King James Version

Psalms 144:10

It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

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הַנּוֹתֵ֥ןhanotenthe giveנָתַןdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the give”, a verb used as a describing wordH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…תְּשׁוּעָ֗הteshuahdeliveranceתְּשׁוּעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “deliverance”, the ordinary formH8668rescue (literal or figurative, persons, national or spiritual)deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory.לַמְּלָ֫כִ֥יםlamlakhimto kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.הַ֭פּוֹצֶהhapotsehthe openפָּצָהdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the open”, a verb used as a describing wordH6475to rend, i.e. open (especially the mouth)deliver, gape, open, rid, utter.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).דָּוִ֥דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.עַבְדּ֗וֹavdvoservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.מֵחֶ֥רֶבmecherevfrom knifeחֶרֶבpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “from knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.רָעָֽהraahbadרַעadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who givest salvation unto kings, who rescuest David Thy servant from the hurtful sword.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou art he that giveth salvation unto kings; Who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

Young’s Literal Translation

Who is giving deliverance to kings, Who is freeing David His servant from the sword of evil.

World English Bible

You are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David, his servant, from the deadly sword.

Darby Translation

Who givest salvation unto kings; who rescuest David thy servant from the hurtful sword.

Douay-Rheims

Let all thy works, O lord, praise thee: and let thy saints bless thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who givest salvation unto kings, who rescuest David Thy servant from the hurtful sword.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Even to him who gives salvation to kings: who redeems his servant David from the hurtful sword.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τῷ διδόντι τὴν σωτηρίαν τοῖς βασιλεῦσι, τῷ λυτρουμένῳ Δαυὶδ τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ ἐκ ῥομφαίας πονηρᾶς.