King James Version

Psalms 76:12

He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 76:13.

יִ֭בְצֹרyivtsorgatherבָּצַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “gather”, an unfinished actionH1219to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)cut off, (de-) fenced, fortify, (grape) gather(-er), mighty things, restrain, strong, wall (up), withhold.ר֣וּחַruchaangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).נְגִידִ֑יםnegidimcaptainנָגִידnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “captain”, the ordinary formH5057a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themescaptain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.נ֝וֹרָ֗אnorafearיָרֵאverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “fear”, a verb used as a describing wordH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).לְמַלְכֵיlemalkheto kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.אָֽרֶץaretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, 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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(76-13) He minisheth the spirit of princes; He is terrible to the kings of the earth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He will cut off the spirit of princes: He is terrible to the kings of the earth.

Young’s Literal Translation

He doth gather the spirit of leaders, Fearful to the kings of earth!

World English Bible

He will cut off the spirit of princes. He is feared by the kings of the earth.

Darby Translation

He cutteth off the spirit of princes; [he] is terrible to the kings of the earth.

Douay-Rheims

I remembered the works of the Lord: for I will be mindful of thy wonders from the beginning.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(76-13) He minisheth the spirit of princes; He is terrible to the kings of the earth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and that takes away the spirits of princes; to him that is terrible among the kings of the earth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

τῷ φοβερῷ καὶ ἀφαιρουμένῳ πνεύματα ἀρχόντων, φοβερῷ παρὰ τοῖς βασιλεῦσι τῆς γῆς.