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Psalms 89:22

The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 89:23.

לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יַשִּׁ֣אyashiexactנָשָׁאverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “exact”, an unfinished actionH5378to lend on interest; by implication, to dun fordebt[idiom] debt, exact, giver of usury.אוֹיֵ֣בoyevenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.בּ֑וֹbvoinבּ֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inוּבֶןuvenand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and 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, […עַ֝וְלָ֗הavlahiniquityעֶוֶלnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “iniquity”, the ordinary formH5766(moral) eviliniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יְעַנֶּֽנּוּyeanenvabase selfעָנָהverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “abase self”, an unfinished actionH6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), speak (by mistake for H6030 (עָנ…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(89-23) The enemy shall not exact from him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The enemy shall not exact from him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

Young’s Literal Translation

An enemy exacteth not upon him, And a son of perverseness afflicteth him not.

World English Bible

No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.

Darby Translation

No enemy shall exact upon him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(89-23) The enemy shall not exact from him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The enemy shall have no advantage against him; and the son of transgression shall not hurt him again.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐκ ὠφελήσει ἐχθρὸς ἐν αὐτῷ, καὶ υἱὸς ἀνομίας οὐ προσθήσει τοῦ κακῶσαι αὐτόν.