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Psalm 20:8

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20:8They will fall down,21

but we22 will stand firm.23

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Footnotes

  1. 21 Or “stumble and fall down.”
  2. 22 The grammatical construction (conjunction + pronominal subject) highlights the contrast between God’s victorious people and the defeated enemies mentioned in the previous line. The perfect verbal forms either generalize or, more likely, state rhetorically the people’s confidence as they face the approaching battle. They describe the demise of the enemy as being as good as done.
  3. 23 Or “rise up and remain upright.” On the meaning of the Hitpolel of עוּד (’ud), see I עוד. The verbal forms (a perfect followed by a prefixed form with vav [ו] consecutive) either generalize or, more likely, state rhetorically the people’s confidence as they face the approaching battle.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They collapse and fall,

but we rise and stand upright.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They are brought to their knees and fall,

but we rise up and stand firm.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They collapse and fall,

but we rise and stand firm.

NLTNew Living Translation

Those nations will fall down and collapse,

but we will rise up and stand firm.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They will collapse and fall,

and we will rise and stand firm.

KJV 1900King James Version

They are brought down and fallen:

But we are risen, and stand upright.