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Psalms 22:8

He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 22:9.

גֹּ֣לgolrollגָּלַלverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “roll”, a commandH1556to roll (literally or figuratively)commit, remove, roll (away, down, together), run down, seek occasion, trust, wallow.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).יְפַלְּטֵ֑הוּyefaltehvdeliverפָּלַטverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “deliver”, an unfinished actionH6403to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to delivercalve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape.יַ֝צִּילֵ֗הוּyatsilehvdefendנָצַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “defend”, an unfinished actionH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).כִּ֘יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…חָ֥פֵֽץchafetsdesireחָפֵץverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “desire”, a completed actionH2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire[idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.בּֽוֹbvoinבּֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(22-9) 'Let him commit himself unto the LORD! let Him rescue him; let Him deliver him, seeing He delighteth in him.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Commit thyself unto Jehovah; let him deliver him: Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'

World English Bible

“He trusts in Yahweh. Let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.”

Darby Translation

Commit it to Jehovah — let him rescue him; let him deliver him, because he delighteth in him!

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(22-9) 'Let him commit himself unto the LORD! let Him rescue him; let Him deliver him, seeing He delighteth in him.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He hoped in the Lord: let him deliver him, let him save him, because he takes pleasure in him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἤλπισεν ἐπὶ Κύριον, ῥυσάσθω αὐτὸν, σωσάτω αὐτὸν, ὅτι θέλει αὐτόν.