King James Version

Psalms 54:5

He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 54:7.

ישובyshvvagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…יָשִׁ֣יבyashivagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…הָ֭רַעharathe badרַעdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…לְשֹׁרְרָ֑יleshorerayto enemyשָׁרַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to enemy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8324to be hostile (only active participle an opponent)enemy.בַּ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗baamitkhain assuredאֶמֶתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in assured”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH571stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthinessassured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.הַצְמִיתֵֽםhatsmitemconsumeצָמַתverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “consume”, a commandH6789to extirpate (literally or figuratively)consume, cut off, destroy, vanish.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(54-7) He will requite the evil unto them that lie in wait for me; destroy Thou them in Thy truth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth.

Young’s Literal Translation

Turn back doth the evil thing to mine enemies, In Thy truth cut them off.

World English Bible

He will repay the evil to my enemies. Destroy them in your truth.

Darby Translation

He will requite evil to mine enemies: in thy truth cut them off.

Douay-Rheims

My heart is troubled within me: and the fear of death is fallen upon me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(54-7) He will requite the evil unto them that lie in wait for me; destroy Thou them in Thy truth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He shall return evil to mine enemies; utterly destroy them in thy truth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀποστρέψει τὰ κακὰ τοῖς ἐχθροῖς μου, ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ σου ἐξολόθρευσον αὐτούς.