Psalms 131:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 131:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
שִׁוִּ֨יתִי
shâvâh
H7737
to be like
וְדוֹמַ֗מְתִּי
dâmam
H1826
to be silent
נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י
nephesh
H5315
soul
כְּ֭גָמֻל
gâmal
H1580
to recompense
עֲלֵ֣י
ʻal
H5921
upon
אִמּ֑וֹ
ʼêm
H517
mother
כַּגָּמֻ֖ל
gâmal
H1580
to recompense
עָלַ֣י
ʻal
H5921
upon
נַפְשִֽׁי
nephesh
H5315
soul
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother, Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
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King James Version Public Domain
Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Rather, I have stilled and quieted my soul like a weaned child upon his mother; like a weaned child upon me my soul.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).