Passage

Psalms 33.18

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

16. There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. 17. A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.

18. Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness;

To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine. 20. Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield. (Psalms 33:16-20, ASV)

WEB

16. There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. 17. A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.

18. Behold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness;

to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine. 20. Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield. (Psalms 33:16-20, WEB)

KJV

16. There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 17. An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

18. Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. 20. Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield. (Psalms 33:16-20, KJV)

YLT

16. The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power. 17. A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.

18. Lo, the eye of Jehovah [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,

To deliver from death their soul, And to keep them alive in famine. 20. Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield [is] He, (Psalms 33:16-20, YLT)

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Theological reading

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Key words

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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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