King James Version

Psalms 140:7

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 140:8.

יְהֹוִ֣הyehoviGodיְהֹוִהnoun, proper name — “God”H3069{YHWH}God.אֲ֭דֹנָיadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, 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.עֹ֣זozstrengthעֹזnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “strength”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.יְשׁוּעָתִ֑יyeshuatideliveranceיְשׁוּעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “deliverance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperitydeliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.סַכֹּ֥תָהsakotahcoverסָכַךְverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cover”, a completed actionH5526properly, to entwine as ascreen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protectcover, defence, defend, hedge in, join together, set, shut up.לְ֝רֹאשִׁ֗יleroshito headרֹאשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.בְּי֣וֹםbeyomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…נָֽשֶׁקnasheqarmed menנֶשֶׁקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “armed men”, the ordinary formH5402military equipment, i.e. (collectively) arms (offensive or defensive), or (concretely) an arsenalarmed men, armour(-y), battle, harness, weapon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(140-8) O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, who hast screened my head in the day of battle,

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American Standard Version (1901)

O Jehovah the Lord, the strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

Young’s Literal Translation

O Jehovah, my Lord, strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of armour.

World English Bible

Yahweh, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

Darby Translation

Jehovah, the Lord, is the strength of my salvation: thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

Douay-Rheims

As when the thickness of the earth is broken up upon the ground: Our bones are scattered by the side of hell.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(140-8) O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, who hast screened my head in the day of battle,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

O Lord God, the strength of my salvation; thou hast screened my head in the day of battle.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύριε Κύριε, δύναμις τῆς σωτηρίας μου, ἐπεσκίασας ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλήν μου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ πολέμου.