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Psalms 144:7

Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;

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שְׁלַ֥חshelachsendשָׁלַחverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “send”, a commandH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…יָדֶ֗יךָyadeykhahandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […מִמָּ֫ר֥וֹםmimaromfrom aboveמָרוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from above”, the ordinary formH4791altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)(far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward.פְּצֵ֣נִיpetseniopenפָּצָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “open”, a commandH6475to rend, i.e. open (especially the mouth)deliver, gape, open, rid, utter.וְ֭הַצִּילֵנִיvehatsileniand defendנָצַלconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and 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).מִמַּ֣יִםmimayimfrom waterמַיִםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “from water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).רַבִּ֑יםrabimaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…מִ֝יַּ֗דmiyadfrom handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “from hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […נֵכָֽרnekharalienנֵכָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “alien”, the ordinary formH5236foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendomalien, strange ([phrase] -er).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Stretch forth Thy hands from on high; rescue me, and deliver me out of many waters, out of the hand of strangers;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Stretch forth thy hand from above; Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, Out of the hand of aliens;

Young’s Literal Translation

Send forth Thy hand from on high, Free me, and deliver me from many waters, From the hand of sons of a stranger,

World English Bible

Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners,

Darby Translation

Stretch out thy hands from above; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of aliens,

Douay-Rheims

They shall publish the memory of the abundance of thy sweetness: and shall rejoice in thy justice.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Stretch forth Thy hands from on high; rescue me, and deliver me out of many waters, out of the hand of strangers;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Send forth thine hand from on high; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hand of strange children;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξαπόστειλον τὴν χεῖρά σου ἐξ ὕψους, ἐξελοῦ με καὶ ῥῦσαί με ἐξ ὑδάτων πολλῶν, ἐκ χειρὸς υἱῶν ἀλλοτρίων·