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Psalms 39:8

Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 39:9.

מִכָּלmikalfrom allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).פְּשָׁעַ֥יpeshaayrebellionפֶּשַׁעnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “rebellion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6588a revolt (national, moral or religious)rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.הַצִּילֵ֑נִיhatsilenidefendנָצַלverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “defend”, a commandH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).חֶרְפַּ֥תcherpatrebukeחֶרְפָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “rebuke”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2781contumely, disgrace, the pudendarebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.נָ֝בָ֗לnavalfoolנָבָלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH5036stupid; wicked (especially impious)fool(-ish, -ish man, -ish woman), vile person.אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תְּשִׂימֵֽנִיtesimeniputשׂוּםverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “put”, a wish or indirect commandH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(39-9) Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the base.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Deliver me from all my transgressions: Make me not the reproach of the foolish.

Young’s Literal Translation

From all my transgressions deliver me, A reproach of the fool make me not.

World English Bible

Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don’t make me the reproach of the foolish.

Darby Translation

Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the foolish.

Douay-Rheims

Then said I, Behold I come. In the head of the book it is written of me

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(39-9) Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the base.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Deliver me from all my transgressions: thou hast made me a reproach to the foolish.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπὸ πασῶν τῶν ἀνομιῶν μου ῥῦσαί με, ὄνειδος ἄφρονι ἔδωκάς με.