King James Version

Psalms 89:8

O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 89:9.

יְהוָ֤הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤יeloheGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.צְבָא֗וֹתtsevaotarmyצָבָאnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).מִֽיmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.כָֽמ֖וֹךָkhamokhathusכְּמוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thus”H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, soaccording to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.חֲסִ֥יןchasinstrongחֲסִיןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “strong”, the ordinary formH2626properly, firm, i.e. (by implication) mightystrong.יָ֑הּyahJahיָהּnoun, proper name — “Jah”H3050Jah, the sacred nameJah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in '-iah,' '-jah.'וֶ֝אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ֗veemunatekhaand faithאֱמוּנָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and faith”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH530literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelityfaith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.סְבִיבוֹתֶֽיךָsevivoteykhaaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “about”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(89-9) O LORD God of hosts, who is a mighty one, like unto Thee, O LORD? And Thy faithfulness is round about Thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

O Jehovah God of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

O Jehovah, God of Hosts, Who [is] like Thee — a strong Jah? And Thy faithfulness [is] round about Thee.

World English Bible

Yahweh, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.

Darby Translation

Jehovah, God of hosts, who is like unto thee, the strong Jah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.

Douay-Rheims

Thou hast set our iniquities before thy eyes: our life in the light of thy countenance.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(89-9) O LORD God of hosts, who is a mighty one, like unto Thee, O LORD? And Thy faithfulness is round about Thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

O Lord God of hosts, who is like to thee? thou art mighty, O Lord, and thy truth is round about thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τῶν δυνάμεων, τίς ὅμοιός σοι; δυνατὸς εἶ Κύριε, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθειά σου κύκλῳ σου.