King James Version

Psalms 37:40

And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

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וַֽיַּעְזְרֵ֥םvayazeremand helpעָזַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and help”, the next action in the storyH5826to surround, i.e. protect or aidhelp, succour.יְהוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וַֽיְפַ֫לְּטֵ֥םvayfaltemand deliverפָּלַטconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and deliver”, the next action in the storyH6403to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to delivercalve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape.יְפַלְּטֵ֣םyefaltemdeliverפָּלַטverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “deliver”, an unfinished actionH6403to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to delivercalve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape.מֵ֭רְשָׁעִיםmereshaimfrom guiltyרָשָׁעpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “from guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.וְיוֹשִׁיעֵ֑םveyoshiemand be safeיָשַׁעconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be safe”, an unfinished actionH3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor[idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…חָ֥סוּchasvhave hopeחָסָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “have hope”, a completed actionH2620to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide inhave hope, make refuge, (put) trust.בֽוֹvvoinבֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the LORD helpeth them, and delivereth them; He delivereth them from the wicked, and saveth them, because they have taken refuge in Him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them: He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them, Because they have taken refuge in him.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him!

World English Bible

Yahweh helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah will help them and deliver them: he will deliver them from the wicked, and save them; for they trust in him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the LORD helpeth them, and delivereth them; He delivereth them from the wicked, and saveth them, because they have taken refuge in Him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ βοηθήσει αὐτοῖς Κύριος, καὶ ῥύσεται αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἐξελεῖται αὐτοὺς ἐξ ἁμαρτωλῶν, καὶ σώσει αὐτοὺς; ὅτι ἤλπισαν ἐπʼ αὐτόν.