King James Version

Psalms 125:4

Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

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הֵיטִ֣יבָהheytivahbe betterטוֹבverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “be better”, a commandH2895to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sensebe (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, [idiom] please, (be, do, go, play) well.יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לַטּוֹבִ֑יםlatovimto goodטוֹבpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “to good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…וְ֝לִֽישָׁרִ֗יםvelisharimand to straightיָשָׁרconjunction, preposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and to straight”, the ordinary formH3477straight (literally or figuratively)convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), [phrase] pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).בְּלִבּוֹתָֽםbelibotamin heartלִבָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in heart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3826the heartheart.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Do good, O LORD, unto the good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts.

Young’s Literal Translation

Do good, O Jehovah, to the good, And to the upright in their hearts.

World English Bible

Do good, Yahweh, to those who are good, to those who are upright in their hearts.

Darby Translation

Do good, O Jehovah, unto the good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

Douay-Rheims

Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as a stream in the south.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Do good, O LORD, unto the good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Do good, O Lord, to them that are good, and to them that are upright in heart.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀγάθυνον, Κύριε, τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς καὶ τοῖς εὐθέσι τῇ καρδίᾳ.