Psalms 138:16

9 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

Brenton English Septuagint

Thine eyes saw my unwrought substance, and all men shall be written in thy book; they shall be formed by day, though there should for a time be no one among them.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Thy eyes did see my imperfect being, and in thy book all shall be written: days shall be formed, and no one in them.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Your eyes saw my unwrought substance, and all men shall be written in your book; they shall be formed by day, though there should for a time be no one among them.

British English Septuagint 2012

Your eyes saw my unwrought substance, and all men shall be written in your book; they shall be formed by day, though there should for a time be no one amongst them.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Thine eyes saw my unwrought substance, And all men shall be written in thy book; They shall be formed by day, though there should for a time be no one among them.

SEPTUAGINTA

τὸ ἀκατέργαστόν μου εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ βιβλίον σου πάντες γραφήσονται· ἡμέρας πλασθήσονται καὶ οὐθεὶς ἐν αὐτοῖς.

Brenton Septuagint

Ἀκατέργαστόν μου εἶδου οἱ ἀφθαλμοί σου, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ βιβλίον σου πάντες γραφήσονται· ἡμέρας πλασθήσονται καὶ οὐθεὶς ἐν αὐτοῖς.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Imperfectum meum viderunt oculi tui, et in libro tuo omnes scribentur. Dies formabuntur, et nemo in eis.

Russian Synodal Bible

Зародыш мой видели очи Твои; в Твоей книге записаны все дни, для меня назначенные, когда ни одного из них еще не было.

When was this written?

The traditions broadly agree on this one.

Broad agreement: 1010 BC–400 BC David and many others
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1070 BC–350 AD The kingdom of Kush Africa
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776 BC First recorded Olympiad Greece
The traditional starting point of Greek historical chronology.
753 BC Traditional founding of Rome Rome
The legendary date of Rome's founding, later used as the anchor of the Roman calendar.
745 BC–609 BC Neo-Assyrian empire at its height Mesopotamia
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620 BC–560 BC Coinage invented in Lydia Anatolia
Stamped electrum coins of guaranteed weight, an idea that spread across the ancient world within a century.

Psalms 138:16

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

SEPTUAGINTA ☆

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Russian Synodal Bible ☆