In Psalms 55 of Psalms .
He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.
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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 55:19.
פָּ֘דָ֤ה padah ransom פָּ֘דָ֤ה padah ransom פָּדָה verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ransom”, a completed action H6299 to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve [idiom] at all, deliver, [idiom] by any means, ransom, (that are to be, let be) redeem(-ed), rescue, [idiom] surely. בְשָׁל֣וֹם veshalom in health בְשָׁל֣וֹם veshalom in health שָׁלוֹם preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in health”, the ordinary form H7965 safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace [idiom] do, familiar, [idiom] fare, favour, [phrase] friend, [idiom] great, (good) health, ([idiom] perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, ([idiom] all is, be) well, [idiom] whol… נַ֭פְשִׁי nafshi creature נַ֭פְשִׁי nafshi creature נֶפֶשׁ noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next word H5315 properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,… מִקֲּרָב ־ miqarav from battle מִקֲּרָב miqarav from battle קְרָב preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from battle”, the ordinary form H7128 hostile encounter battle, war. לִ֑י li to לִ֑י li to לִ֑י preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to” to כִּֽי ־ ki assured כִּֽי ki assured כִּי conjunction — “assured” H3588 (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til… בְ֝רַבִּ֗ים verabim in abound בְ֝רַבִּ֗ים verabim in abound רַב preposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “in abound”, the ordinary form H7227 abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),… הָי֥וּ hayv be הָי֥וּ hayv be הָיָה verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be”, a completed action H1961 to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use. עִמָּדִֽי ׃ imadi with עִמָּדִֽי imadi with עִמָּד preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “with” H5978 along with against, by, from, [phrase] me, [phrase] mine, of, [phrase] that I take, unto, upon, with(-in.) Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
(55-19) He hath redeemed my soul in peace so that none came nigh me; for they were many that strove with me.
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American Standard Version (1901) He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me; For they were many that strove with me.
Young’s Literal Translation He hath ransomed in peace my soul From him who is near to me, For with the multitude they were with me.
World English Bible He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, although there are many who oppose me.
Darby Translation He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle against me: for there were many about me.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) (55-19) He hath redeemed my soul in peace so that none came nigh me; for they were many that strove with me.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English He shall deliver my soul in peace from them that draw nigh to me: for they were with me in many cases .
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Λυτρώσεται ἐν εἰρήνῃ τὴν ψυχήν μου ἀπὸ τῶν ἐγγιζόντων μοι, ὅτι ἐν πολλοῖς ἦσαν σὺν ἐμοί.
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