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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