King James Version

Psalms 3:2

Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 3:3.

רַבִּים֮rabimaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…אֹמְרִ֪יםomerimsayאָמַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “say”, a verb used as a describing wordH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לְנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יlenafshito creatureנֶפֶשׁpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…אֵ֤יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).יְֽשׁוּעָ֓תָהyeshuatahdeliveranceיְשׁוּעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute, paragogic he — “deliverance”, the ordinary formH3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperitydeliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.לּ֬וֹlvotoלּ֬וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toבֵֽאלֹהִ֬יםvelohimin Godאֱלֹהִיםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.סֶֽלָהselahSelahסֶלָהparticle, interjection — “Selah”H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pauseSelah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(3-3) Many there are that say of my soul: 'There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah

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American Standard Version (1901)

Many there are that say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. [Selah

Young’s Literal Translation

Many are saying of my soul, 'There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah.

World English Bible

Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah.

Darby Translation

Many say of my soul, There is no salvation for him in God. Selah.

Douay-Rheims

Why, O Lord, are they multiplied that afflict me? many are they who rise up against me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(3-3) Many there are that say of my soul: 'There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Many say concerning my soul, There is no deliverance for him in his God. Pause.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πολλοὶ λέγουσι τῇ ψυχῇ μου, οὐκ ἔστι σωτηρία αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ Θεῷ αὐτοῦ· διάψαλμα.