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Psalms 44:4

Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 44:5.

אַתָּהatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.ה֣וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.מַלְכִּ֣יmalkikingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.אֱלֹהִ֑יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.צַ֝וֵּ֗הtsavehappointצָוָהverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “appoint”, a commandH6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoinappoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.יְשׁוּע֥וֹתyeshuotdeliveranceיְשׁוּעָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “deliverance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperitydeliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.יַעֲקֹֽבyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(44-5) Thou art my King, O God; command the salvation of Jacob.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou art my King, O God: Command deliverance for Jacob.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou [art] He, my king, O God, Command the deliverances of Jacob.

World English Bible

God, you are my King. Command victories for Jacob!

Darby Translation

Thou thyself art my king, O God: command deliverance for Jacob.

Douay-Rheims

Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most mighty.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(44-5) Thou art my King, O God; command the salvation of Jacob.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou art indeed my King and my God, who commandest deliverances for Jacob.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σὺ εἶ αὐτὸς ὁ βασιλεύς μου καὶ ὁ Θεός μου, ὁ ἐντελλόμενος τὰς σωτηρίας Ἰακώβ.