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Psalms 18:29-42

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.

31Forכִּ֤יkiH3588whoמִ֣יmiH4310is Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433besidesמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יmi.bal.'a.DeiH1107the LORDH3068?And whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310isthe Rockצ֝֗וּרTzurH6697exceptזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?

32It isGodהָ֭אֵלHa.'elH410who arms meהַמְאַזְּרֵ֣נִיham.'a.ze.Re.niH247with strengthחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428and makesוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414my wayדַּרְכִּֽי׃dar.KiH1870clearתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549.

33He makesמְשַׁוֶּ֣הme.sha.VehH7737my feetרַ֭גְלַיRag.laiH7272like those of a deerכָּאַיָּל֑וֹתka.'ai.ya.LotH355and stations meיַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ya.'a.mi.De.niH5975uponוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921the heightsבָּ֝מֹתַ֗יba.mo.TaiH1116.

34He trainsמְלַמֵּ֣דme.la.MedH3925my handsיָ֭דַיYa.daiH3027for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;my armsזְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃ze.ro.'o.TaiH2220can bendוְֽנִחֲתָ֥הve.ni.cha.TahH5181a bowקֶֽשֶׁת־ke.shet-H7198of bronzeנְ֝חוּשָׁ֗הne.chu.ShahH5154.

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.luH3808 H3201riseק֑וּםKumH6965;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.

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