King James Version

Psalms 69:26

For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 69:27.

כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אַתָּ֣הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…הִכִּ֣יתָhikitastrikeנָכָהverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “strike”, a completed actionH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.רָדָ֑פוּradafvchaseרָדַףverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “chase”, a completed actionH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).וְאֶלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מַכְא֖וֹבmakhovgriefמַכְאֹבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “grief”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4341anguish or (figuratively) afflictiongrief, pain, sorrow.חֲלָלֶ֣יךָchalaleykhakillחָלָלadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “kill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2491pierced (especially to death); figuratively, pollutedkill, profane, slain (man), [idiom] slew, (deadly) wounded.יְסַפֵּֽרוּyesapervcommuneסָפַרverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “commune”, an unfinished actionH5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebratecommune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(69-27) For they persecute him whom Thou hast smitten; and they tell of the pain of those whom Thou hast wounded.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; And they tell of the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.

Young’s Literal Translation

For they have pursued him Thou hast smitten, And recount of the pain of Thy pierced ones.

World English Bible

For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt.

Darby Translation

For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten, and they talk for the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(69-27) For they persecute him whom Thou hast smitten; and they tell of the pain of those whom Thou hast wounded.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

because they persecuted him whom thou hast smitten; and they have added to the grief of my wounds.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὅτι ὃν σὺ ἐπάταξας, αὐτοὶ κατεδίωξαν, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ ἄλγος τῶν τραυμάτων μου προσέθηκαν.