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Psalms 90:13

Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

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שׁוּבָ֣הshuvahagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “again”, a commandH7725to 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,…יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.מָתָ֑יmataywhenמָתַיparticle, interrogative — “when”H4970properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)long, when.וְ֝הִנָּחֵ֗םvehinachemand comfortנָחַםconjunction, verb, niphal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and comfort”, a commandH5162properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).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,…עֲבָדֶֽיךָavadeykhaservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Return, O LORD; how long? And let it repent Thee concerning Thy servants.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Return, O Jehovah; how long? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

Young’s Literal Translation

Turn back, O Jehovah, till when? And repent concerning Thy servants.

World English Bible

Relent, Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants!

Darby Translation

Return, Jehovah: how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk: and thou shalt trample under foot the lion and the dragon.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Return, O LORD; how long? And let it repent Thee concerning Thy servants.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Return, O Lord, how long? and be intreated concerning thy servants.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπίστρεψον, Κύριε· ἕως πότε; καὶ παρακλήθητι ἐπὶ τοῖς δούλοις σου.