King James Version

Psalms 74:17

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

אַתָּ֣הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.הִ֭צַּבְתָּhitsavtaappointedנָצַבverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “appointed”, a completed actionH5324to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)appointed, deputy, erect, establish, [idiom] Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to) stand(-ing, still, up, upright), best state.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).גְּבוּל֣וֹתgevulotborderגְּבוּלָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1367a boundary, regionborder, bound, coast, landmark. place.אָ֑רֶץaretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.קַ֥יִץqayitssummerקַיִץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “summer”, the ordinary formH7019harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) seasonsummer (fruit, house).וָ֝חֹ֗רֶףvachorefand winterחֹרֶףconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and winter”, the ordinary formH2779properly, the crop gathered, i.e. (by implication) the autumn (and winter) season; figuratively, ripeness of agecold, winter (-house), youth.אַתָּ֥הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.יְצַרְתָּםyetsartamformיָצַרverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “form”, a completed actionH3335to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)[idiom] earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth; Thou hast made summer and winter.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: Thou hast made summer and winter.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast set up all the borders of earth, Summer and winter Thou hast formed them.

World English Bible

You have set all the boundaries of the earth. You have made summer and winter.

Darby Translation

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth; summer and winter — thou didst form them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth; Thou hast made summer and winter.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou hast made all the borders of the earth; thou hast made summer and spring.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σὺ ἐποίησας πάντα τὰ ὅρια τῆς γῆς, θέρος καὶ ἔαρ σὺ ἐποίησας.