King James Version

Psalms 21:12

Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 21:13.

כִּ֭יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…תְּשִׁיתֵ֣מוֹteshitemvoapplyשִׁיתverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “apply”, an unfinished actionH7896to place (in a very wide application)apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.שֶׁ֑כֶםshekhembackשְׁכֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “back”, the ordinary formH7926the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of ahillback, [idiom] consent, portion, shoulder.בְּ֝מֵֽיתָרֶ֗יךָbemeytareykhain cordמֵיתָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in cord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4340a cord (of a tent); or the string (of a bow)cord, string.תְּכוֹנֵ֥ןtekhonenbe fittedכּוּןverb, polel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be fitted”, an unfinished actionH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…פְּנֵיהֶֽםpeneyhema- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(21-13) For thou shalt make them turn their back, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For thou wilt make them turn their back; Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.

Young’s Literal Translation

For Thou makest them a butt, When Thy strings Thou preparest against their faces.

World English Bible

For you will make them turn their back, when you aim drawn bows at their face.

Darby Translation

For thou wilt make them turn their back; thou wilt make ready thy bowstring against their face.

Douay-Rheims

Depart not from me. For tribulation is very near: for there is none to help me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(21-13) For thou shalt make them turn their back, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For thou shalt make them turn their back in thy latter end, thou wilt prepare their face.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι θήσεις αὐτοὺς νῶτον ἐν τοῖς περιλοίποις σου, ἑτοιμάσεις τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτῶν.