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Psalms 37:17

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…זְרוֹע֣וֹתzerootarmזְרוֹעַnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “arm”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, forcearm, [phrase] help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.רְ֭שָׁעִיםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.תִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָהtishavarnahbreakשָׁבַרverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “break”, an unfinished actionH7665to burst (literally or figuratively)break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר)).וְסוֹמֵ֖ךְvesomekheand holdסָמַךְconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and hold”, a verb used as a describing wordH5564to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.צַדִּיקִ֣יםtsadiqimjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.

Young’s Literal Translation

For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

World English Bible

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.

Darby Translation

for the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.

Douay-Rheims

For I said: Lest at any time my enemies rejoice over me: and whilst my feet are moved, they speak great things against me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι βραχίονες ἁμαρτωλῶν συντριβήσονται, ὑποστηρίζει δὲ τοὺς δικαίους ὁ Κύριος.