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Psalms 119:154

Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.

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רִיבָ֣הrivahadversaryרִיבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “adversary”, a commandH7378properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defendadversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.רִ֭יבִיrivicauseרִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7379a contest (personal or legal)[phrase] adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.וּגְאָלֵ֑נִיugealeniand avengerגָּאַלconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and avenger”, a commandH1350to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)[idiom] in any wise, [idiom] at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.לְאִמְרָתְךָ֥leimratekhato commandmentאִמְרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to commandment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH565{something said}commandment, speech, word.חַיֵּֽנִיchayeniliveחָיָהverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “live”, a commandH2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revivekeep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Plead Thou my cause, and redeem me; quicken me according to Thy word.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Plead thou my cause, and redeem me: Quicken me according to thy word.

Young’s Literal Translation

Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me.

World English Bible

Plead my cause, and redeem me! Revive me according to your promise.

Darby Translation

Plead my cause, and redeem me: quicken me according to thy *word.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Plead Thou my cause, and redeem me; quicken me according to Thy word.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Plead my cause, and ransom me: quicken me because of thy word.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κρῖνον τὴν κρίσιν μου καὶ λύτρωσαί με, διὰ τὸν λόγον σου ζῆσόν με.