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Psalms 144:2

My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

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חַסְדִּ֥יchasdikindnessחֵסֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, 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.וּמְצוּדָתִי֮umetsudatiand netמָצוּדconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and net”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4686a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastnesscastle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.מִשְׂגַּבִּ֪יmisgabiMisgabמִשְׂגָּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Misgab”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4869defence, high fort (tower), refuge, Misgab, a place in MoabMisgab.וּֽמְפַלְטִ֫יumefaltiand deliverפָּלַטconjunction, verb, piel, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and deliver”, a verb used as a describing wordH6403to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to delivercalve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape.לִ֥יlitoלִ֥יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toמָ֭גִנִּיmaginibucklerמָגֵןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “buckler”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4043a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile[idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.וּב֣וֹuvvoand inוּב֣וֹconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and in”and inחָסִ֑יתִיchasitihave hopeחָסָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “have hope”, a completed actionH2620to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide inhave hope, make refuge, (put) trust.הָרוֹדֵ֖דharodedthe spendרָדַדdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the spend”, a verb used as a describing wordH7286to tread in pieces, i.e. (figuratively) to conquer, or (specifically) to overlayspend, spread, subdue.עַמִּ֣יamipeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.תַחְתָּֽיtachtaywithתַּחַתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My lovingkindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and He in whom I take refuge; who subdueth my people under me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My lovingkindness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and he in whom I take refuge; Who subdueth my people under me.

Young’s Literal Translation

My kind one, and my bulwark, My tower, and my deliverer, My shield, and in whom I have trusted, Who is subduing my people under me!

World English Bible

my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.

Darby Translation

My mercy and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I trust, who subdueth my people under me!

Douay-Rheims

Every day I will bless thee: and I will praise thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My lovingkindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and He in whom I take refuge; who subdueth my people under me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My mercy, and my refuge; my helper, and my deliverer; my protector, in whom I have trusted; who subdues my people under me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔλεός μου καὶ καταφυγή μου, ἀντιλήπτωρ μου καὶ ῥύστης μου, ὑπερασπιστής μου, καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ ἤλπισα, ὁ ὑποτάσσων τὸν λαόν μου ὑπʼ ἐμέ.