King James Version

Psalms 21:5

His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 21:6.

גָּד֣וֹלgadolgreatגָּדוֹלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.כְּ֭בוֹדוֹkevodvogloriousכָּבוֹדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “glorious”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessglorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).בִּישׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָbishuatekhain deliveranceיְשׁוּעָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in deliverance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperitydeliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.ה֥וֹדhodbeautyהוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “beauty”, the ordinary formH1935grandeur (i.e. an imposing form and appearance)beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.וְ֝הָדָרvehadarand beautyהָדָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and beauty”, the ordinary formH1926magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendorbeauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.תְּשַׁוֶּ֥הteshavehbe likeשָׁוָהverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be like”, an unfinished actionH7737properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a-) like, make plain, profit, reckon.עָלָֽיוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd 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,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(21-6) His glory is great through Thy salvation; honour and majesty dost Thou lay upon him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

His glory is great in thy salvation: Honor and majesty dost thou lay upon him.

Young’s Literal Translation

Great [is] his honour in Thy salvation, Honour and majesty Thou placest on him.

World English Bible

His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.

Darby Translation

His glory is great through thy salvation; majesty and splendour hast thou laid upon him.

Douay-Rheims

In thee have our fathers hoped: they have hoped, and thou hast delivered them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(21-6) His glory is great through Thy salvation; honour and majesty dost Thou lay upon him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

His glory is great in thy salvation: thou wilt crown him with glory and majesty.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μεγάλη ἡ δόξα αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ σωτηρίῳ σου, δόξαν καὶ μεγαλοπρέπειαν ἐπιθήσεις ἐπʼ αὐτόν.