King James Version

Psalms 71:21

Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

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תֶּ֤רֶבterevincreaseרָבָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “increase”, an unfinished actionH7235to increase (in whatever respect)(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, incre…גְּֽדֻלָּתִ֗יgedulatidignityגְּדוּלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “dignity”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1420greatness; (concretely) mighty actsdignity, great things(-ness), majesty.וְתִסֹּ֥בvetisovand bringסָבַבconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and bring”, an unfinished actionH5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figurativelybring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, rou…תְּֽנַחֲמֵֽנִיtenachamenicomfortנָחַםverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “comfort”, an unfinished actionH5162properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou wilt increase my greatness, and turn and comfort me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Increase thou my greatness, And turn again and comfort me.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest — Thou comfortest me,

World English Bible

Increase my honor and comfort me again.

Darby Translation

Thou wilt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou wilt increase my greatness, and turn and comfort me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou didst multiply thy righteousness, and didst turn and comfort me, and broughtest me again out of the depths of the earth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπλεόνασας τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου, καὶ ἐπιστρέψας παρεκάλεσάς με, καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἀβύσσων τῆς γῆς πάλιν ἀνήγαγές με.