King James Version

Psalms 76:4

Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 76:5.

נָ֭אוֹרnaorgloriousאוֹרverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “glorious”, a verb used as a describing wordH215to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)[idiom] break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.אַתָּ֥הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.אַדִּ֗ירadirexcellentאַדִּירadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “excellent”, the ordinary formH117wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerfulexcellent, famous, gallant, glorious, goodly, lordly, mighty(-ier one), noble, principal, worthy.מֵֽהַרְרֵיmeharrefrom hillהָרָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “from hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2042a mountainhill, mount(-ain).טָֽרֶףtarefleafטֶרֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “leaf”, the ordinary formH2964something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, foodleaf, meat, prey, spoil.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(76-5) Glorious art Thou and excellent, coming down from the mountains of prey.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Glorious art thou and excellent, From the mountains of prey.

Young’s Literal Translation

Bright [art] Thou, honourable above hills of prey.

World English Bible

Glorious are you, and excellent, more than mountains of game.

Darby Translation

More glorious art thou, more excellent, than the mountains of prey.

Douay-Rheims

I remembered God, and was delighted, and was exercised, and my spirit swooned away.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(76-5) Glorious art Thou and excellent, coming down from the mountains of prey.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou dost wonderfully shine forth from the everlasting mountains.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φωτίζεις σὺ θαυμαστῶς ἀπὸ ὀρέων αἰωνίων,