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Psalms 144:9

I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

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אֱֽלֹהִ֗יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.שִׁ֣ירshirsongשִׁירnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “song”, the ordinary formH7892a song; abstractly, singingmusical(-ick), [idiom] sing(-er, -ing), song.חָ֭דָשׁchadashnew thingחָדָשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “new thing”, the ordinary formH2319newfresh, new thing.אָשִׁ֣ירָהashirahsingשִׁירverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “sing”, a determination or requestH7891to singbehold (by mistake for H7789 (שׁוּר)), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).לָּ֑ךְlakhetoלָּ֑ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toבְּנֵ֥בֶלbenevelin bottleנֶבֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in bottle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5035a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)bottle, pitcher, psaltery, vessel, viol.עָ֝שׂ֗וֹרasortenעָשׂוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “ten”, the ordinary formH6218ten; by abbreviated form ten strings, and so a decachord(instrument of) ten (strings, -th).אֲזַמְּרָהazamrahgive praiseזָמַרverb, piel, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “give praise”, a determination or requestH2167play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and musicgive praise, sing forth praises, psalms.לָּֽךְlakhetoלָּֽךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

O God, I will sing a new song unto Thee, upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto Thee;

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: Upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

O God, a new song I sing to Thee, On a psaltery of ten strings I sing praise to Thee.

World English Bible

I will sing a new song to you, God. On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.

Darby Translation

O God, I will sing a new song unto thee; with the ten-stringed lute will I sing psalms unto thee:

Douay-Rheims

The Lord is sweet to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

O God, I will sing a new song unto Thee, upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto Thee;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

O God, I will sing a new song to thee: I will play to thee on a psaltery of ten strings.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ Θεὸς, ᾠδὴν καινὴν ᾄσομαί σοι, ἐν ψαλτηρίῳ δεκαχόρδῳ ψαλῶ σοι·