Psalms 41:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 41:2 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 →
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
יִשְׁמְרֵ֣הוּ
shâmar
H8104
to keep
וִֽ֭יחַיֵּהוּ
châyâh
H2421
to live
יאשר
ʼâshar
H833
to go straight
וְאֻשַּׁ֣ר
ʼâshar
H833
to go straight
בָּאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְאַֽל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּ֝תְּנֵ֗הוּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
אֹיְבָֽיו
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive, He shall be blessed on the earth, And he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.
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King James Version Public Domain
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Yahweh will guard him and will keep him alive, and he will be called happy in the land; so do not give him into the soul of his enemies.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).