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Psalms 17:14

NETBible	Lord, use your power to deliver me from these murderers,¹ from the murderers of this world!² They enjoy prosperity;³ you overwhelm them with the riches they desire.⁴ They have many children, and leave their wealth to their offspring.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Psa 17:14	O LORD, by your hand save me from such men, from men of this world whose reward is in this life. You still the hunger of those you cherish; their sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 17:14	From men with Your hand, O LORD, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your treasure; They are satisfied with children, And leave their abundance to their babes.
NLT © biblegateway Psa 17:14	Save me by your mighty hand, O LORD, from those whose only concern is earthly gain. May they have their punishment in full. May their children inherit more of the same, and may the judgment continue to their children’s children.
MSG © biblegateway Psa 17:14	Barehanded, GOD, break these mortals, these flat-earth people who can't think beyond today. I'd like to see their bellies swollen with famine food, The weeds they've sown harvested and baked into famine bread, With second helpings for their children and crusts for their babies to chew on.
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 17:14	With your hand, O Lord, from men, even men of the world, whose heritage is in this life, and whom you make full with your secret wealth: they are full of children; after their death their offspring take the rest of their goods.
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 17:14	from mortals—by your hand, O LORD—from mortals whose portion in life is in this world. May their bellies be filled with what you have stored up for them; may their children have more than enough; may they leave something over to their little ones.
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 17:14	With Your hand from men, O LORD, From men of the world who have their portion in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.
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KJV	From men <04962> [which are] thy hand <03027>_, O LORD <03068>_, from men <04962> of the world <02465>_, [which have] their portion <02506> in [this] life <02416>_, and whose belly <0990> thou fillest <04390> (8762) with thy hid <06840> [treasure]: they are full <07646> (8799) of children <01121>_, and leave <03240> (8689) the rest <03499> of their [substance] to their babes <05768>_. {which are: or, by} {they...: or, their children are full}
NASB © biblegateway Psa 17:14	From men <04962> with Your hand <03027> , O LORD <03068> , From men <04962> of the world <02465> , whose portion <02506> is in this life <02425> , And whose belly <0990> You fill <04390> with Your treasure <06840> ; They are satisfied <07646> with children <01121> , And leave <05117> their abundance <03499> to their babes <05768> .
LXXM	(16:14) kurie <2962> N-VSM apo <575> PREP oligwn <3641> A-GPM apo <575> PREP ghv <1065> N-GSF diamerison <1266> V-AAD-2S autouv <846> D-APM en <1722> PREP th <3588> T-DSF zwh <2222> N-DSF autwn <846> D-GPM kai <2532> CONJ twn <3588> T-GPM kekrummenwn <2928> V-RMPGP sou <4771> P-GS eplhsyh {V-API-3S} h <3588> T-NSF gasthr <1064> N-NSF autwn <846> D-GPM ecortasyhsan <5526> V-API-3P uiwn <5207> N-GPM kai <2532> CONJ afhkan {V-AAI-3P} ta <3588> T-APN kataloipa <2645> A-APN toiv <3588> T-DPM nhpioiv <3516> A-DPM autwn <846> D-GPM
NET [draft] ITL	Lord <03068> , use your power <03027> to deliver me from these murderers <04962> , from the murderers <04962> of this world <02465> ! They enjoy prosperity <02416> <02506> ; you overwhelm <04390> them with the riches <06840> they desire. They have many <07646> children <01121> , and leave <03240> their wealth <03499> to their offspring <05768> .
HEBREW	Mhyllwel <05768> Mrty <03499> wxynhw <03240> Mynb <01121> webvy <07646> Mnjb <0990> almt <04390> *Knwpuw {Knypuw} <06840> Myyxb <02416> Mqlx <02506> dlxm <02465> Mytmm <04962> hwhy <03068> Kdy <03027> Mytmm (17:14) <04962>

NETBible

Lord, use your power to deliver me from these murderers,¹ from the murderers of this world!² They enjoy prosperity;³ you overwhelm them with the riches they desire.⁴ They have many children, and leave their wealth to their offspring.⁵

NET Notes

¹tc Heb “from men [by] your hand, Lord.” The translation assumes an emendation (both here and in the following line) of מִמְתִים (mimtim, “from men”) to מִמְמִתִים (mimmitim, “from those who kill”). For other uses of the plural form of the Hiphil participle of מוּת (mut, “die”), see 2 Kgs 17:26 (used with lions as subject), Job 33:22 (apparently referring to the agents of death), and Jer 26:15 (used of those seeking Jeremiah’s life).

²tn Heb “from men, from [the] world.” On the emendation of “men” to “murderers,” see the preceding note on the word “murderers.”

³tn Heb “their portion, in life.”

⁴tn Heb “and [with] your treasures you fill their belly.”

⁴sn You overwhelm them with the riches they desire. The psalmist is not accusing God of being unjust; he is simply observing that the wicked often prosper and that God is the ultimate source of all blessings that human beings enjoy (see Matt 5:45). When the wicked are ungrateful for God’s blessings, they become even more culpable and deserving of judgment. So this description of the wicked actually supports the psalmist’s appeal for deliverance. God should rescue him because he is innocent (see vv. 3-5) and because the wicked, though blessed abundantly by God, still have the audacity to attack God’s people.

⁵tn Heb “they are satisfied [with] sons and leave their abundance to their children.”