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Psalms 35:17

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

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אֲדֹנָי֮adonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.כַּמָּ֪הkamahas howמָהpreposition, particle, interrogative — “as how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.תִּ֫רְאֶ֥הtirehseeרָאָהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…הָשִׁ֣יבָהhashivahagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “again”, a commandH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…נַ֭פְשִׁיnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “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,…מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑םmishoeyhemfrom desolateשׁוֹאpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “from desolate”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7722a tempest; by implication, devastationdesolate(-ion), destroy, destruction, storm, wasteness.מִ֝כְּפִירִ֗יםmikfirimfrom lionכְּפִירpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “from lion”, the ordinary formH3715a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)(young) lion, village. Compare H3723 (כָּפָר).יְחִידָתִֽיyechidatidarlingיָחִידadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “darling”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3173properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced)darling, desolate, only (child, son), solitary.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Lord, how long wilt Thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, mine only one from the lions.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, My darling from the lions.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lord, how long dost thou behold? Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only one.

World English Bible

Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.

Darby Translation

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my only one from the young lions.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Lord, how long wilt Thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, mine only one from the lions.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

O Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? Deliver my soul from their mischief, mine only-begotten one from the lions.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύριε πότε ἐπόψῃ; ἀποκατάστησον τὴν ψυχήν μου ἀπὸ τῆς κακουργίας αὐτῶν, ἀπὸ λεόντων τὴν μονογενῆ μου.