King James Version

Psalms 69:29

But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 69:30.

וַ֭אֲנִיvaaniand mineאֲנִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.עָנִ֣יaniafflictedעָנִיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “afflicted”, the ordinary formH6041depressed, in mind or circumstancesafflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.וְכוֹאֵ֑בvekhoevand grievingכָּאַבconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and grieving”, a verb used as a describing wordH3510properly, to feel pain; by implication, to grieve; figuratively, to spoilgrieving, mar, have pain, make sad (sore), (be) sorrowful.יְשׁוּעָתְךָ֖yeshuatekhadeliveranceיְשׁוּעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “deliverance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperitydeliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.אֱלֹהִ֣יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.תְּשַׂגְּבֵֽנִיtesagvenibe excellentשָׂגַבverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “be excellent”, an unfinished actionH7682to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figurativelydefend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(69-30) But I am afflicted and in pain; let Thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But I am poor and sorrowful: Let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I [am] afflicted and pained, Thy salvation, O God, doth set me on high.

World English Bible

But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me.

Darby Translation

But I am afflicted and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me secure on high.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(69-30) But I am afflicted and in pain; let Thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I am poor and sorrowful; but the salvation of thy countenance has helped me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πτωχὸς καὶ ἀλγῶν εἰμι ἐγὼ, καὶ ἡ σωτηρία τοῦ προσώπου σου ἀντελάβετό μου.