1And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sangוַיְדַבֵּ֤ר דִּבְרֵ֖יvay.da.Ber div.ReiH1696H1697thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063songהַשִּׁירָ֣הha.shi.RahH7892to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853on the dayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068had deliveredהִצִּ֨ילhi.TzilH5337himאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853from the handמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of allכָּל־kol-H3605his enemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341and from the handוּמִכַּ֥ףu.mi.KafH3709of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.
2He saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559: “The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068is my rockסַֽלְעִ֥יsal.'IH5553,my fortressוּמְצֻדָתִ֖יu.me.tzu.da.TiH4686,and my delivererוּמְפַלְטִי־u.me.fal.ti-H6403.
3My Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ismy rockצוּרִ֖יtzu.RiH6697,in whom I take refugeאֶחֱסֶה־'e.che.seh-H2620,my shieldמָגִנִּ֞יma.gi.NiH4043,and the hornוְקֶ֣רֶןve.Ke.renH7161of my salvationיִשְׁעִ֗יyish.'IH3468.My strongholdמִשְׂגַּבִּי֙mis.ga.BiH4869,my refugeוּמְנוּסִ֔יu.me.nu.SiH4498,and my Saviorמֹשִׁעִ֕יmo.shi.'IH3467,You save meתֹּשִׁעֵֽנִי׃to.shi.'E.niH3467from violenceמֵחָמָ֖סme.cha.MasH2555.
4I will call uponאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, who is worthyto be praisedמְהֻלָּ֖לme.hu.LalH1984;so shall I be savedאִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃'i.va.She.a'H3467from my enemiesוּמֵאֹיְבַ֖יu.me.'o.ye.VaiH341.
7In my distressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862I called uponאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;I cried outאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430.And from His templeמֵהֵֽיכָלוֹ֙me.hei.kha.LoH1964He heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085my voiceקוֹלִ֔יko.LiH6963,and my cry for helpוְשַׁוְעָתִ֖יve.shav.'a.TiH7775reached His earsבְּאָזְנָֽיו׃be.'a.ze.NavH241.
8Then the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַיִּתְגָּעַ֤שׁvat.ga.'ashH1607and quakedוַתִּרְעַשׁ֙va.tir.'AshH7493;the foundationsמוֹסְד֥וֹתmos.DotH4146of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064trembledיִרְגָּ֑זוּyir.Ga.zuH7264;they were shakenוַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּvai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588He burned with angerחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734.
9Smokeעָשָׁן֙'a.ShanH6227roseעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927from His nostrilsבְּאַפּ֔וֹbe.'a.PoH639,and consumingתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398fireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784came fromמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480His mouthמִפִּ֖יוmi.PivH6310;glowing coalsגֶּחָלִ֖יםge.cha.LimH1513blazed forthבָּעֲר֥וּba.'a.RuH1197.
10He partedוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186the heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and came downוַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.RadH3381with dark cloudsוַעֲרָפֶ֖לva.'a.ra.FelH6205beneathתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478His feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.
11He mountedוַיִּרְכַּ֥ב עַל־vai.yir.Kav 'al-H7392H5921a cherubכְּר֖וּבke.RuvH3742and flewוַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'OfH5774;He soaredוַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'H7200onעַל־'al-H5921the wingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
13From the brightnessמִנֹּ֖גַהּmi.No.gahH5051of His presenceנֶגְדּ֑וֹneg.DoH5048coalsגַּחֲלֵי־ga.cha.lei-H1513of fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784blazed forthבָּעֲר֖וּba.'a.RuH1197.
14The LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068thunderedיַרְעֵ֥םyar.'EmH7481fromמִן־min-H4480heavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064;the voiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963of the Most Highוְעֶלְי֖וֹןve.'el.YonH5945resoundedיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414.
16The channelsאֲפִ֣קֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of the seaיָ֔םYamH3220appearedוַיֵּֽרָאוּ֙vai.ye.ra.'UH7200, andthe foundationsמֹסְד֣וֹתmo.se.DotH4146of the worldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398were exposedיִגָּל֖וּyi.ga.LuH1540at the rebukeבְּגַעֲרַ֣תbe.ga.'a.RatH1606of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,at the blastמִנִּשְׁמַ֖תmi.nish.MatH5397of the breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of His nostrilsאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.
17He reached downיִשְׁלַ֥חyish.LachH7971from on highמִמָּר֖וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791and took hold of meיִקָּחֵ֑נִיyi.ka.Che.niH3947;He drew meיַֽמְשֵׁ֖נִיyam.She.niH4871out of deepרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersמִמַּ֥יִםmi.Ma.yimH4325.
18He rescued meיַצִּילֵ֕נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337from my powerfulעָ֑ז'AzH5794enemyמֵאֹיְבִ֖יme.'o.ye.ViH341,from foesמִשֹּׂ֣נְאַ֔יmi.So.ne.'AiH8130כִּ֥יkiH3588too mightyאָמְצ֖וּ'a.me.TzuH553for meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480.
19They confronted meיְקַדְּמֻ֖נִיye.ka.de.Mu.niH6923in my dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of calamityאֵידִ֑י'ei.DiH343,but the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068wasוַיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961my supportמִשְׁעָ֖ןmish.'AnH4937.
20He brought me outוַיֹּצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318into the openלַמֶּרְחָ֖בla.mer.ChavH4800אֹתִ֑י'o.TiH853;He rescued meיְחַלְּצֵ֖נִיye.cha.le.Tze.niH2502becauseכִּי־ki-H3588He delightedחָ֥פֵֽץCha.fetzH2654in me.
21The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has rewarded meיִגְמְלֵ֥נִיyig.me.Le.niH1580according to my righteousnessכְּצִדְקָתִ֑יke.tzid.ka.TiH6666;He has repaidיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725meaccording to the cleannessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of my handsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027.
22Forכִּ֥יkiH3588I have keptשָׁמַ֖רְתִּיsha.Mar.tiH8104the waysדַּרְכֵ֣יdar.KheiH1870of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and have notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808wickedly departedרָשַׁ֖עְתִּיra.Sha'.tiH7561from my Godמֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃me.'e.lo.HaiH430.
23Forכִּ֥יkiH3588allכָל־khol-H3605His ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוmish.po.toH4941arebefore meלְנֶגְדִּ֑יle.neg.DiH5048;I have notלֹא־lo'-H3808disregardedאָס֥וּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃'a.Sur mi.Me.nahH5493H4480His statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708.
24And Iוָאֶהְיֶ֥הva.'eh.YehH1961have been blamelessתָמִ֖יםta.MimH8549before Himand kept myselfוָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָ֖הva.'esh.ta.me.RahH8104from iniquityמֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃me.'a.vo.NiH5771.
25So the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has repaidוַיָּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725meaccording to my righteousnessכְּצִדְקָתִ֑יke.tzid.ka.TiH6666,according to my cleannessכְּבֹרִ֖יke.vo.RiH1252inלְנֶ֥גֶדle.Ne.gedH5048His sightעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.
26Toעִם־'im-H5973the faithfulחָסִ֖ידcha.SidH2623You show Yourself faithfulתִּתְחַסָּ֑דtit.cha.SadH2616,toעִם־'im-H5973the blamelessגִּבּ֥וֹר תָּמִ֖יםgi.Bor ta.MimH8549H1368You show Yourself blamelessתִּתַּמָּֽם׃ti.ta.MamH8552;
27toעִם־'im-H5973the pureנָבָ֖רna.VarH1305You show Yourself pureתִּתָּבָ֑רti.ta.VarH1305,but toוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973the crookedעִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshH6141You show Yourself shrewdתִּתַּפָּֽל׃ti.ta.PalH6617.
28וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853You saveתּוֹשִׁ֑יעַto.Shi.a'H3467an afflictedעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971,but Your eyesוְעֵינֶ֖יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869are onעַל־'al-H5921the haughtyרָמִ֥יםra.MimH7311to bring them downתַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃tash.PilH8213.
29Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,are my lampנֵירִ֖יnei.RiH5216;the LORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068lights upיַגִּ֥יהַּya.Gi.ahH5050my darknessחָשְׁכִּֽי׃cha.she.KiH2822.
30Forכִּ֥יkiH3588in YouI can chargeאָר֣וּץ'a.RutzH7323an armyגְּד֑וּדge.DudH1416;with my Godבֵּאלֹהַ֖יbe.lo.HaiH430I can scaleאֲדַלֶּג־'a.da.leg-H1801a wallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791.
31As forGodהָאֵ֖לha.'ElH410,His wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870is perfectתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549;the wordאִמְרַ֤ת'im.RatH565of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is flawlessצְרוּפָ֔הtze.ru.FahH6884.Heה֔וּאHu'H1931is a shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605who take refugeהַחֹסִ֥יםha.cho.SimH2620in Him.
33Godהָאֵ֥לha.'ElH410is my strongחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428fortressמָעוּזִּ֖יma.'u.ZiH4581,and He makesוַיַּתֵּ֥רvai.ya.TerH5425my wayדַּרְכִּֽי׃dar.kiH1870clearתָּמִ֖יםta.MimH8549.
34He makesמְשַׁוֶּ֥הme.sha.VehH7737my feetרַגְלַ֖יrag.liH7272like those of a deerכָּאַיָּל֑וֹתka.'ai.ya.LotH355and stations meיַעֲמִדֵֽנִי׃ya.'a.mi.De.niH5975uponוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921the heightsבָּמוֹתַ֖יba.mo.TaiH1116.
36You have givenוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414meYour shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of salvationיִשְׁעֶ֑ךָyish.'E.khaH3468,and Your gentlenessוַעֲנֹתְךָ֖va.'a.no.te.KhaH6038exalts meתַּרְבֵּֽנִי׃tar.Be.niH7235.
37You broadenתַּרְחִ֥יבtar.ChivH7337the pathצַעֲדִ֖יtza.'a.DiH6806beneath meתַּחְתֵּ֑נִיtach.Te.niH8478so that my anklesקַרְסֻלָּֽי׃kar.su.LaiH7166do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808give wayמָעֲד֖וּma.'a.DuH4571.
38I pursuedאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה'er.de.FahH7291my enemiesאֹיְבַ֖י'o.ye.VaiH341and destroyed themוָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑םva.'ash.mi.DemH8045;I did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808turn backאָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvH7725untilעַד־'ad-H5704they were consumedכַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615.
39I devouredוָאֲכַלֵּ֥םva.'a.kha.LemH3615and crushed themוָאֶמְחָצֵ֖םva.'em.cha.TzemH4272so they could notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808riseיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6965;they have fallenוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478my feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272.
40You have armed meוַתַּזְרֵ֥נִיva.taz.Re.niH247with strengthחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;You have subduedתַּכְרִ֥יעַtakh.Ri.a'H3766my foesקָמַ֖יka.MaiH6965beneath meתַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃tach.Te.niH8478.
41You have madeתַּ֥תָּהTa.tahH5414my enemiesוְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יve.'O.ye.VaiH341retreatעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203before me;I destroyedוָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃va.'atz.mi.TemH6789those who hated meמְשַׂנְאַ֖יme.san.'AiH8130.
42They lookedיִשְׁע֖וּyish.'UH8159,but there was no oneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369to save themמֹשִׁ֑יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467—toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,but He did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808answerעָנָֽם׃'a.NamH6030.
43I ground themוְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖םve.'esh.cha.KemH7833as the dustכַּעֲפַר־ka.'a.far-H6083of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;I crushedאֲדִקֵּ֖ם'a.di.KemH1854and trampled themאֶרְקָעֵֽם׃'er.ka.'EmH7554like mudכְּטִיט־ke.tit-H2916in the streetsחוּצ֥וֹתchu.TzotH2351.
44You have delivered meוַֽתְּפַלְּטֵ֔נִיva.te.fa.le.Te.niH6403from the strifeמֵרִיבֵ֖יme.ri.VeiH7379of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971;You have preserved meתִּשְׁמְרֵ֙נִי֙tish.me.Re.niH8104as the headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471;a peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971I had notלֹא־lo'-H3808knownיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045shall serve meיַעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ya.'av.Du.niH5647.
45Foreignersבְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖רbe.Nei ne.KharH1121H5236cowerיִתְכַּֽחֲשׁוּ־yit.ka.cha.shu-H3584before me;when they hear meלִשְׁמ֥וֹעַ אֹ֖זֶןlish.Mo.a' 'O.zenH8085H241,they obeyיִשָּׁ֥מְעוּyi.Sha.me.'uH8085me.
46Foreignersבְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖רbe.Nei ne.KharH1121H5236lose heartיִבֹּ֑לוּyi.Bo.luH5034and come tremblingוְיַחְגְּר֖וּve.yach.ge.RuH2296from their strongholdsמִמִּסְגְּרוֹתָֽם׃mi.mis.ge.ro.TamH4526.
47The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,and blessedוּבָר֣וּךְu.va.RukhH1288bemy Rockצוּרִ֑יtzu.RiH6697!And may Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430,the Rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697of my salvationיִשְׁעִֽי׃yish.'IH3468,be exaltedוְיָרֻ֕םve.ya.RumH7311—
49who frees me fromוּמוֹצִיאִ֖יu.mo.tzi.'IH3318my enemiesמֵאֹֽיְבָ֑יme.'o.ye.VaiH341.You exalt meתְּר֣וֹמְמֵ֔נִיte.Ro.Me.niH7311above my foesוּמִקָּמַי֙u.mi.ka.MaiH6965;You rescue meתַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ta.tzi.Le.niH5337from violentחֲמָסִ֖יםcha.ma.SimH2555menמֵאִ֥ישׁme.'IshH376.
50Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921H3651I will praise Youאוֹדְךָ֥'od.KhaH3034,O LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471;I will sing praisesאֲזַמֵּֽר׃'a.za.MerH2167to Your nameוּלְשִׁמְךָ֖u.le.shim.KhaH8034.
51GreatH1431salvationיְשׁוּע֣וֹתye.shu.'otH3444He brings to His kingמַלְכּ֑וֹmal.KoH4428.He showsוְעֹֽשֶׂה־ve.'o.seh-H6213loving devotionחֶ֧סֶדChe.sedH2617to His anointedלִמְשִׁיח֛וֹlim.shi.ChoH4899,to Davidלְדָוִ֥דle.da.VidH1732and his descendantsוּלְזַרְע֖וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ פ'ad- o.LamH5704H5769.”
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