King James Version

Psalms 36:10

O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 36:11.

מְשֹׁ֣ךְmeshokhedrawמָשַׁךְverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “draw”, a commandH4900to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)draw (along, out), continue, defer, extend, forbear, [idiom] give, handle, make (pro-, sound) long, [idiom] sow, scatter, stretch out.חַ֭סְדְּךָchasdekhakindnessחֵסֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “kindness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beautyfavour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.לְיֹדְעֶ֑יךָleyodeeykhato knowיָדַעpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to know”, a verb used as a describing wordH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…וְ֝צִדְקָֽתְךָ֗vetsidqatekhaand justiceצְדָקָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and justice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).לְיִשְׁרֵיleyishreto straightיָשָׁרpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct — “to straight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3477straight (literally or figuratively)convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), [phrase] pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).לֵֽבlevcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “comfortably”, the ordinary formH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(36-11) O continue Thy lovingkindness unto them that know Thee; and Thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Oh continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee, And thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Young’s Literal Translation

Draw out Thy kindness to those knowing Thee, And Thy righteousness to the upright of heart.

World English Bible

Oh continue your loving kindness to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.

Darby Translation

Continue thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee, and thy righteousness to the upright in heart;

Douay-Rheims

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: and thou shalt seek his place, and shalt not find it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(36-11) O continue Thy lovingkindness unto them that know Thee; and Thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Extend thy mercy to them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παράτεινον τὸ ἔλεός σου τοῖς γινώσκουσί σε, καὶ τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου τοῖς εὐθέσι τῇ καρδίᾳ.