King James Version

Psalms 149:2

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

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יִשְׂמַ֣חyismachbe gladשָׂמַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be glad”, an unfinished actionH8055probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomecheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.בְּעֹשָׂ֑יוbeosayvin doעָשָׂהpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…בְּנֵֽיbenesonבֵּןnoun, 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, […צִ֝יּ֗וֹןtsionZionצִיּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Zion”H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemZion.יָגִ֥ילוּyagilvrejoiceגִּילverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “rejoice”, an unfinished actionH1523properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fearbe glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.בְמַלְכָּֽםvemalkamin kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

Young’s Literal Translation

Israel doth rejoice in his Maker, Sons of Zion do joy in their king.

World English Bible

Let Israel rejoice in him who made them. Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

Darby Translation

Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; let the sons of Zion be joyful in their King.

Douay-Rheims

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: and let the children of Sion be joyful in their king.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him; and let the children of Sion exult in their king.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εὐφρανθήτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τῷ ποιήσαντι αὐτὸν, καὶ υἱοὶ Σιὼν ἀγαλλιάσθωσαν ἐπὶ τῷ βασιλεῖ αὐτῶν.