King James Version

Psalms 21:13

Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 21:14.

ר֣וּמָהrumahhighרוּםverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “high”, a commandH7311to 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…יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בְּעֻזֶּ֑ךָbeuzekhain strengthעֹזpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in strength”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.נָשִׁ֥ירָהnashirahsingשִׁירverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, plural — “sing”, a determination or requestH7891to singbehold (by mistake for H7789 (שׁוּר)), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).וּֽ֝נְזַמְּרָהunezamrahand give praiseזָמַרconjunction, verb, piel, cohortative, 1st person, common, plural — “and give praise”, a determination or requestH2167play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and musicgive praise, sing forth praises, psalms.גְּבוּרָתֶֽךָgevuratekhaforceגְּבוּרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “force”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1369force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victoryforce, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(21-14) Be Thou exalted, O LORD, in Thy strength; so will we sing and praise Thy power.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Be thou exalted, O Jehovah, in thy strength: So will we sing and praise thy power.

Young’s Literal Translation

Be Thou exalted, O Jehovah in, Thy strength, We sing and we praise Thy might!

World English Bible

Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.

Darby Translation

Be thou exalted, Jehovah, in thine own strength: we will sing and celebrate thy power.

Douay-Rheims

Many calves have surrounded me: fat bulls have besieged me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(21-14) Be Thou exalted, O LORD, in Thy strength; so will we sing and praise Thy power.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy strength: we will sing and praise thy mighty acts.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὑψώθητι Κύριε ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου· ᾄσομεν καὶ ψαλοῦμεν τὰς δυναστείας σου.