Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleVindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men. Young's Literal Translation Judge me, O God, And plead my cause against a nation not pious, From a man of deceit and perverseness Thou dost deliver me, King James Bible Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. Hebrew Vindicate me,שָׁפְטֵ֤נִי (šā·p̄ə·ṭê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate O God, אֱלֹהִ֨ים ׀ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and plead וְרִ֘יבָ֤ה (wə·rî·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend my case רִיבִ֗י (rî·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7379: Strife, dispute against an ungodly לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no nation; מִגּ֥וֹי (mig·gō·w) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts deliver me תְפַלְּטֵֽנִי׃ (ṯə·p̄al·lə·ṭê·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6403: To slip out, escape, to deliver from deceitful מִרְמָ֖ה (mir·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4820: Deceit, treachery and unjust וְעַוְלָ֣ה (wə·‘aw·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5766: Injustice, unrighteousness men. מֵ֤אִישׁ־ (mê·’îš-) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person |