Other Translations
asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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Behold, they belch out with their mouth;
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Swords are in their lips:
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For who,
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say they, doth hear?
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
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Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [are directed] to Jehovah ourGod, until he be gracious unto us.
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Be gracious unto us, O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
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Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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A Song of Degrees. If it had not been that the Lord was among us, let Israel now say;
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if it had not been that the Lord was among us, when men rose up against us;
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verily they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:
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verily the water would have drowned us, our soul would have gone under the torrent.
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Yea, our soul would have gone under the overwhelming water.
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Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us for a prey to their teeth.
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Our soul has been delivered as a sparrow from the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are delivered.
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Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Canticum graduum. Nisi quia Dominus erat in nobis, dicat nunc Israel:
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nisi quia Dominus erat in nobis, Cum exurgerent homines in nos,
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forte vivos deglutissent nos: Cum irasceretur furor eorum in nos,
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forsitan aqua absorbuisset nos.
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Torrentem pertransivit anima nostra: forsitan pertransisset anima nostra aquam intolerabilem.
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Benedictus Dominus qui non dedit nos, in captionem dentibus eorum.
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Anima nostra sicut passer erepta est de laqueo venantium: Laqueus contritus est, et nos liberati sumus.
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Adiutorium nostrum in nomine Domini, qui fecit cælum et terram.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, you who sit in the heavens.
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Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD, our God, until he has mercy on us.
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Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.
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Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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A Song of the Ascents. Unto Thee I have lifted up mine eyes, O dweller in the heavens.
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Lo, as eyes of men-servants <FI>Are<Fi> unto the hand of their masters, As eyes of a maid-servant <FI>Are<Fi> unto the hand of her mistress, So <FI>are<Fi> our eyes unto Jehovah our God, Till that He doth favour us.
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Favour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt,
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Greatly hath our soul been filled With the scorning of the easy ones, With the contempt of the arrogant!
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).