King James Version

Psalms 129:2

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

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רַ֭בַּתrabataboundרַבadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, construct — “abound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7227abundant (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),…צְרָר֣וּנִיtseraruniadversaryצָרַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “adversary”, a completed actionH6887to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitiveadversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.מִנְּעוּרָ֑יminurayfrom youthנָעוּרpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from youth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5271(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)childhood, youth.גַּ֝םgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.לֹאlono , -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…יָ֥כְלוּyakhelvbe ableיָכֹלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be able”, a completed actionH3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.לִֽיlitoלִֽיpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Much have they afflicted me from my youth up; but they have not prevailed against me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up: Yet they have not prevailed against me.

Young’s Literal Translation

Often they distressed me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed over me.

World English Bible

many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.

Darby Translation

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.

Douay-Rheims

Lord, hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Much have they afflicted me from my youth up; but they have not prevailed against me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Many a time have they warred against me from my youth: and yet they prevailed not against me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πλεονάκις ἐπολέμησάν με ἐκ νεότητός μου, καὶ γὰρ οὐκ ἠδυνήθησάν μοι.