The Grammar and Meaning of Ps 92:11b

Research

Translations

Ancient

• LXX: καὶ ὑψωθήσεται ὡς μονοκέρωτος τὸ κέρας μου καὶ τὸ γῆράς μου ἐν ἐλαίῳ πίονι.
  • "And my horn will be exalted like a unicorn's, and my old age with thick oil."
• Symmachus: ... ἡ παλαίωσίς μου ὡς ἐλαία εὐθαλἠς.
  • "... my old again [is] as thriving oil."
• Gallican Psalter: et exaltabitur sicut unicornis cornu meum et senectus mea in misericordia uberi
  • "But my horn shall be exalted like that of the unicorn: and my old age in plentiful mercy."
• Iuxta Hebraeos: et exaltabitur quasi monocerotis cornu meum et senecta mea in oleo uberi
  • "And my horn will be exalted as an ox and my old age in rich oil."
• Peshitta: ܘܨܒܥܬܢܝ ܒܡܫܚܐ ܡܒܣܡܐ
  • "you have sprinkled me with fragrant oil."
• Targum: רביתא יתי במשח רבותא רטיבא דזית עבוף
  • "you have anointed me with the fresh oil of a luxuriant olive."

Modern

1sg Passive

• I shall be anointed with fresh oil (KJV; cf. CEB, CSB, ISV, NASB, NET, NIV, NJPS, REB)
• je suis arrosé avec une huile fraîche (SG21; cf. BDS, NBS, NVSR, TOB)
• mit frischem Öl bin ich überschüttet (EÜ)

2sg Active

• you have poured over me fresh oil (ESV; cf. CJB, GNT, NABRE, NJB, NRSV)
• tu verses sur moi une huile parfumée (PDV; cf. NFC)
• y sobre mí verterás aceite fresco (RVA; cf. DHH)
• und salbst mich mit frischem Öl (Luther 2017; cf. ELB, ZÜR)

References

92:11