King James Version

Psalms 71:5

For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.

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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…אַתָּ֥הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.תִקְוָתִ֑יtiqvatiexpectationתִּקְוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “expectation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8615literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancyexpectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.אֲדֹנָ֥יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.יְ֝הוִ֗הyehviGodיְהֹוִהnoun, proper name — “God”H3069{YHWH}God.מִבְטַחִ֥יmivtachiconfidenceמִבְטָחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “confidence”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4009properly, a refuge, i.e. (objective) security, or (subjective) assuranceconfidence, hope, sure, trust.מִנְּעוּרָֽיminurayfrom youthנָעוּרpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from youth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5271(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)childhood, youth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For Thou art my hope; O Lord GOD, my trust from my youth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: Thou art my trust from my youth.

Young’s Literal Translation

For Thou [art] my hope, O Lord Jehovah, My trust from my youth.

World English Bible

For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.

Darby Translation

For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah, my confidence from my youth.

Douay-Rheims

And he shall continue with the sun, and before the moon, throughout all generations.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For Thou art my hope; O Lord GOD, my trust from my youth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For thou art my support, O Lord; O Lord, thou art my hope from my youth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι σὺ εἶ ἡ ὑπομονή μου Κύριε, Κύριε ἡ ἐλπίς μου ἐκ νεότητός μου·