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Psalms 95:6

O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.

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בֹּ֭אוּbovto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to come”, a commandH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֣הnishtachavehcrouchשָׁחָהverb, hishtaphel, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “crouch”, an unfinished actionH7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.וְנִכְרָ֑עָהvenikhraahand sinkכָּרַעconjunction, verb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, plural — “and sink”, a determination or requestH3766to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostratebow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, [idiom] very.נִ֝בְרְכָ֗הnivrekhahblessבָרַךְverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, plural — “bless”, a determination or requestH1288to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)[idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.לִֽפְנֵיlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to 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(-…יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).עֹשֵֽׂנוּosenvdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

O come, let us bow down and bend the knee; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker:

Young’s Literal Translation

Come in, we bow ourselves, and we bend, We kneel before Jehovah our Maker.

World English Bible

Oh come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel before Yahweh, our Maker,

Darby Translation

Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker.

Douay-Rheims

Praise and beauty are before him: holiness and majesty in his sanctuary.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

O come, let us bow down and bend the knee; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Come, let us worship and fall down before him; and weep before the Lord that made us.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν αὐτῷ, καὶ κλαύσωμεν ἐναντίον Κυρίου τοῦ ποίησαντος ἡμᾶς.