King James Version

Psalms 37:39

But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

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וּתְשׁוּעַ֣תuteshuatand deliveranceתְּשׁוּעָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and deliverance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8668rescue (literal or figurative, persons, national or spiritual)deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory.צַ֭דִּיקִיםtsadiqimjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).מֵיְהוָ֑הmeyehvahfrom Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מָֽ֝עוּזָּ֗םmauzamforceמָעוֹזnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “force”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4581a fortified place; figuratively, a defenceforce, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), ([idiom] most) strong (hold).בְּעֵ֣תbeetin whenעֵתpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in when”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.צָרָֽהtsarahtroubleצָרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “trouble”, the ordinary formH6869tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah: He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the salvation of the righteous [is] from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity.

World English Bible

But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

Darby Translation

But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σωτηρία δὲ τῶν δικαίων παρὰ Κυρίου, καὶ ὑπερασπιστὴς αὐτῶν ἐστιν ἐν καιρῷ θλίψεως.