King James Version

Psalms 118:28

Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.

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אֵלִ֣יeliidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “idol”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'אַתָּ֣הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.וְאוֹדֶ֑ךָּveodekaand castיָדָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and 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).אֱ֝לֹהַ֗יelohayGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.אֲרוֹמְמֶֽךָּaromemekahighרוּםverb, polel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “high”, an unfinished actionH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto Thee; Thou art my God, I will exalt Thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto thee: Thou art my God, I will exalt thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

My God Thou [art], and I confess Thee, My God, I exalt Thee.

World English Bible

You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you.

Darby Translation

Thou art my God, and I will give thee thanks; my God, I will exalt thee.

Douay-Rheims

My soul hath slumbered through heaviness: strengthen thou me in thy words.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou art my God, and I will give thanks unto Thee; Thou art my God, I will exalt Thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou art my God, and I will give thee thanks: thou art my God, and I will exalt thee. I will give thanks to thee, for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θεός μου εἶ σὺ, καὶ ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι· Θεός μου εἶ σὺ, καὶ ὑψώσω σε· ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι, ὅτι ἐπήκουσάς μου, καὶ ἐγένου μοι εἰς σωτηρίαν.