King James Version

Psalms 59:2

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 59:3.

הַ֭צִּילֵנִיhatsilenidefendנָצַלverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “defend”, a commandH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).מִפֹּ֣עֲלֵיmipoalefrom doפָּעַלpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct — “from do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6466to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practisecommit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).אָ֑וֶןavenidolאָוֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH205strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idolaffliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).וּֽמֵאַנְשֵׁ֥יumeansheand from a certainאִישׁconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and from a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…דָ֝מִ֗יםdamimblood , innocentדָּםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “blood , innocent”, the ordinary formH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.הוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִיhoshienibe safeיָשַׁעverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “be safe”, a commandH3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor[idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(59-3) Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from the men of blood.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from the bloodthirsty men.

Young’s Literal Translation

Deliver me from workers of iniquity, And from men of blood save me.

World English Bible

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.

Darby Translation

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from men of blood.

Douay-Rheims

When he set fire to Mesopotamia of Syria and Sobal and Joab returned and slew of Edom, in the vale of the saltpits, twelve thousand men.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)