King James Version

Psalms 60:9

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 60:11.

מִ֣יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יֹ֭בִלֵנִיyovilenibringיָבַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “bring”, an unfinished actionH2986properly, to flow; causatively, to bring (especially with pomp)bring (forth), carry, lead (forth).עִ֣ירircityעִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.מָצ֑וֹרmatsorsiegeמָצוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “siege”, the ordinary formH4692something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastnessbesieged, bulwark, defence, fenced, fortress, siege, strong (hold), tower.מִ֖יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.נָחַ֣נִיnachaniguideנָחָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “guide”, a completed actionH5148to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.אֱדֽוֹםedomEdomאֱדֹםnoun, proper name — “Edom”H123Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by himEdom, Edomites, Idumea.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(60-11) Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me unto Edom?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who will bring me into the strong city? Who hath led me unto Edom?

Young’s Literal Translation

Who doth bring me [to] a city of bulwarks? Who hath led me unto Edom?

World English Bible

Who will bring me into the strong city? Who has led me to Edom?

Darby Translation

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me unto Edom?

Douay-Rheims

So will I sing a psalm to thy name for ever and ever: that I may pay my vows from day to day.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(60-11) Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me unto Edom?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Who will lead me into the fortified city? who will guide me as far as Idumea?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τίς ἀπάξει με εἰς πόλιν περιοχῆς; τίς ὁδηγήσει με ἕως τῆς Ἰδουμαίας;