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Psalms 9:3

When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 9:4.

בְּשׁוּבbeshuvin againשׁוּבpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “in again”, the to-form of the verbH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…אוֹיְבַ֥יoyevayenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.אָח֑וֹרachorafterאָחוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “after”, the ordinary formH268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the Westafter(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.יִכָּשְׁל֥וּyikashelvfallכָּשַׁלverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fall”, an unfinished actionH3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fallbereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, [idiom] utterly, be weak.וְ֝יֹאבְד֗וּveyovdvand destroyאָבַדconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and destroy”, an unfinished actionH6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.מִפָּנֶֽיךָmipaneykhafrom a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from 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)

(9-4) When mine enemies are turned back, they stumble and perish at Thy presence;

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American Standard Version (1901)

When mine enemies turn back, They stumble and perish at thy presence.

Young’s Literal Translation

In mine enemies turning backward, they stumble and perish from Thy face.

World English Bible

When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence.

Darby Translation

When mine enemies turned back, they stumbled and perished at thy presence:

Douay-Rheims

I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing to thy name, O thou most high.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(9-4) When mine enemies are turned back, they stumble and perish at Thy presence;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

When mine enemies are turned back, they shall be feeble and perish at thy presence.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν τῷ ἀποστραφῆναι τὸν ἐχθρόν μου εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, ἀσθενήσουσι καὶ ἀπολοῦνται ἀπὸ προσώπου σου.