King James Version

Psalms 35:9

And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

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וְ֭נַפְשִׁיvenafshiand creatureנֶפֶשׁconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and 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,…תָּגִ֣ילtagilrejoiceגִּילverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “rejoice”, an unfinished actionH1523properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fearbe glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.בַּיהוָ֑הbayhvahin Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).תָּ֝שִׂישׂtasisbe gladשׂוּשׂverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be glad”, an unfinished actionH7797to be bright, i.e. cheerfulbe glad, [idiom] greatly, joy, make mirth, rejoice.בִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹbishuatvoin deliveranceיְשׁוּעָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in deliverance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperitydeliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD; it shall rejoice in His salvation.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah: It shall rejoice in his salvation.

Young’s Literal Translation

And my soul is joyful in Jehovah, It rejoiceth in His salvation.

World English Bible

My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation.

Darby Translation

And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah; it shall rejoice in his salvation.

Douay-Rheims

They shall be inebriated with the plenty of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the torrent of thy pleasure.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD; it shall rejoice in His salvation.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But my soul shall exult in the Lord: it shall delight in his salvation.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ δὲ ψυχή μου ἀγαλλιάσεται ἐπὶ τῷ Κυρίῳ, τερφθήσεται ἐπὶ τῷ σωτηρίῳ αὐτοῦ.