King James Version

Psalms 44:19

Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 44:20.

כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…דִ֭כִּיתָנוּdikitanvbreakדָּכָהverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “break”, a completed actionH1794to collapse (phys. or mentally)break (sore), contrite, crouch.בִּמְק֣וֹםbimqomin countryמָקוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in country”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).תַּנִּ֑יםtanimserpentתַּנִּיןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “serpent”, the ordinary formH8577a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackaldragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.וַתְּכַ֖סvatkhasand coverכָּסָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and cover”, the next action in the storyH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).עָלֵ֣ינוּaleynvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…בְצַלְמָֽוֶתvetsalmavetin shadow of deathצַלְמָוֶתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in shadow of death”, the ordinary formH6757shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity)shadow of death.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(44-20) Though Thou hast crushed us into a place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

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American Standard Version (1901)

That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death.

Young’s Literal Translation

But Thou hast smitten us in a place of dragons, And dost cover us over with death-shade.

World English Bible

though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Darby Translation

Though thou hast crushed us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(44-20) Though Thou hast crushed us into a place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For thou hast laid us low in a place of affliction, and the shadow of death has covered us.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ἐταπείνωσας ἡμᾶς ἐν τόπῳ κακώσεως, καὶ ἐπεκάλυψεν ἡμᾶς σκιὰ θανάτου.