Of David.This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
1To Youאֵלֶ֥יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,O LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,I liftאֶשָּֽׂא׃'e.Sa'H5375up my soulנַפְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315;
2in You,my Godאֱֽלֹהַ֗י'elo.HaiH430,I trustבָ֭טַחְתִּיVa.tach.tiH982.Do not let meאַל־'al-H408be put to shameאֵב֑וֹשָׁה'e.Vo.o.shahH954;do not letאַל־'al-H408my enemiesאֹיְבַ֣י'o.ye.VaiH341exultיַֽעַלְצ֖וּya.'al.TzuH5970over me.
3Surelyגַּ֣ם כָּל־gam kol-H1571H3605noneלֹ֣אlo'H3808who wait for Youקֹ֭וֶיךָKoei.chaH6960will be put to shameיֵבֹ֑שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954; butthose who engage in treacheryהַבּוֹגְדִ֥יםha.bog.DimH898without causeרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387will be disgracedיֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.
5Guide meהַדְרִ֘יכֵ֤נִיhad.Ri.Khe.niH1869in Your truthבַאֲמִתֶּ֨ךָ׀va.'a.mi.Te.khaH571and teach meוְֽלַמְּדֵ֗נִיve.la.me.De.niH3925,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַ֭תָּה'A.tahH859are the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיִשְׁעִ֑יyish.'IH3468;allכָּל־kol-H3605day longהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117I waitקִ֝וִּ֗יתִיki.Vi.tiH6960for Youאוֹתְךָ֥'ot.KhaH853.
6Rememberזְכֹר־ze.khor-H2142,O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,Your compassionרַחֲמֶ֣יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356and loving devotionוַחֲסָדֶ֑יךָva.cha.sa.Dei.khaH2617,forכִּ֖יkiH3588theyהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992arefrom age to ageמֵעוֹלָ֣םme.'o.LamH5769.
7Rememberתִּ֫זְכֹּ֥רtiz.KorH2142notאַל־'al-H408the sinsחַטֹּ֤אותcha.TotH2403of my youthנְעוּרַ֨י׀ne.'u.RaiH5271,nor my rebellious actsוּפְשָׁעַ֗יu.fe.sha.'AiH6588;remember meזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142according toYour loving devotionכְּחַסְדְּךָ֥ אַ֑תָּהke.chas.de.Kha 'A.tahH2617H859,because ofלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616Your goodnessטוּבְךָ֣tu.ve.KhaH2898,O LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
9He guidesיַדְרֵ֣ךְyad.RekhH1869the humbleעֲ֭נָוִים'A.na.vimH6035in what is rightבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.PatH4941and teachesוִֽילַמֵּ֖דvi.la.MedH3925themעֲנָוִ֣ים'a.na.VimH6035His wayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870.
10Allכָּל־kol-H3605the LORD’sיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068waysאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734areloving and faithfulחֶ֣סֶד וֶאֱמֶ֑תChe.sed ve.'e.MetH2617H571to those who keepלְנֹצְרֵ֥יle.no.tze.ReiH5341His covenantבְ֝רִית֗וֹve.ri.ToH1285and His decreesוְעֵדֹתָֽיו׃ve.'e.do.TavH5713.
11For the sake ofלְמַֽעַן־le.ma.'an-H4616Your nameשִׁמְךָ֥shim.KhaH8034,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,forgiveוְֽסָלַחְתָּ֥ve.sa.lach.TaH5545my iniquityלַ֝עֲוֹנִ֗יla.'a.vo.NiH5771,forכִּ֣יkiH3588itהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is greatרַב־rav-H7227.
12Whoמִי־ זֶ֣הmi- zehH4310H2088is the manהָ֭אִישׁHa.'ishH376who fearsיְרֵ֣אye.Re'H3373the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?He will instruct himי֝וֹרֶ֗נּוּyo.Re.nuH3384in the pathבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870chosenיִבְחָֽר׃yiv.CharH977for him.
13His soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315will dwellתָּלִ֑יןta.LinH3885in prosperityבְּט֣וֹבbe.TovH2896,and his descendantsוְ֝זַרְע֗וֹve.zar.'OH2233will inheritיִ֣ירַשׁYi.rashH3423the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
14The LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068confidesס֣וֹדSodH5475in those who fear Himלִירֵאָ֑יוli.re.'AvH3373,and revealsלְהוֹדִיעָֽם׃le.ho.di.'AmH3045His covenant to themוּ֝בְרִית֗וֹu.ve.ri.ToH1285.
15My eyesעֵינַ֣י'ei.NaiH5869are alwaysתָּ֭מִידTa.midH8548onאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,forכִּ֤יkiH3588Heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931will freeיוֹצִ֖יאyo.Tzi'H3318my feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272from the meshמֵרֶ֣שֶׁתme.Re.shetH7568.
16Turnפְּנֵה־pe.neh-H6437to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413and be graciousוְחָנֵּ֑נִיve.cho.Ne.niH2603,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589am lonelyיָחִ֖ידya.ChidH3173and afflictedוְעָנִ֣יve.'a.NiH6041.
17The troublesצָר֣וֹתtza.RotH6869of my heartלְבָבִ֣יle.va.ViH3824increaseהִרְחִ֑יבוּhir.Chi.vuH7337;free meהוֹצִיאֵֽנִי׃ho.tzi.'E.niH3318from my distressמִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתַ֗יmi.me.tzu.ko.TaiH4691.
18Considerרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200my afflictionעָ֭נְיִי'A.ne.yiH6040and troubleוַעֲמָלִ֑יva.'a.ma.LiH5999,and take awayוְ֝שָׂ֗אve.Sa'H5375allלְכָל־le.kholH3605my sinsחַטֹּאותָֽי׃cha.to.TaiH2403.
19Considerרְאֵֽה־re.'eh-H7200my enemiesאוֹיְבַ֥י'oy.VaiH341,forכִּי־ki-H3588they are manyרָ֑בּוּRa.buH7231,and they hate meוְשִׂנְאַ֖תve.sin.'AtH8135with viciousחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555hatredשְׂנֵאֽוּנִי׃se.ne.'U.niH8130.
20Guardשָׁמְרָ֣הsha.me.RahH8104my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315and deliver meוְהַצִּילֵ֑נִיve.ha.tzi.Le.niH5337;let me notאַל־'al-H408be put to shameאֵ֝ב֗וֹשׁ'e.Vo.oshH954,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I take refugeחָסִ֥יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620in You.
21May integrityתֹּם־tom-H8537and uprightnessוָיֹ֥שֶׁרva.Yo.sherH3476preserve meיִצְּר֑וּנִיyi.tze.Ru.niH5341,becauseכִּ֝֗יKiH3588I wait for Youקִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃ki.vi.Ti.chaH6960.
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