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Psalms 119:157

Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.

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רַ֭בִּיםrabimaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…רֹדְפַ֣יrodefaychaseרָדַףverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “chase”, a verb used as a describing wordH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).וְצָרָ֑יvetsarayand narrowצַרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and narrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.מֵ֝עֵדְוֺתֶ֗יךָmeedeoteykhafrom testimonyעֵדוּתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from testimony”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5715testimonytestimony, witness.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…נָטִֽיתִיnatitispreadנָטָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “spread”, a completed actionH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; yet have I not turned aside from Thy testimonies.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; Yet have I not swerved from thy testimonies.

Young’s Literal Translation

Many [are] my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.

World English Bible

Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven’t swerved from your testimonies.

Darby Translation

Many are my persecutors and mine oppressors; I have not declined from thy testimonies.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; yet have I not turned aside from Thy testimonies.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Many are they that persecute me and oppress me: but I have not declined from thy testimonies.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πολλοὶ οἱ ἐκδιώκοντές με καὶ θλίβοντές με· ἐκ τῶν μαρτυρίων σου οὐκ ἐξέκλινα.