King James Version

Psalms 51:8

Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 51:10.

תַּ֭שְׁמִיעֵנִיtashmienihearשָׁמַעverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hear”, an unfinished actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…שָׂשׂ֣וֹןsasongladnessשָׂשׂוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gladness”, the ordinary formH8342cheerfulness; specifically, welcomegladness, joy, mirth, rejoicing.וְשִׂמְחָ֑הvesimchahand gladnessשִׂמְחָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and gladness”, the ordinary formH8057blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)[idiom] exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).תָּ֝גֵ֗לְנָהtagelenahrejoiceגִּילverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “rejoice”, an unfinished actionH1523properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fearbe glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.עֲצָמ֥וֹתatsamotbodyעֶצֶםnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “body”, the ordinary formH6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsamebody, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very.דִּכִּֽיתָdikitabreakדָּכָהverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “break”, a completed actionH1794to collapse (phys. or mentally)break (sore), contrite, crouch.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(51-10) Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which Thou hast crushed may rejoice.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou causest me to hear joy and gladness, Thou makest joyful bones Thou hast bruised.

World English Bible

Let me hear joy and gladness, that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

Darby Translation

Make me to hear gladness and joy; [that] the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Douay-Rheims

The just shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(51-10) Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which Thou hast crushed may rejoice.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou shalt cause me to hear gladness and joy: the afflicted bones shall rejoice.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀκουτιεῖς με ἀγαλλίασιν καὶ εὐφροσύνην, ἀγαλλιάσονται ὀστᾶ τεταπεινωμένα.