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Psalms 6:4

Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 6:5.

שׁוּבָ֣הshuvahagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “again”, a commandH7725to 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,…יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).חַלְּצָ֣הchaltsahdeliverחָלַץverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “deliver”, a commandH2502to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthenarm (self), (go, ready) armed ([idiom] man, soldier), deliver, draw out, make fat, loose, (ready) prepared, put off, take away, withdraw self.נַפְשִׁ֑יnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, 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,…ה֝וֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִיhoshienibe 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.לְמַ֣עַןlemaanthatמַעַןpreposition — “that”H4616properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order thatbecause of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.חַסְדֶּֽךָchasdekhakindnessחֵסֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “kindness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beautyfavour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-5) Return, O LORD, deliver my soul; save me for Thy mercy's sake.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Return, O Jehovah, deliver my soul: Save me for thy lovingkindness’ sake.

Young’s Literal Translation

Turn back, O Jehovah, draw out my soul, Save me for Thy kindness' sake.

World English Bible

Return, Yahweh. Deliver my soul, and save me for your loving kindness’ sake.

Darby Translation

Return, Jehovah, free my soul; save me for thy loving-kindness' sake.

Douay-Rheims

And my soul is troubled exceedingly: but thou, O Lord, how long?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(6-5) Return, O LORD, deliver my soul; save me for Thy mercy's sake.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: save me for thy mercy's sake.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπίστρεψον Κύριε, ῥῦσαι τὴν ψυχήν μου· σῶσόν με ἕνεκεν τοῦ ἐλέους σου,