Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleYou have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me. Young's Literal Translation And—Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of my people, Thou placest me for a head of nations; A people I have not known do serve me. King James Bible Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me [to be] head of the heathen: a people [which] I knew not shall serve me. Hebrew You have delivered meוַֽתְּפַלְּטֵ֔נִי (wat·tə·p̄al·lə·ṭê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6403: To slip out, escape, to deliver from the strife מֵרִיבֵ֖י (mê·rî·ḇê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7379: Strife, dispute of my people; עַמִּ֑י (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock You have preserved me תִּשְׁמְרֵ֙נִי֙ (tiš·mə·rê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to as the head לְרֹ֣אשׁ (lə·rōš) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7218: The head of nations; גּוֹיִ֔ם (gō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts a people עַ֥ם (‘am) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock I had not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no known יָדַ֖עְתִּי (yā·ḏa‘·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3045: To know shall serve me. יַעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ (ya·‘aḇ·ḏu·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave |