ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Psalms 34.17

Book: Psalms · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV (ASV)

"15. The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are open unto their cry. 16. The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth."

"17. The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles."

"18. Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit. 19. Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all." (Psalms 34:15-19, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"15. Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry. 16. Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth."

"17. The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles."

"18. Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. 19. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all." (Psalms 34:15-19, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"15. The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. 16. The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth."

"17. The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles."

"18. The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. unto: Heb. to the broken of heart of a contrite: Heb. contrite of spirit 19. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all." (Psalms 34:15-19, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"15. The eyes of Jehovah [are] unto the righteous, And His ears unto their cry. 16. (The face of Jehovah [is] on doers of evil, To cut off from earth their memorial.)"

"17. They cried, and Jehovah heard, And from all their distresses delivered them."

"18. Near [is] Jehovah to the broken of heart, And the bruised of spirit He saveth. 19. Many [are] the evils of the righteous, Out of them all doth Jehovah deliver him." (Psalms 34:15-19, YLT)

Setting

  • Speaker: various (David majority; Asaph, Korah, Moses, Solomon, anonymous)
  • Audience: worshipping Israel (corporate + individual devotion)
  • Location: Israel, various periods
  • Time period: composition spans c. 1400 BC (Moses, Ps 90), c. 400 BC; principal Davidic composition c. 1000 BC

Theological reading

Key words

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.