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Psalms 81:14

I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 81:15.

כִּ֭מְעַטkimatas littleמְעַטpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as little”, the ordinary formH4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.אוֹיְבֵיהֶ֣םoyeveyhemenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.אַכְנִ֑יעַakhniabring downכָּנַעverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “bring down”, an unfinished actionH3665properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquishbring down (low), into subjection, under, humble (self), subdue.וְעַ֥לvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…צָ֝רֵיהֶ֗םtsareyhemnarrowצַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “narrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.אָשִׁ֥יבashivagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…יָדִֽיyadihandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(81-15) I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn My hand against their adversaries.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn my hand against their adversaries.

Young’s Literal Translation

As a little thing their enemies I cause to bow, And against their adversaries I turn back My hand,

World English Bible

I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn my hand against their adversaries.

Darby Translation

I would soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(81-15) I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn My hand against their adversaries.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I should have put down their enemies very quickly, and should have laid my hand upon those that afflicted them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐν τῷ μηδενὶ ἂν τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτῶν ἐταπείνωσα, καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς θλίβοντας αὐτοὺς ἐπέβαλον ἂν τὴν χεῖρά μου.