the man fearing Jehovah? He directeth him in the way He doth choose. 13. His soul in good doth remain, And his seed doth possess the land.

14. The secret of Jehovah [is] for those fearing Him, And His covenant, to cause them to know.

Mine eyes [are] continually unto Jehovah, For He bringeth out from a net my feet. 16. Turn Thou unto me, and favour me, For lonely and afflicted [am] I. (Psalms 25:12-16, 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.

H1285 - berith, berith, Strong's H1285
H3045 - yada, yada, Strong's H3045
H3068 - YHWH, YHWH, Strong's H3068

Quoted in

Passages:

Amos 3.7

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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.

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