King James Version

Psalms 9:20

Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 9:21.

שִׁ֘יתָ֤הshitahapplyשִׁיתverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “apply”, a commandH7896to place (in a very wide application)apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.יְהוָ֨הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מוֹרָ֗הmorahfearמוֹרָאnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fear”, the ordinary formH4172fear; by implication, a fearful thing or deeddread, (that ought to be) fear(-ed), terribleness, terror.לָ֫הֶ֥םlahemtoלָ֫הֶ֥םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toיֵדְע֥וּyedevknowיָדַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “know”, an unfinished actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…גוֹיִ֑םgoyimGentileגּוֹיnoun, 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.אֱנ֖וֹשׁenoshmanאֱנוֹשׁnoun, 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…הֵ֣מָּהhemahtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.סֶּֽלָהselahSelahסֶלָהparticle, interjection — “Selah”H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pauseSelah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(9-21) Set terror over them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah

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American Standard Version (1901)

Put them in fear, O Jehovah: Let the nations know themselves to be but men. [Selah

Young’s Literal Translation

Appoint, O Jehovah, a director to them, Let nations know they [are] men! Selah.

World English Bible

Put them in fear, Yahweh. Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah.

Darby Translation

Put them in fear, Jehovah: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Douay-Rheims

Arise, O Lord, let not man be strengthened: let the Gentiles be judged in thy sight.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(9-21) Set terror over them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: let the heathen know that they are men. Pause.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κατάστησον, Κύριε, νομοθέτην ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς, γνώτωσαν ἔθνη ὅτι ἀνθρωποί εἰσι· διάψαλμα.