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Psalms 27

A Psalm of David.

1Jehovahismylightאוֹרִ֣י'o.RiH216andmysalvationוְ֭יִשְׁעִיVe.yish.'iH3468;WhomshallIfearH3372?Jehovahisthestrengthofmylifeחַ֝יַּ֗יchai.YaiH2416;OfwhomshallIbeafraidאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372?

2Whenevil-doerscameuponmetoeatH398upmyfleshבְּשָׂ֫רִ֥יbe.Sa.RiH1320,Evenmine adversariesandmyfoes,theystumbledH3782andfellH5307.

3Thoughahostshouldencampתַּחֲנֶ֬הta.cha.NehH2583againstme,Myheartלִ֫בִּ֥יli.BiH3820shallnotfearיִירָ֪אyi.Ra'H3372:ThoughwarH4421shouldriseH6965againstme,EventhenwillIbeconfidentH982.

4Oneאַחַ֤ת׀'a.ChatH259thinghaveIaskedשָׁאַ֣לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiH7592ofJehovah,thatwillIseekאֲבַ֫קֵּ֥שׁ'a.Va.KeshH1245after:ThatImaydwellשִׁבְתִּ֣יshiv.TiH3427inthehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004ofJehovahallthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofmylife,TobeholdH2372thebeautyofJehovah,Andtoinquireinhistemple.

5Forinthedayבְּי֪וֹםbe.YomH3117oftroubleרָ֫עָ֥הra.'AhH7451hewillkeepmesecretlyinhispavilion:Inthecovertofhistabernaclewillhehideיַ֭סְתִּרֵנִיYas.ti.re.niH5641me;HewillliftH7311meupuponarockבְּ֝צ֗וּרbe.TzurH6697.

6Andnowוְעַתָּ֨הve.'a.TahH6258shallmyheadרֹאשִׁ֡יro.ShiH7218beliftedH7311upabovemineenemiesאֹֽיְבַ֬י'o.ye.VaiH341roundH5439aboutme;AndIwillofferH2076inhistabernaclesacrificesH2077ofjoyתְרוּעָ֑הte.ru.'AhH8643;Iwillsingוַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗הva.'a.za.me.RahH2167, yea,IwillsingH2167praisesH2167untoJehovah.

7Hearשְׁמַע־she.ma'-H8085,OJehovah,whenIcrywithmyvoiceקוֹלִ֥יko.LiH6963:Havemercyalsouponme,andanswerוַעֲנֵֽנִי׃va.'a.Ne.niH6030me.

8Whenthou saidst,Seekבַּקְּשׁ֣וּba.ke.ShuH1245yemyfaceפָנָ֑יfa.NaiH6440;myheartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820saidH559unto thee, Thyfaceפָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440,Jehovah,willIseekאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245.

9Hideתַּסְתֵּ֬רtas.TerH5641notthyfaceפָּנֶ֨יךָ׀pa.Nei.khaH6440fromme; Putnotthyservantעַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ'av.De.khaH5650awayinangerבְּאַ֗ףbe.'AfH639: Thou hastbeenH1961myhelpעֶזְרָתִ֥י'ez.ra.TiH5833;Castmenotoff,neitherforsakeme,OGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofmysalvationיִשְׁעִֽי׃yish.'IH3468.

10Whenmyfatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1andmymotherוְאִמִּ֣יve.'i.MiH517forsakeH5800me,ThenJehovahwilltakemeup.

11Teachה֤וֹרֵ֥נִיho.Re.niH3384methywayדַּ֫רְכֶּ֥ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870,OJehovah;Andleadוּ֭נְחֵנִיU.ne.che.niH5148meinaplainH4334pathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734,Becauseofmine enemies.

12Delivermenotoveruntothewillofmine adversaries:ForfalsewitnessesH5707arerisenH6965upagainstme,Andsuchasbreatheoutcruelty.

13Ihadfainted, unlessIhadbelievedH539toseeH7200thegoodnessבְּֽטוּב־be.tuv-H2898ofJehovahInthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheliving.

14Waitקַוֵּ֗הka.VehH6960forJehovah:Bestrongחֲ֭זַקCha.zakH2388,andlet thyheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820takeH2388courage; Yea,waitוְ֝קַוֵּ֗הve.ka.VehH6960thouforJehovah.

Commentaries on Psalms 27

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