King James Version

Psalms 89:42

Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 89:43.

הֲ֭רִימוֹתָharimotahighרוּםverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “high”, a completed actionH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…יְמִ֣יןyeminrightיָמִיןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “right”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south[phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.צָרָ֑יוtsarayvnarrowצַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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.הִ֝שְׂמַ֗חְתָּhismachtabe gladשָׂמַחverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be glad”, a completed actionH8055probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomecheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).אוֹיְבָֽיוoyevayvenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(89-43) Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries, Thou hast caused all his enemies to rejoice.

World English Bible

You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries. You have made all of his enemies rejoice.

Darby Translation

Thou hast exalted the right hand of his oppressors; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(89-43) Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou hast exalted the right hand of his enemies; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὕψωσας τὴν δεξιὰν τῶν ἐχθρῶν αὐτοῦ, εὔφρανας πάντας τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτοῦ.