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Psalms 20:9

Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 20:10.

יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).הוֹשִׁ֑יעָהhoshiahbe safeיָשַׁעverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “be safe”, a commandH3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor[idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.הַ֝מֶּ֗לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.יַעֲנֵ֥נוּyaanenvshoutעָנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “shout”, an unfinished actionH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…בְיוֹםveyomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…קָרְאֵֽנוּqareenvcallקָרָאverb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “call”, the to-form of the verbH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(20-10) Save, LORD; let the King answer us in the day that we call.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Save, Jehovah: Let the King answer us when we call.

Young’s Literal Translation

O Jehovah, save the king, He doth answer us in the day we call!

World English Bible

Save, Yahweh! Let the King answer us when we call!

Darby Translation

Save, Jehovah! Let the king answer us in the day we call.

Douay-Rheims

Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(20-10) Save, LORD; let the King answer us in the day that we call.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

O Lord, save the king: and hear us in whatever day we call upon thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύριε σῶσον τὸν βασιλέα καὶ ἐπάκουσον ἡμῶν, ἐν ᾗ ἂν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπικαλεσώμεθά σε.