King James Version

Psalms 45:5

Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 45:6.

חִצֶּ֗יךָchitseykhaarrowחֵץnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “arrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2671properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear[phrase] archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.שְׁנ֫וּנִ֥יםshenunimprickשָׁנַןverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “prick”, a verb used as a describing wordH8150to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcateprick, sharp(-en), teach diligently, whet.עַ֭מִּיםamimpeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.תַּחְתֶּ֣יךָtachteykhawithתַּחַתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.יִפְּל֑וּyiplvfallנָפַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fall”, an unfinished actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…בְּ֝לֵ֗בbelevin comfortablyלֵבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…אוֹיְבֵ֥יoyeveenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.הַמֶּֽלֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(45-6) Thine arrows are sharp — the peoples fall under thee — they sink into the heart of the king's enemies.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thine arrows are sharp; The peoples fall under thee; They are in the heart of the king’s enemies.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thine arrows [are] sharp, — Peoples fall under Thee — In the heart of the enemies of the king.

World English Bible

Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king’s enemies.

Darby Translation

Thine arrows are sharp — peoples fall under thee — in the heart of the king's enemies.

Douay-Rheims

The stream of the river maketh the city of God joyful: the most High hath sanctified his own tabernacle.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(45-6) Thine arrows are sharp — the peoples fall under thee — they sink into the heart of the king's enemies.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thy weapons are sharpened, Mighty One, (the nations shall fall under thee) they are in the heart of the king's enemies.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὰ βέλη σου ἠκονημένα δυνατὲ, λαοὶ ὑποκάτω σου πεσοῦνται, ἐν καρδίᾳ τῶν ἐχθρῶν τοῦ βασιλέως.