King James Version

Psalms 118:21

I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

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א֭וֹדְךָodekhacastיָדָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cast”, an unfinished actionH3034physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…עֲנִיתָ֑נִיanitanishoutעָנָהverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “shout”, a completed actionH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…וַתְּהִיvathiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לִ֝֗יlitoלִ֝֗יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toלִֽישׁוּעָֽהlishuahto deliveranceיְשׁוּעָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to deliverance”, the ordinary formH3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperitydeliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I will give thanks unto Thee, for Thou hast answered me, and art become my salvation.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me, And art become my salvation.

Young’s Literal Translation

I thank Thee, for Thou hast answered me, And art to me for salvation.

World English Bible

I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me, and have become my salvation.

Darby Translation

I will give thee thanks, for thou hast answered me, and art become my salvation.

Douay-Rheims

Thou hast rebuked the proud: they are cursed who decline from thy commandments.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I will give thanks unto Thee, for Thou hast answered me, and art become my salvation.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I will give thanks to thee; because thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι, ὅτι ἐπήκουσάς μου, καὶ ἐγένου μου εἰς σωτηρίαν.