King James Version

Psalms 3:8

Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 3:9.

לַיהוָ֥הlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).הַיְשׁוּעָ֑הhayshuahthe deliveranceיְשׁוּעָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the deliverance”, the ordinary formH3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperitydeliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.עַֽלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…עַמְּךָ֖amkhapeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.בִרְכָתֶ֣ךָvirkhatekhablessingבְּרָכָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “blessing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1293benediction; by implication prosperityblessing, liberal, pool, present.סֶּֽלָהselahSelahסֶלָהparticle, interjection — “Selah”H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pauseSelah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(3-9) Salvation belongeth unto the LORD; Thy blessing be upon Thy people. Selah

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American Standard Version (1901)

Salvation belongeth unto Jehovah: Thy blessing be upon thy people. [Selah

Young’s Literal Translation

Of Jehovah [is] this salvation; On Thy people [is] Thy blessing! Selah.

World English Bible

Salvation belongs to Yahweh. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.

Darby Translation

Salvation is of Jehovah; thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

Douay-Rheims

For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause: thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(3-9) Salvation belongeth unto the LORD; Thy blessing be upon Thy people. Selah

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Deliverance is the Lord's, and thy blessing is upon thy people.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τοῦ Κυρίου ἡ σωτηρία, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν λαόν σου ἡ εὐλογία σου.