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Psalms 9:19

Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 9:20.

קוּמָ֣הqumahriseקוּםverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “rise”, a commandH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.יָעֹ֣זyaozbe strongעָזַזverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be strong”, a wish or indirect commandH5810to be stout (literally or figuratively)harden, impudent, prevail, strengthen (self), be strong.אֱנ֑וֹשׁenoshmanאֱנוֹשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “man”, the ordinary formH582a man in general (singly or collectively)another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It…יִשָּׁפְט֥וּyishafetvjudgeשָׁפַטverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “judge”, an unfinished actionH8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)[phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.ג֝וֹיִ֗םgoyimGentileגּוֹיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…פָּנֶֽיךָpaneykhaa- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(9-20) Arise, O LORD, let not man prevail; let the nations be judged in Thy sight.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Arise, O Jehovah; let not man prevail: Let the nations be judged in thy sight.

Young’s Literal Translation

Rise, O Jehovah, let not man be strong, Let nations be judged before Thy face.

World English Bible

Arise, Yahweh! Don’t let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.

Darby Translation

Arise, Jehovah; let not man prevail: let the nations be judged in thy sight.

Douay-Rheims

For the poor man shall not be forgotten to the end: the patience of the poor shall not perish for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(9-20) Arise, O LORD, let not man prevail; let the nations be judged in Thy sight.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged before thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀνάστηθι Κύριε, μὴ κραταιούσθω ἄνθρωπος, κριθήτωσαν ἔθνη ἐνώπιόν σου.