In Psalms 20 of Psalms .
They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 20:9.
הֵ֭מָּה hemah they הֵ֭מָּה hemah they הֵם pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they” H1992 they (only used when emphatic) it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye. כָּרְע֣וּ karev sink כָּרְע֣וּ karev sink כָּרַע verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “sink”, a completed action H3766 to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate bow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, [idiom] very. וְנָפָ֑לוּ venafalv and fall וְנָפָ֑לוּ venafalv and fall נָפַל conjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and fall”, a completed action in a sequence H5307 to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל… וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ vaanachnv and we וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ vaanachnv and we אֲנַחְנוּ conjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, plural — “and we” H587 we ourselves, us, we. קַּ֝֗מְנוּ qamnv rise קַּ֝֗מְנוּ qamnv rise קוּם verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “rise”, a completed action H6965 to 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… וַנִּתְעוֹדָֽד ׃ vanitodad and protest וַנִּתְעוֹדָֽד vanitodad and protest עוּד conjunction, verb, hithpolel, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “and protest”, the next action in the story H5749 to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify (as by reiteration); intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication) admonish, charge, earnestly, lift up, protest, call (take) to record, relieve, rob, solemnly, stand upright, testify, give warning, (bear, call to, give, take to) witness. Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
(20-9) They are bowed down and fallen; but we are risen, and stand upright.
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American Standard Version (1901) They are bowed down and fallen; But we are risen, and stand upright.
Young’s Literal Translation They — they have bowed and have fallen, And we have risen and station ourselves upright.
World English Bible They are bowed down and fallen, but we rise up, and stand upright.
Darby Translation They are bowed down and fallen; but we are risen and stand upright.
Douay-Rheims For the king hopeth in the Lord: and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) (20-9) They are bowed down and fallen; but we are risen, and stand upright.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English They are overthrown and fallen: but we are risen, and have been set upright.
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Αὐτοὶ συνεποδίσθησαν καὶ ἔπεσαν, ἡμεῖς δὲ ἀνέστημεν καὶ ἀνωρθώθημεν.
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