King James Version

Psalms 132:18

His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

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א֭וֹיְבָיוoyevayvenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.אַלְבִּ֣ישׁalbishclotheלָבַשׁverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “clothe”, an unfinished actionH3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.בֹּ֑שֶׁתboshetshameבֹּשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “shame”, the ordinary formH1322shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idolashamed, confusion, [phrase] greatly, (put to) shame(-ful thing).וְ֝עָלָ֗יוvealayvand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יָצִ֥יץyatsitsblossomצוּץverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “blossom”, an unfinished actionH6692to twinkle, i.e. glance; by analogy, to blossom (figuratively, flourish)bloom, blossom, flourish, shew self.נִזְרֽוֹnizrvoconsecrationנֶזֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “consecration”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5145properly, something set apart, i.e. (abstractly) dedication (of a priet or Nazirite); hence (concretely) unshorn locks; also (by implication) a chaplet (especially of royalty)consecration, crown, hair, separation.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall his crown shine.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

His enemies will I clothe with shame; But upon himself shall his crown flourish.

Young’s Literal Translation

His enemies I do clothe [with] shame, And upon him doth his crown flourish!

World English Bible

I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, his crown will shine.”

Darby Translation

His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall his crown shine.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall my holiness flourish.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτοῦ ἐνδύσω αἰσχύνην, ἐπὶ δὲ αὐτὸν ἐξανθήσει τὸ ἁγίασμά μου.