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Psalms 25:6

Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

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זְכֹרzekhorbe maleזָכַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be male”, a commandH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.רַחֲמֶ֣יךָrachameykhacompassionרַחַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “compassion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7356compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maidenbowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb.יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וַחֲסָדֶ֑יךָvachasadeykhaand kindnessחֵסֵדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and kindness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beautyfavour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.כִּ֖יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…מֵעוֹלָ֣םmeolamfrom alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…הֵֽמָּהhemahtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Remember, O LORD, Thy compassions and Thy mercies; for they have been from of old.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Remember, O Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindness; For they have been ever of old.

Young’s Literal Translation

Remember Thy mercies, O Jehovah, And Thy kindnesses, for from the age [are] they.

World English Bible

Yahweh, remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness, for they are from old times.

Darby Translation

Remember, Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses; for they are from everlasting.

Douay-Rheims

I will wash my hands among the innocent; and will compass thy altar, O Lord:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Remember, O LORD, Thy compassions and Thy mercies; for they have been from of old.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Remember thy compassions, O Lord, and thy mercies, for they are from everlasting.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μνήσθητι τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου Κύριε, καὶ τὰ ἐλέη σου, ὅτι ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος εἰσίν.