King James Version

Psalms 79:11

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;

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תָּ֤ב֣וֹאtavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…לְפָנֶיךָ֮lefaneykhato a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…אֶנְקַ֪תenqatcrying outאֲנָקָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “crying out”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH603shriekingcrying out, groaning, sighing.אָ֫סִ֥ירasirprisonerאַסִּירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “prisoner”, the ordinary formH616{bound, i.e. a captive}prisoner.כְּגֹ֥דֶלkegodelas greatnessגֹּדֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as greatness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1433magnitude (literally or figuratively)greatness, stout(-ness).זְרוֹעֲךָ֑zeroakhaarmזְרוֹעַnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “arm”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, forcearm, [phrase] help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.ה֝וֹתֵ֗רhoterexcelיָתַרverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “excel”, a commandH3498to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserveexcel, leave (a remnant), left behind, too much, make plenteous, preserve, (be, let) remain(-der, -ing, -nant), reserve, residue, rest.בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […תְמוּתָֽהtemutahdeathתְּמוּתָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “death”, the ordinary formH8546execution (as a doom)death, die.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let the groaning of the prisoner come before Thee; according to the greatness of Thy power set free those that are appointed to death;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee: According to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to death;

Young’s Literal Translation

Let the groaning of the prisoner come in before Thee, According to the greatness of Thine arm, Leave Thou the sons of death.

World English Bible

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your power, preserve those who are sentenced to death.

Darby Translation

Let the groaning of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thine arm, preserve those that are appointed to die;

Douay-Rheims

The shadow of it covered the hills: and the branches thereof the cedars of God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let the groaning of the prisoner come before Thee; according to the greatness of Thy power set free those that are appointed to death;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let the groaning of the prisoners come in before thee; according to the greatness of thine arm preserve the sons of the slain ones.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰσελθέτω ἐνώπιόν σου ὁ στεναγμὸς τῶν πεπεδημένων, κατὰ τὴν μεγαλωσύνην τοῦ βραχίονός σου περιποίησαι τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν τεθανατωμένων.