King James Version

Psalms 59:8

But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 59:9.

וְאַתָּ֣הveatahand theeאַתָּהconjunction, pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).תִּשְׂחַקtischaqlaughשָׂחַקverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “laugh”, an unfinished actionH7832to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to playderide, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.לָ֑מוֹlamvotoלָ֑מוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toתִּ֝לְעַ֗גtilaghave in derisionלָעַגverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “have in derision”, an unfinished actionH3932to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligiblyhave in derision, laugh (to scorn), mock (on), stammering.לְכָלlekhalto allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).גּוֹיִֽםgoyimGentileגּוֹיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(59-9) But Thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; Thou shalt have all the nations in derision.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But thou, O Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; Thou wilt have all the nations in derision.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations.

World English Bible

But you, Yahweh, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations.

Darby Translation

But thou, Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; thou wilt have all the nations in derision.

Douay-Rheims

God hath spoken in his holy place: I will rejoice, and I will divide Sichem; and will mete out the vale of tabernacles.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(59-9) But Thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; Thou shalt have all the nations in derision.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But thou, Lord, wilt laugh them to scorn; thou wilt utterly set at nought all the heathen.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ δὺ Κύριε ἐκγελάσῃ αὐτοὺς, ἐξουδενώσεις τάντα τὰ ἔθνη.