King James Version

Psalms 69:24

Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 69:25.

שְׁפָךְshefakhecastשָׁפַךְverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cast”, a commandH8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl outcast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.עֲלֵיהֶ֥םaleyhemaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…זַעְמֶ֑ךָzamekhaangryזַעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “angry”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2195strictly froth at the mouth, i.e. (figuratively) fury (especially of God's displeasure with sin)angry, indignation, rage.וַחֲר֥וֹןvacharonand sore displeasureחָרוֹןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and sore displeasure”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2740a burning of angersore displeasure, fierce(-ness), fury, (fierce) wrath(-ful).אַ֝פְּךָ֗apkhafaceאַףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “face”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.יַשִּׂיגֵֽםyasigemreachנָשַׂגverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “reach”, an unfinished actionH5381to reach (literally or figuratively)ability, be able, attain (unto), (be able to, can) get, lay at, put, reach, remove, wax rich, [idiom] surely, (over-) take (hold of, on, upon).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(69-25) Pour out Thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of Thine anger overtake them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Pour out thine indignation upon them, And let the fierceness of thine anger overtake them.

Young’s Literal Translation

Pour upon them Thine indignation, And the fierceness of Thine anger doth seize them.

World English Bible

Pour out your indignation on them. Let the fierceness of your anger overtake them.

Darby Translation

Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of thine anger take hold of them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(69-25) Pour out Thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of Thine anger overtake them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Pour out thy wrath upon them, and let the fury of thine anger take hold on them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔκχεον ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς τὴν ὀργήν σου, καὶ ὁ θυμὸς τῆς ὀργῆς σου καταλάβοι αὐτούς.