King James Version

Psalms 143:9

Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

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הַצִּילֵ֖נִיhatsilenidefendנָצַלverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “defend”, a commandH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).מֵאֹיְבַ֥יmeoyevayfrom enemyאֹיֵבpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.יְהוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֵלֶ֥יךָeleykhaamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).כִסִּֽתִיkhisiticoverכָּסָהverb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “cover”, a completed actionH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Deliver me from mine enemies, O LORD; with Thee have I hidden myself.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

Young’s Literal Translation

Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.

World English Bible

Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me.

Darby Translation

Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: unto thee do I flee for refuge.

Douay-Rheims

To thee, O God, I will sing a new canticle: on the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings I will sing praises to thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Deliver me from mine enemies, O LORD; with Thee have I hidden myself.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Deliver me from mine enemies, O Lord; for I have fled to thee for refuge.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξελοῦ με ἐκ τῶν ἐχθρῶν μου Κύριε, ὅτι πρὸς σὲ κατέφυγον.