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Psalms 51:18

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 51:20.

הֵיטִ֣יבָהheytivahbe acceptedיָטַבverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “be accepted”, a commandH3190to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, [phrase] be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good(-ness), be (make) merry, please ([phrase]…בִ֭רְצוֹנְךָvirtsonekhain as... wouldרָצוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in as... would”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7522delight (especially as shown)(be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).צִיּ֑וֹןtsionZionצִיּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Zion”H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemZion.תִּ֝בְנֶ֗הtivnehbuildבָּנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “build”, an unfinished actionH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.חוֹמ֥וֹתchomotwallחוֹמָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “wall”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.יְרוּשָׁלִָֽםyerushalimJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(51-20) Do good in Thy favour unto Zion; build Thou the walls of Jerusalem.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

Young’s Literal Translation

Do good in Thy good pleasure with Zion, Thou dost build the walls of Jerusalem.

World English Bible

Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(51-20) Do good in Thy favour unto Zion; build Thou the walls of Jerusalem.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Do good, O Lord, to Sion in thy good pleasure; and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀγάθυνον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ σου τὴν Σιὼν, καὶ οἰκοδομηθήτω τὰ τείχη Ἱερουσαλήμ.