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Psalms 55:22

Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 55:23.

הַשְׁלֵ֤ךְhashlekhethrowשָׁלַךְverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “throw”, a commandH7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יְהוָ֨הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).יְהָבְךָ֮yehavekhaburdenיְהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “burden”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3053properly, what is given (by Providence), i.e. a lotburden.וְה֪וּאvehuand as for herהוּאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יְכַ֫לְכְּלֶ֥ךָyekhalkelekhaabideכּוּלverb, pilpel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “abide”, an unfinished actionH3557properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)(be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals).לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִתֵּ֖ןyitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לְעוֹלָ֥םleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…מ֗וֹטmotfallמוֹטverb, qal, infinitive construct — “fall”, the to-form of the verbH4131to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fallbe carried, cast, be out of course, be fallen in decay, [idiom] exceedingly, fall(-ing down), be (re-) moved, be ready, shake, slide, slip.לַצַּדִּֽיקlatsadiqto justצַדִּיקpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(55-23) Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain thee; He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Young’s Literal Translation

Cast on Jehovah that which He hath given thee, And He doth sustain thee, He doth not suffer for ever the moving of the righteous.

World English Bible

Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

Darby Translation

Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(55-23) Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain thee; He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Cast thy care upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπίῤῥιψον ἐπὶ Κύριον τὴν μέριμνάν σου, καὶ αὐτός σε διαθρέψει, οὐ δώσει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα σάλον τῷ δικαίῳ.