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.
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