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Psalms 68:22

The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 68:23.

אָמַ֣רamarsayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֲ֭דֹנָיadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.מִבָּשָׁ֣ןmibashanfrom Bashanבָּשָׁןpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Bashan”H1316Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the JordanBashan.אָשִׁ֑יבashivagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “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,…אָ֝שִׁ֗יבashivagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “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,…מִֽמְּצֻל֥וֹתmimtsulotfrom deepמְצוֹלָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “from deep”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4688a deep place (of water or mud)bottom, deep, depth.יָֽםyamseaיָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(68-23) The Lord said: 'I will bring back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea;

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American Standard Version (1901)

The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring them again from the depths of the sea;

Young’s Literal Translation

The Lord said: 'From Bashan I bring back, I bring back from the depths of the sea.

World English Bible

The Lord said, “I will bring you again from Bashan, I will bring you again from the depths of the sea,

Darby Translation

The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring [them] again from the depth of the sea;

Douay-Rheims

And they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(68-23) The Lord said: 'I will bring back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord said, I will bring again from Basan, I will bring my people again through the depths of the sea.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπε Κύριος, ἐκ Βασὰν ἐπιστρέψω, ἐπιστρέψω ἐν βυθοῖς θαλάσσης.