King James Version

Psalms 102:21

To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 102:22.

לְסַפֵּ֣רlesaperto communeסָפַרpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to commune”, the to-form of the verbH5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebratecommune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.בְּ֭צִיּוֹןbetsionin Zionצִיּוֹןpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Zion”H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemZion.שֵׁ֣םshemfameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וּ֝תְהִלָּת֗וֹutehilatvoand praiseתְּהִלָּהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and praise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8416laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymnpraise.בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽםbirushalimin Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(102-22) That men may tell of the name of the LORD in Zion, and His praise in Jerusalem;

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American Standard Version (1901)

That men may declare the name of Jehovah in Zion, And his praise in Jerusalem;

Young’s Literal Translation

To declare in Zion the name of Jehovah, And His praise in Jerusalem,

World English Bible

that men may declare Yahweh’s name in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem,

Darby Translation

That the name of Jehovah may be declared in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem,

Douay-Rheims

Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts: you ministers of his that do his will.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(102-22) That men may tell of the name of the LORD in Zion, and His praise in Jerusalem;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

to proclaim the name of the Lord in Sion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

τοῦ ἀναγγεῖλαι ἐν Σιὼν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου, καὶ τὴν αἴνεσιν αὐτοῦ ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ·