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Psalms 136:23

Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:

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שֶׁ֭בְּשִׁפְלֵנוּshebshiflenvwho in low estateשֶׁפֶלparticle, relative, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “who in low estate”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8216an humble ranklow estate (place).זָ֣כַרzakharbe maleזָכַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be male”, a completed actionH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.לָ֑נוּlanvtoלָ֑נוּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”toכִּ֖יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לְעוֹלָ֣םleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…חַסְדּֽוֹchasdvokindnessחֵסֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “kindness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beautyfavour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who remembered us in our low estate, for His mercy endureth for ever;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who remembered us in our low estate; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

Young’s Literal Translation

Who in our lowliness hath remembered us, For to the age [is] His kindness.

World English Bible

who remembered us in our low estate, for his loving kindness endures forever;

Darby Translation

Who hath remembered us in our low estate, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who remembered us in our low estate, for His mercy endureth for ever;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For the Lord remembered us in our low estate; for his mercy endures for ever:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει ἡμῶν ἐμνήσθη ἡμῶν ὁ Κύριος, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.