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Psalms 71:4

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

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אֱֽלֹהַ֗יelohayGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods 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.פַּ֭לְּטֵנִיpaltenideliverפָּלַטverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “deliver”, a commandH6403to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to delivercalve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape.מִיַּ֣דmiyadfrom handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “from hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […רָשָׁ֑עrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.מִכַּ֖ףmikaffrom hand , -dle,כַּףpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “from hand , -dle,”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, powerbranch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.מְעַוֵּ֣לmeaveldeal unjustlyעֲוַלverb, piel, participle, absolute — “deal unjustly”, a verb used as a describing wordH5765to distort (morally)deal unjustly, unrighteous.וְחוֹמֵץvechometsand be grievedחָמֵץconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and be grieved”, a verb used as a describing wordH2556to be pungent; i.e. in taste (sour, i.e. literally fermented, or figuratively, harsh), in color (dazzling)cruel (man), dyed, be grieved, leavened.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

O my God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

Young’s Literal Translation

O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.

World English Bible

Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

Darby Translation

My God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

Douay-Rheims

He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

O my God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, from the hand of the transgressor and unjust man.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ Θεός μου ῥῦσαί με ἐκ χειρὸς ἁμαρτωλοῦ, ἐκ χειρὸς παρανομοῦντος καὶ ἀδικοῦντος.