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Psalms 130:3

If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…עֲוֺנ֥וֹתaonotfaultעָוֺןnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “fault”, the ordinary formH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.תִּשְׁמָרtishmarbewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “beward”, an unfinished actionH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).יָ֑הּyahJahיָהּnoun, proper name — “Jah”H3050Jah, the sacred nameJah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in '-iah,' '-jah.'אֲ֝דֹנָ֗יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.מִ֣יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יַעֲמֹֽדyaamodstandעָמַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “stand”, an unfinished actionH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If Thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?

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American Standard Version (1901)

If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?

Young’s Literal Translation

If iniquities Thou dost observe, O Lord, who doth stand?

World English Bible

If you, Yah, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?

Darby Translation

If thou, Jah, shouldest mark iniquities, Lord, who shall stand?

Douay-Rheims

Let Israel hope in the Lord, from henceforth now and for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If Thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

If thou, O Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν ἀνομίας παρατηρήσῃς Κύριε, Κύριε, τίς ὑποστήσεται;