King James Version

Psalms 6:10

Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 6:11.

יֵבֹ֤שׁוּyevoshvbe confoundedבּוּשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be confounded”, an unfinished actionH954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.וְיִבָּהֲל֣וּveyibahalvand be affrightedבָּהַלconjunction, verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be affrighted”, an unfinished actionH926to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiouslybe (make) affrighted (afraid, amazed, dismayed, rash), (be, get, make) haste(-n, -y, -ily), (give) speedy(-ily), thrust out, trouble, vex.מְ֭אֹדmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “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).אֹיְבָ֑יoyevayenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.יָ֝שֻׁ֗בוּyashuvvagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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,…יֵבֹ֥שׁוּyevoshvbe confoundedבּוּשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be confounded”, an unfinished actionH954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.רָֽגַעragaspaceרֶגַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “space”, the ordinary formH7281a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of timeinstant, moment, space, suddenly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-11) All mine enemies shall be ashamed and sore affrighted; they shall turn back, they shall be ashamed suddenly.

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American Standard Version (1901)

All mine enemies shall be put to shame and sore troubled: They shall turn back, they shall be put to shame suddenly.

Young’s Literal Translation

Ashamed and troubled greatly are all mine enemies, They turn back — ashamed [in] a moment!

World English Bible

May all my enemies be ashamed and dismayed. They shall turn back, they shall be disgraced suddenly.

Darby Translation

All mine enemies shall be ashamed and tremble exceedingly; they will turn, they will be ashamed suddenly.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord hath heard my supplication: the Lord hath received my prayer.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(6-11) All mine enemies shall be ashamed and sore affrighted; they shall turn back, they shall be ashamed suddenly.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let all mine enemies be put to shame and sore troubled: let them be turned back and grievously put to shame speedily.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αἰσχυνθείησαν καὶ ταραχθείησαν σφόδρα πάντες οἱ ἐχθροί μου, ἐπιστραφείησαν καὶ αἰσχυνθείησαν σφόδρα διὰ τάχους.