2The LORDH3068is my rockסַֽלְעִ֥יsal.'IH5553,my fortressוּמְצוּדָתִ֗יu.me.tzu.da.TiH4686,and my delivererוּמְפַ֫לְטִ֥יu.me.Fal.TiH6403.My Godאֵלִ֣י'e.LiH410ismy rockצ֭וּרִיTzu.riH6697,in whom I take refugeאֶֽחֱסֶה־'e.che.seh-H2620,my shieldמָֽגִנִּ֥יma.gi.NiH4043,and the hornוְקֶֽרֶן־ve.ke.ren-H7161of my salvationיִ֝שְׁעִ֗יyish.'IH3468,my strongholdמִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃mis.ga.BiH4869.
3I will call uponאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121the LORDH3068, who is worthyto be praisedמְ֭הֻלָּלMe.hu.lolH1984;so shall I be savedאִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃'i.va.She.a'H3467fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480my enemiesאֹ֝יְבַ֗י'o.ye.VaiH341.
6In my distressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862I calledאֶֽקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121uponthe LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068;I cried toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413my Godאֱלֹהַ֪י'e.lo.HaiH430for helpאֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ'a.Sha.Ve.a'H7768.From His templeמֵהֵיכָל֣וֹme.hei.kha.LoH1964He heardיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085my voiceקוֹלִ֑יko.LiH6963,and my cry for His helpוְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י לְפָנָ֤יו׀ve.shav.'a.Ti le.fa.NavH7775H6440reachedתָּב֬וֹאta.Vo'H935His earsבְאָזְנָֽיו׃ve.'a.ze.NavH241.
7Then the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַתִּגְעַ֬שׁva.tig.'AshH1607and quakedוַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ׀va.tir.'AshH7493,and the foundationsוּמוֹסְדֵ֣יu.mos.DeiH4144of the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022trembledיִרְגָּ֑זוּyir.Ga.zuH7264;they were shakenוַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּvai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607becauseכִּי־ki-H3588He burned with angerחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734.
8Smokeעָשָׁ֨ן׀'a.ShanH6227roseעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927from His nostrilsבְּאַפּ֗וֹbe.'a.PoH639,and consumingתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398fireוְאֵשׁ־ve.'esh-H784came fromמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480His mouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310;glowing coalsגֶּ֝חָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513blazed forthבָּעֲר֥וּba.'a.RuH1197.
9He partedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064and came downוַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.RadH3381with dark cloudsוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205beneathתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478His feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.
10He mountedוַיִּרְכַּ֣ב עַל־vai.yir.Kav 'al-H7392H5921a cherubכְּ֭רוּבKe.ruvH3742and flewוַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'OfH5774;He soaredוַ֝יֵּ֗דֶאvai.Ye.de'H1675onעַל־'al-H5921the wingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
12From the brightnessמִנֹּ֗גַהּmi.No.gahH5051of His presenceנֶ֫גְדּ֥וֹneg.DoH5048His cloudsH5645advancedעָבְר֑וּ'a.ve.RuH5674—hailstonesבָּ֝רָ֗דba.RadH1259and coalsוְגַֽחֲלֵי־ve.ga.cha.lei-H1513of fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.
13The LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068thunderedוַיַּרְעֵ֬םvai.yar.'EmH7481from heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064;the voiceקֹל֑וֹko.LoH6963of the Most Highוְ֭עֶלְיוֹןVe.'el.yonH5945resoundedיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414—hailstonesH1259and coalsH1513of fireH784.
15The channelsאֲפִ֥יקֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of the seaמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325appearedוַיֵּ֤רָא֨וּ׀vai.Ye.ra.'UH7200, andthe foundationsמוֹסְד֪וֹתmos.DotH4146of the worldתֵּ֫בֵ֥לte.VelH8398were exposedוַֽיִּגָּלוּ֮vai.yi.ga.LuH1540,at Your rebukeמִגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣mi.ga.'a.Ra.te.khaH1606,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,at the blastמִ֝נִּשְׁמַ֗תmi.nish.MatH5397of the breathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Your nostrilsאַפֶּֽךָ׃'a.Pe.khaH639.
16He reached downיִשְׁלַ֣חyish.LachH7971from on highמִ֭מָּרוֹםMi.ma.romH4791and took hold of meיִקָּחֵ֑נִיyi.ka.Che.niH3947;He drew meיַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִיyam.She.niH4871out of deepרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersH4325.
17He rescued meיַצִּילֵ֗נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337from my powerfulעָ֑ז'AzH5794enemyמֵאֹיְבִ֥יme.'o.ye.ViH341,from foesוּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗יu.mi.so.ne.'AiH8130כִּֽי־ki-H3588too mightyאָמְצ֥וּ'a.me.TzuH553for meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480.
18They confronted meיְקַדְּמ֥וּנִיye.ka.de.Mu.niH6923in my dayבְיוֹם־ve.yom-H3117of calamityאֵידִ֑י'ei.DiH343,but the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wasוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961my supportלְמִשְׁעָ֣ןle.mish.'AnH4937.
19He brought me outוַיּוֹצִיאֵ֥נִיvai.yo.tzi.'E.niH3318into the openלַמֶּרְחָ֑בla.mer.ChavH4800;He rescued meיְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִיye.cha.le.Tze.niH2502becauseכִּ֘יkiH3588He delightedחָ֥פֵֽץCha.fetzH2654in me.
20The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068has rewarded meיִגְמְלֵ֣נִיyig.me.Le.niH1580according to my righteousnessכְּצִדְקִ֑יke.tzid.KiH6664;He has repaid meיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725according to the cleannessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of my handsיָ֝דַ֗יya.DaiH3027.
21Forכִּֽי־ki.Sha-H3588I have keptשָׁ֭מַרְתִּיSha.mar.tiH8104the waysדַּרְכֵ֣יdar.KheiH1870of the LORDH3068and have notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808wickedly departedרָ֝שַׁ֗עְתִּיra.Sha'.tiH7561from my Godמֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃me.'e.lo.HaiH430.
22ForH3588allכָל־khol-H3605His ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יוmish.pa.TavH4941arebefore meלְנֶגְדִּ֑יle.neg.DiH5048;I have notH3808disregardedאָסִ֥יר מֶֽנִּי׃'a.Sir Me.niH5493H4480His statutesוְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708.
23And Iוָאֱהִ֣יva.'e.HiH1961have been blamelessתָמִ֣יםta.MimH8549before Himעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973and kept myselfוָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗רva.'esh.ta.MerH8104from iniquityמֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃me.'a.vo.NiH5771.
24So the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068has repaidוַיָּֽשֶׁב־vai.ya.shev-H7725meaccording to my righteousnessכְצִדְקִ֑יkhe.tzid.KiH6664,according to the cleannessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of my handsיָ֝דַ֗יya.DaiH3027inלְנֶ֣גֶדle.Ne.gedH5048His sightעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.
25Toעִם־'im-H5973the faithfulחָסִ֥ידcha.SidH2623You show Yourself faithfulתִּתְחַסָּ֑דtit.cha.SadH2616,toעִם־'im-H5973H1397the blamelessתָּ֝מִ֗יםta.MimH8549You show Yourself blamelessתִּתַּמָּֽם׃ti.ta.MamH8552;
26toH5973the pureנָבָ֥רna.VarH1305You show Yourself pureתִּתְבָּרָ֑רtit.ba.RarH1305,but toH5973the crookedעִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ'i.KeshH6141You show Yourself shrewdתִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃tit.pa.TalH6617.
27Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַ֭תָּה'A.tahH859saveתוֹשִׁ֑יעַto.Shi.a'H3467an afflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041peopleעַם־'am-H5971,but You humbleתַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃tash.PilH8213those with haughtyרָמ֣וֹתra.MotH7311eyesוְעֵינַ֖יִםve.'ei.Na.yimH5869.
29ForH3588in YouI can chargeאָרֻ֣ץ'a.RutzH7323an armyגְּד֑וּדge.DudH1416,and with my GodH430I can scaleאֲדַלֶּג־'a.da.leg-H1801a wallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791.
30As forGodהָאֵל֮ha.'ElH410,His wayדַּ֫רְכּ֥וֹdar.KoH1870is perfectתָּמִ֪יםta.MimH8549;the wordאִמְרַֽת־'im.rat-H565of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is flawlessצְרוּפָ֑הtze.ru.FahH6884.Heה֝֗וּאHu'H1931is a shieldמָגֵ֥ןma.GenH4043to allלְכֹ֤ל׀le.KholH3605who take refugeהַחֹסִ֬יםha.cho.SimH2620in Him.
33He makesמְשַׁוֶּ֣הme.sha.VehH7737my feetרַ֭גְלַיRag.laiH7272like those of a deerכָּאַיָּל֑וֹתka.'ai.ya.LotH355and stations meיַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ya.'a.mi.De.niH5975uponוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921the heightsבָּ֝מֹתַ֗יba.mo.TaiH1116.
35You have givenוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414meYour shieldמָגֵ֪ןma.GenH4043of salvationיִ֫שְׁעֶ֥ךָyish.'E.khaH3468;Your right handוִֽימִינְךָ֥vi.mi.ne.KhaH3225upholds meתִסְעָדֵ֑נִיtis.'a.De.niH5582,and Your gentlenessוְֽעַנְוַתְךָ֥ve.'an.vat.KhaH6037exalts meתַרְבֵּֽנִי׃tar.Be.niH7235.
36You broadenתַּרְחִ֣יבtar.ChivH7337the pathצַעֲדִ֣יtza.'a.DiH6806beneath meתַחְתָּ֑יtach.TaiH8478so that my anklesקַרְסֻלָּֽי׃kar.su.LaiH7166do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808give wayמָ֝עֲד֗וּma.'a.DuH4571.
37I pursuedאֶרְדּ֣וֹף'er.DofH7291my enemiesא֭וֹיְבַי'oy.vaiH341and overtook themוְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑םve.'a.si.GemH5381;I did notH3808turn backאָ֝שׁוּב'A.shuvH7725untilעַד־'ad-H5704they were consumedכַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615.
38I crushed themאֶ֭מְחָצֵם'Em.cha.tzemH4272so they could notיֻ֣כְלוּYukh.luH3808H3201riseק֑וּםKumH6965;they have fallenיִ֝פְּל֗וּyi.pe.LuH5307underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478my feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272.
39You have armed meוַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִיva.te.'a.ze.Re.niH247with strengthחַ֭יִלCha.yilH2428for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;You have subduedתַּכְרִ֖יעַtakh.Ri.a'H3766my foesH6965beneath meH8478.
40You have madeנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414my enemiesוְֽאֹיְבַ֗יve.'o.ye.VaiH341retreatעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203before me;I destroyedאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃'atz.mi.TemH6789those who hated meוּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗יu.me.san.'AiH8130.
41They cried for helpיְשַׁוְּע֥וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768,but there was no oneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369to save themמוֹשִׁ֑יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467—toעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,but He did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerעָנָֽם׃'a.NamH6030.
42I ground themוְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗םve.'esh.cha.KemH7833as dustכְּעָפָ֥רke.'a.FarH6083inH5921the face ofפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307;I trampled themאֲרִיקֵֽם׃'a.ri.KemH7324like mudכְּטִ֖יטke.TitH2916in the streetsחוּצ֣וֹתchu.TzotH2351.
43You have delivered meתְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮te.fa.le.te.NiH6403from the strifeמֵרִ֪יבֵ֫יme.Ri.VeiH7379of the peopleעָ֥ם'amH5971;You have made meתְּ֭שִׂימֵנִיTe.si.me.niH7760the headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471;a peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971I had notלֹא־lo'-H3808knownיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045shall serve meיַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃Ya.'av.Du.niH5647.
44When they hear meלְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶןle.She.ma' 'O.zenH8088H241,they obeyיִשָּׁ֣מְעוּyi.Sha.me.'uH8085me;foreignersבְּנֵֽי־ נֵ֝כָ֗רbe.nei- ne.KharH1121H5236cowerיְכַחֲשׁוּ־ye.kha.cha.shu-H3584before me.
45ForeignersH1121H5236lose heartיִבֹּ֑לוּyi.Bo.luH5034and come tremblingוְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּve.yach.re.GuH2727from their strongholdsמִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Mi.mis.ge.Ro.tei.HemH4526.
46The LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,and blessed beוּבָר֣וּךְu.va.RukhH1288my Rockצוּרִ֑יtzu.RiH6697!And may the Godאֱלוֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיִשְׁעִֽי׃yish.'IH3468be exaltedוְ֝יָר֗וּםve.ya.RumH7311—
49Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֤ן׀'al- kenH5921H3651I will praise Youאוֹדְךָ֖'od.KhaH3034,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֥ם׀va.go.YimH1471;I will sing praisesאֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃'a.za.Me.rahH2167to Your nameוּלְשִׁמְךָ֥u.le.shim.KhaH8034.
50Greatמַגְדִּיל֮mig.dolH1431salvationיְשׁוּע֪וֹתye.shu.'otH3444He brings to His kingמַ֫לְכּ֥וֹmal.KoH4428.He showsוְעֹ֤שֶׂהve.'O.sehH6213loving devotionחֶ֨סֶד׀Che.sedH2617to His anointedלִמְשִׁיח֗וֹlim.shi.ChoH4899,to Davidלְדָוִ֥דle.da.VidH1732and his descendantsוּלְזַרְע֗וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704H5769.
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