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2 Samuel 22:29-46

29Forthou artmylampנֵירִ֖יnei.RiH5216,OJehovah;AndJehovahwilllightenmydarknessחָשְׁכִּֽי׃cha.she.KiH2822.

30ForbytheeIrunאָר֣וּץ'a.RutzH7323uponatroopH1416;BymyGodבֵּאלֹהַ֖יbe.lo.HaiH430doIleapאֲדַלֶּג־'a.da.leg-H1801overawallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791.

31AsforGodהָאֵ֖לha.'ElH410,hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870isperfectH8549:Thewordאִמְרַ֤ת'im.RatH565ofJehovahistried;Heisashieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043untoallthemthattakeH2620refugeהַחֹסִ֥יםha.cho.SimH2620inhim.

32ForwhoisGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, saveJehovah?Andwhoisarockצ֖וּרtzurH6697, saveourGodH430?

33Godהָאֵ֥לha.'ElH410ismystrongfortress;AndheguideththeperfectH8549inhiswayדַּרְכִּֽי׃dar.kiH1870.

34HemakethhisfeetH7272likehinds’feetH7272,Andsettethmeuponmyhighבָּמוֹתַ֖יba.mo.TaiH1116placesH1116.

35Heteachethmyhandsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027towarH4421,Sothatminearmsזְרֹעֹתָֽי׃ze.ro.'o.TaiH2220dobendabowקֶֽשֶׁת־ke.shet-H7198ofbrass.

36Thou hast alsogivenH5414metheshieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043ofthysalvationיִשְׁעֶ֑ךָyish.'E.khaH3468;Andthy gentleness hathmadeH5414megreat.

37Thou hastenlargedתַּרְחִ֥יבtar.ChivH7337mystepsצַעֲדִ֖יtza.'a.DiH6806underme;Andmyfeethavenotslippedמָעֲד֖וּma.'a.DuH4571.

38Ihavepursuedאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה'er.de.FahH7291mineenemiesאֹיְבַ֖י'o.ye.VaiH341,anddestroyedוָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑םva.'ash.mi.DemH8045them;NeitherdidIturnH7725againtilltheywereconsumed.

39AndIhaveconsumedH398them,andsmittenthemthrough,sothattheycannotariseH6965: Yea,theyarefallenH5307undermyfeetH7272.

40Forthou hastgirdedוַתַּזְרֵ֥נִיva.taz.Re.niH247mewithstrengthחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428untothebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421; Thou hastsubduedundermethosethatroseקָמַ֖יka.MaiH6965upagainstme.

41Thou hast alsomadeH5414mineenemiesוְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יve.'O.ye.VaiH341turntheirbacksH6203untome,ThatImightcutoffthemthathateמְשַׂנְאַ֖יme.san.'AiH8130me.

42Theylookedיִשְׁע֖וּyish.'UH8159,buttherewasnonetosaveH3467;EvenuntoJehovah,butheansweredעָנָֽם׃'a.NamH6030themnot.

43Then didIbeatוְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖םve.'esh.cha.KemH7833themsmallasthedustכַּעֲפַר־ka.'a.far-H6083oftheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,IdidcrushH1854themasthemireofthestreetsחוּצ֥וֹתchu.TzotH2351,anddidspreadH7554themabroad.

44ThoualsohastdeliveredH6403mefromthestrivingsofmypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971; Thou hastkeptH8104metobetheheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218ofthenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471:Apeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971whomIhavenotknownH3045shallserveH5647me.

45Theforeignersshallsubmitthemselvesuntome:AssoonastheyhearH8085ofme,theyshallobeyme.

46Theforeignersshallfadeaway,Andshallcometremblingoutoftheir close places.

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