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Psalms 29:10

The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.

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יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לַמַּבּ֣וּלlamabulto floodמַבּוּלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to flood”, the ordinary formH3999a delugeflood.יָשָׁ֑בyashavdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “dwell”, a completed actionH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvayeshevand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and dwell”, the next action in the storyH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…יְ֝הוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.לְעוֹלָֽםleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to 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…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD sat enthroned at the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth as King for ever.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah sat as King at the Flood; Yea, Jehovah sitteth as King for ever.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jehovah on the deluge hath sat, And Jehovah sitteth king — to the age,

World English Bible

Yahweh sat enthroned at the Flood. Yes, Yahweh sits as King forever.

Darby Translation

Jehovah sitteth upon the flood; yea, Jehovah sitteth as king for ever.

Douay-Rheims

What profit is there in my blood, whilst I go down to corruption? Shall dust confess to thee, or declare thy truth?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The LORD sat enthroned at the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth as King for ever.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord will dwell on the waterflood: and the Lord will sit a king for ever.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύριος τὸν κατακλυσμὸν κατοικιεῖ· καὶ καθιεῖται Κύριος βασιλεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.