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Psalms 83:2

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 83:3.

כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…הִנֵּ֣הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.א֭וֹיְבֶיךָoyeveykhaenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.יֶהֱמָי֑וּןyehemayunbe disquietedהָמָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “be disquieted”, an unfinished actionH1993to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamorclamorous, concourse, cry aloud, be disquieted, loud, mourn, be moved, make a noise, rage, roar, sound, be troubled, make in tumult, tumultuous, be in an uproar.וּ֝מְשַׂנְאֶ֗יךָumesaneykhaand hateשָׂנֵאconjunction, verb, piel, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and hate”, a verb used as a describing wordH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.נָ֣שְׂאוּnasevlift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “lift up”, a completed actionH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…רֹֽאשׁroshheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “head”, the ordinary formH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(83-3) For, lo, Thine enemies are in an uproar; and they that hate Thee have lifted up the head.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult; And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

Young’s Literal Translation

For, lo, Thine enemies do roar, And those hating Thee have lifted up the head,

World English Bible

For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.

Darby Translation

For behold, thine enemies make a tumult; and they that hate thee lift up the head.

Douay-Rheims

How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of host!

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(83-3) For, lo, Thine enemies are in an uproar; and they that hate Thee have lifted up the head.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For behold, thine enemies have made a noise; and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ἰδοὺ οἱ ἐχθροί σου ἤχησαν· καὶ οἱ μισοῦντές σε ᾖραν κεφαλήν.