Psalm 59:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But You, O LORD,יְ֭הוָה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
laughתִּשְׂחַק־
(tis·chak-)
7832: to laugha prim. root
at them; You scoffתִּ֝לְעַ֗ג
(til·'ag)
3932: to mock, deride, stammera prim. root
at allלְכָל־
(le·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the nations.גֹּויִֽם׃
(go·v·yim.)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav


















KJV Lexicon
But thou O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
shalt laugh
sachaq  (saw-khak')
to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play -- deride, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.
at them thou shalt have all the heathen
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
in derision
la`ag  (law-ag')
to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly -- have in derision, laugh (to scorn), mock (on), stammering.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.

King James Bible
But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But You laugh at them, LORD; You ridicule all the nations.

International Standard Version
But you, LORD, will laugh at them; you will mock all the nations.

NET Bible
But you, O LORD, laugh in disgust at them; you taunt all the nations.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And you, Lord Jehovah, laugh at them, and mock at all the nations.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
O LORD, you laugh at them. You make fun of all the nations.

King James 2000 Bible
But you, O LORD, shall laugh at them; you shall have all the nations in derision.
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