King James Version

Psalms 21:11

For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 21:12.

כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…נָט֣וּnatvspreadנָטָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “spread”, a completed actionH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…עָלֶ֣יךָaleykhaaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…רָעָ֑הraahbadרַעnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…חָֽשְׁב֥וּchashevvregardחָשַׁבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “regard”, a completed actionH2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute(make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.מְ֝זִמָּ֗הmezimahdeviceמְזִמָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “device”, the ordinary formH4209a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)(wicked) device, discretion, intent, witty invention, lewdness, mischievous (device), thought, wickedly.בַּלballestבַּלparticle, negative — “lest”H1077properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lestlest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.יוּכָֽלוּyukhalvbe ableיָכֹלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be able”, an unfinished actionH3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(21-12) For they intended evil against thee, they imagined a device, wherewith they shall not prevail.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For they intended evil against thee; They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.

Young’s Literal Translation

For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,

World English Bible

For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.

Darby Translation

For they intended evil against thee; they imagined a mischievous device, which they could not execute.

Douay-Rheims

I was cast upon thee from the womb. From my mother’s womb thou art my God,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(21-12) For they intended evil against thee, they imagined a device, wherewith they shall not prevail.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For they intended evils against thee; they imagined a device which they shall by no means be able to perform.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ἔκλιναν εἰς σὲ κακὰ, διελογίσαντο βουλὴν, ἣν οὐ μὴ δύνωνται στῆσαι.