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Psalms 18:48

He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 18:49.

מְפַלְּטִ֗יmefaltideliverפָּלַטverb, piel, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “deliver”, a verb used as a describing wordH6403to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to delivercalve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape.מֵאֹ֫יְבָ֥יmeoyevayfrom enemyאֹיֵבpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.אַ֣ףafalsoאַףparticle, affirmation — “also”H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively thoughalso, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.קָ֭מַיqamayriseקוּםverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “rise”, a verb used as a describing wordH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…תְּרוֹמְמֵ֑נִיteromemenihighרוּםverb, polel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “high”, an unfinished actionH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…מֵאִ֥ישׁmeishfrom a certainאִישׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…חָ֝מָ֗סchamasviolenceחָמָסnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “violence”, the ordinary formH2555violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gaincruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.תַּצִּילֵֽנִיtatsilenidefendנָצַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “defend”, an unfinished actionH5337to 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).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(18-49) He delivereth me from mine enemies; yea, Thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He rescueth me from mine enemies; Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.

Young’s Literal Translation

My deliverer from mine enemies, Above my withstanders Thou raisest me, From a man of violence dost deliver me.

World English Bible

He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.

Darby Translation

Who hath delivered me from mine enemies: yea, thou hast lifted me up above them that rose up against me; from the man of violence hast thou delivered me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(18-49) He delivereth me from mine enemies; yea, Thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

my deliverer from angry enemies: thou shalt set me on high above them that rise up against me: thou shalt deliver me from the unrighteous man.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὁ ῥύστης μου ἐξ ἐχθρῶν ὀργίλων· ἀπὸ τῶν ἐπανισταμένων ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ὑψώσεις με, ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς ἀδίκου ῥύσῃ με.