King James Version

Psalms 89:27

Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 89:28.

אַףafalsoאַףparticle, affirmation — “also”H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively thoughalso, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.אָ֭נִיanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.בְּכ֣וֹרbekhorfirstbornבְּכוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “firstborn”, the ordinary formH1060firstborn; hence, chiefeldest (son), firstborn(-ling).אֶתְּנֵ֑הוּetnehvgiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…עֶ֝לְי֗וֹןelyonhighעֶלְיוֹןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “high”, the ordinary formH5945an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme(Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).לְמַלְכֵיlemalkheto kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.אָֽרֶץaretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(89-28) I also will appoint him first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I also will make him my first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth.

Young’s Literal Translation

I also first-born do appoint him, Highest of the kings of the earth.

World English Bible

I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

Darby Translation

And as to me, I will make him firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(89-28) I also will appoint him first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will make him my first-born, higher than the kings of the earth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κᾀγὼ πρωτότοκον θήσομαι αὐτὸν, ὑψηλὸν παρὰ τοῖς βασιλεῦσι τῆς γῆς.