King James Version

Psalms 48:9

We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 48:10.

דִּמִּ֣ינוּdiminvcompareדָּמָהverb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “compare”, a completed actionH1819to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, considercompare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes.אֱלֹהִ֣יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, 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.חַסְדֶּ֑ךָchasdekhakindnessחֵסֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “kindness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beautyfavour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.בְּ֝קֶ֗רֶבbeqerevin bowelsקֶרֶבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in bowels”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7130properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)[idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] w…הֵיכָלֶֽךָheykhalekhapalaceהֵיכָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “palace”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1964a large public building, such as a palace or templepalace, temple.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(48-10) We have thought on Thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of Thy temple.

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American Standard Version (1901)

We have thought on thy lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of thy temple.

Young’s Literal Translation

We have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, In the midst of Thy temple,

World English Bible

We have thought about your loving kindness, God, in the middle of your temple.

Darby Translation

We have thought, O God, of thy loving-kindness, in the midst of thy temple.

Douay-Rheims

Nor the price of the redemption of his soul: and shall labour for ever,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(48-10) We have thought on Thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of Thy temple.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

We have thought of thy mercy, O God, in the midst of thy people.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὑπελάβομεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ λαοῦ σου.