A MaskilMaskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1I will singאָשִׁ֑ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891of the loving devotionחַֽסְדֵ֣יchas.DeiH2617of the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068foreverעוֹלָ֣םo.LamH5769;with my mouthבְּפִֽי׃be.FiH6310I will proclaimאוֹדִ֖יעַ'o.Di.a'H3045Your faithfulnessאֱמוּנָתְךָ֣'e.mu.na.te.KhaH530to allלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755generationsוָדֹ֓ר׀va.DorH1755.
2Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “Loving devotionH2617is built upיִבָּנֶ֑הyi.ba.NehH1129foreverH5769;in the heavensשָׁמַ֓יִם׀sha.Ma.yimH8064You establishתָּכִ֖ןta.KhinH3559Your faithfulnessH530.”
3You said, “I have madeכָּרַ֣תִּֽיka.Ra.tiH3772a covenantבְ֭רִיתVe.ritH1285with My chosen oneלִבְחִירִ֑יliv.chi.RiH972,I have swornנִ֝שְׁבַּ֗עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to Davidלְדָוִ֥דle.da.VidH1732My servantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650:
4‘I will establishאָכִ֣ין'a.KhinH3559your offspringזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233foreverעַד־ ע֭וֹלָם'ad- o.lomH5704H5769and build upוּבָנִ֨יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129your throneכִּסְאֲךָ֣kis.'a.KhaH3678for all generationsH1755.’”Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542
5The heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064praiseוְי֘וֹד֤וּve.Yo.DuH3034Your wondersפִּלְאֲךָ֣pil.'a.KhaH6382,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068—Your faithfulnessאֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗'e.mu.na.te.khaH530as wellאַף־'af-H637—in the assemblyבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951of the holy onesקְדֹשִֽׁים׃ke.do.ShimH6918.
6Forכִּ֤יkiH3588whoמִ֣יmiH4310in the skiesבַ֭שַּׁחַקVa.sha.chakH7834can compareיַעֲרֹ֣ךְya.'a.RokhH6186with the LORDH3068?Who among the heavenly beingsבִּבְנֵ֥י אֵלִים׃biv.Nei 'e.limH1121H410is likeיִדְמֶ֥הyid.MehH1819the LORDH3068?
7In the councilבְּסוֹד־be.sod-H5475of the holy onesקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918,GodH410is greatlyרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227fearedנַ֭עֲרָץNa.'a.rotzH6206,and awesomeוְ֝נוֹרָ֗אve.no.Ra'H3372aboveעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605who surround Himסְבִיבָֽיו׃se.vi.VavH5439.
8O LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י'e.Lo.HeiH430of Hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,whoמִֽי־mi-H4310is like Youכָֽמ֖וֹךָkha.Mo.khaH3644?O mightyחֲסִ֥ין׀cha.SinH2626LORDיָ֑הּYahH3050,Your faithfulnessוֶ֝אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ֗ve.'e.mu.na.te.khaH530surrounds YouH5439.
9Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859ruleמ֭וֹשֵׁלMo.o.shelH4910the ragingבְּגֵא֣וּתbe.ge.'UtH1348seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220;when its wavesגַ֝לָּ֗יוga.LavH1530mount upבְּשׂ֥וֹאbe.So'H5375,Youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859still themתְשַׁבְּחֵֽם׃te.sha.be.ChemH7623.
10YouH859crushedדִכִּ֣אתָdi.Ki.taH1792Rahabרָ֑הַבRa.havH7294like a carcassכֶחָלָ֣לkhe.cha.LalH2491;You scatteredפִּזַּ֥רְתָּpi.Zar.taH6340Your enemiesאוֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃'oy.Vei.khaH341with Your mightyעֻ֝זְּךָ֗'u.ze.khaH5797armבִּזְר֥וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220.
11The heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064are Yours,and alsoאַף־'af-H637the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776.The earthתֵּבֵ֥לte.VelH8398and its fullnessוּ֝מְלֹאָ֗הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393YouH859foundedיְסַדְתָּֽם׃ye.sad.TamH3245.
12Northצָפ֣וֹןtza.FonH6828and southוְ֭יָמִיןVe.ya.minH3225YouH859createdבְרָאתָ֑םve.ra.TamH1254;Taborתָּב֥וֹרta.VorH8396and Hermonוְ֝חֶרְמ֗וֹןve.cher.MonH2768shout for joyיְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ye.ra.Ne.nuH7442at Your nameבְּשִׁמְךָ֥be.shim.KhaH8034.
13Mightyגְּבוּרָ֑הge.vu.RahH1369is Yourעִם־'im-H5973armזְ֭רוֹעַZe.ro.a'H2220;strong isתָּעֹ֥זta.'OzH5810Your handיָ֝דְךָ֗ya.de.khaH3027.Your right handH3225is exaltedתָּר֥וּםta.RumH7311.
14Righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664and justiceוּ֭מִשְׁפָּטU.mish.potH4941are the foundationמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349of Your throneכִּסְאֶ֑ךָkis.'E.khaH3678;loving devotionחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and faithfulnessוֶ֝אֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571goיְֽקַדְּמ֥וּye.ka.de.MuH6923before Youפָנֶֽיךָ׃fa.Nei.khaH6440.
15Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835are thoseהָ֭עָםHa.'omH5971who knowיוֹדְעֵ֣יyod.'EiH3045the joyful soundתְרוּעָ֑הte.ru.'AhH8643,who walkיְהַלֵּכֽוּן׃ye.ha.le.KhunH1980,O LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,in the lightבְּֽאוֹר־be.'or-H216of Your presenceH6440.
16They rejoiceיְגִיל֣וּןye.gi.LunH1523in Your nameבְּ֭שִׁמְךָBe.shim.khaH8034all day longכָּל־ הַיּ֑וֹםkol- hai.YomH3605H3117,and in Your righteousnessוּבְצִדְקָתְךָ֥u.ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666they exultיָרֽוּמוּ׃ya.Ru.muH7311.
17Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859arethe gloryתִפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of their strengthעֻזָּ֣מוֹ'u.Za.movH5797,and by Your favorוּ֝בִרְצֹנְךָ֗u.vir.tzo.ne.khaH7522our hornקַרְנֵֽנוּ׃kar.Ne.nuH7161is exaltedH7311.
18SurelyH3588our shieldמָֽגִנֵּ֑נוּma.gi.Ne.nuH4043belongs to the LORDלַֽ֭יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068,and our kingמַלְכֵּֽנוּ׃mal.Ke.nuH4428to the Holyוְלִקְד֖וֹשׁve.lik.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
19You onceאָ֤ז'azH227spokeדִּבַּ֥רְתָּֽ־di.Bar.ta-H1696in a visionבְחָ֡זוֹןve.Cha.zonH2377;to Your godly onesלַֽחֲסִידֶ֗יךָla.cha.si.Dei.khaH2623You saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I have bestowedשִׁוִּ֣יתִיshi.Vi.tiH7737helpעֵ֭זֶר'E.zerH5828onעַל־'al-H5921a warriorגִּבּ֑וֹרgi.BorH1368;I have exaltedהֲרִימ֖וֹתִיha.ri.Mo.tiH7311one chosenבָח֣וּרva.ChurH977from the peopleמֵעָֽם׃me.'AmH5971.
20I have foundמָ֭צָאתִיMa.tza.tiH4672My servantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732;with My sacredקָדְשִׁ֣יkod.shiH6944oilבְּשֶׁ֖מֶןbe.She.menH8081I have anointed himמְשַׁחְתִּֽיו׃me.shach.TivH4886.
23I will crushוְכַתּוֹתִ֣יve.kha.to.TiH3807his foesצָרָ֑יוtza.RavH6862before himמִפָּנָ֣יוmi.pa.NavH6440and strike downאֶגּֽוֹף׃'e.GofH5062those who hate himוּמְשַׂנְאָ֥יוu.me.san.'AvH8130.
24My faithfulnessוֶֽאֶֽמוּנָתִ֣יve.'e.mu.na.TiH530and loving devotionוְחַסְדִּ֣יve.chas.DiH2617will be with himעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973,and through My nameוּ֝בִשְׁמִ֗יu.vish.MiH8034his hornקַרְנֽוֹ׃kar.NoH7161will be exaltedתָּר֥וּםta.RumH7311.
25I will setוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027over the seaבַיָּ֣םvai.YamH3220,and his right handיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225upon the riversוּֽבַנְּהָר֥וֹתu.va.ne.ha.RotH5104.
26Heה֣וּאhu'H1931will call to Meיִ֭קְרָאֵנִיYik.ra.'e.niH7121, ‘Youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859are my Fatherאָ֣בִי'A.viH1,my Godאֵ֝לִ֗י'e.LiH410,the Rockוְצ֣וּרve.TzurH6697of my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִֽי׃ye.shu.'a.TiH3444.’
27Iאָ֭נִי'A.niH589will indeedאַף־'af-H637appoint him asאֶתְּנֵ֑הוּ'e.te.Ne.huH5414My firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060,the highestעֶ֝לְי֗וֹןel.YonH5945of the kingsלְמַלְכֵי־le.mal.khei-H4428of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
28I will foreverלְ֭עוֹלָ֗םle.'o.LamH5769preserveH8104My loving devotion for himחַסְדִּ֑יchas.DiH2617,and My covenantוּ֝בְרִיתִ֗יu.ve.ri.TiH1285with himwill stand fastנֶאֱמֶ֥נֶתne.'e.Me.netH539.
29I will establishוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760his line foreverלָעַ֣ד זַרְע֑וֹla.'Ad zar.'OH2233H5703,his throneוְ֝כִסְא֗וֹve.khis.'OH3678as long asכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117the heavens endureשָׁמָֽיִם׃sha.Ma.yimH8064.
30Ifאִם־'im-H518his sonsבָ֭נָיוVa.navH1121forsakeיַֽעַזְב֣וּya.'az.VuH5800My lawתּוֹרָתִ֑יto.ra.TiH8451and do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808walkיֵלֵכֽוּן׃ye.le.KhunH1980in My judgmentsוּ֝בְמִשְׁפָּטַ֗יu.ve.mish.pa.TaiH4941,
32I will attend toוּפָקַדְתִּ֣יu.fa.kad.TiH6485their transgressionפִּשְׁעָ֑םpish.'AmH6588with the rodבְשֵׁ֣בֶטve.She.vetH7626,and to their iniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771with stripesוּבִנְגָעִ֥יםu.vin.ga.'ImH5061.
33But I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808withdrawאָפִ֣יר'a.FirH6331My loving devotionוְ֭חַסְדִּיVe.chas.diH2617from himמֵֽעִמּ֑וֹme.'i.MoH5973,nor everוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808betrayאֲ֝שַׁקֵּ֗ר'a.sha.KerH8266My faithfulnessבֶּאֱמוּנָתִֽי׃be.'e.mu.na.TiH530.
34I will notH3808violateאֲחַלֵּ֥ל'a.cha.LelH2490My covenantבְּרִיתִ֑יbe.ri.TiH1285orH3808alterאֲשַׁנֶּֽה׃'a.sha.NehH8138the utteranceוּמוֹצָ֥אu.mo.Tza'H4161of My lipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193.
35Once and for allאַ֭חַת'A.chatH259I have swornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by My holinessבְקָדְשִׁ֑יve.ka.de.ShiH6944—I will notאִֽם־'im-H518lieאֲכַזֵּֽב׃'a.kha.ZevH3576to Davidלְדָוִ֥דle.da.VidH1732—
36his offspringזַ֭רְעוֹzar.'oH2233shall endureיִהְיֶ֑הyih.YehH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,and his throneוְכִסְא֖וֹve.khis.'OH3678before Meנֶגְדִּֽי׃neg.DiH5048like the sunכַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁkha.She.meshH8121,
37like the moonכְּ֭יָרֵחַKe.ya.re.achH3394,establishedיִכּ֣וֹןyi.KonH3559foreverH5769,a faithfulנֶאֱמָ֥ןne.'e.ManH539witnessוְעֵ֥דve.'EdH5707in the skyבַּ֝שַּׁ֗חַקba.Sha.chakH7834.”Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542
38Now, however, Youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859have spurnedזָ֭נַחְתָּZa.nach.taH2186and rejected himוַתִּמְאָ֑סva.tim.'AsH3988;You are enragedהִ֝תְעַבַּ֗רְתָּhit.'a.Bar.taH5674byעִם־'im-H5973Your anointed oneמְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃me.shi.Che.khaH4899.
39You have renouncedנֵ֭אַרְתָּהNe.'ar.tahH5010the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650and sulliedחִלַּ֖לְתָּchi.Lal.taH2490his crownנִזְרֽוֹ׃niz.RoH5145in the dustלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776.
40You have broken downפָּרַ֥צְתָּpa.Ratz.taH6555allכָל־khol-H3605his wallsגְּדֵרֹתָ֑יוge.de.ro.TavH1448;You have reducedשַׂ֖מְתָּSam.taH7760his strongholdsמִבְצָרָ֣יוmiv.tza.RavH4013to rubbleמְחִתָּה׃me.chi.tahH4288.
41AllH3605who pass byעֹ֣בְרֵי דָ֑רֶךְoe.rei Da.rekhH5674H1870plunder himשַׁ֭סֻּהוּsu.huH8155;he has becomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961a reproachחֶ֝רְפָּ֗הcher.PahH2781to his neighborsלִשְׁכֵנָֽיו׃lish.khe.NavH7934.
42You have exaltedהֲ֭רִימוֹתָHa.ri.mo.taH7311the right handיְמִ֣יןye.MinH3225of his foesצָרָ֑יוtza.RavH6862;You have made allH3605his enemiesאוֹיְבָֽיו׃'oy.VavH341rejoiceהִ֝שְׂמַ֗חְתָּhis.Mach.taH8055.
43You haveאַף־'af-H637bentתָּ֭שִׁיבTa.shivH7725the edgeצ֣וּרtzurH6697of his swordחַרְבּ֑וֹchar.BoH2719and have notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808sustained himהֲ֝קֵימֹת֗וֹha.kei.mo.ToH6965in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.
44You have endedהִשְׁבַּ֥תָּhish.Ba.taH7673his splendorמִטְּהָר֑וֹmi.te.ha.RoH2892and castמִגַּֽרְתָּה׃mi.Gar.tahH4048his throneוְ֝כִסְא֗וֹve.khis.'OH3678to the groundלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776.
45You have cut shortהִ֭קְצַרְתָּHik.tzar.taH7114the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his youthעֲלוּמָ֑יו'a.lu.MavH5934;You have coveredהֶֽעֱטִ֨יתָhe.'e.Ti.taH5844himעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921with shameבּוּשָׁ֣הbu.ShahH955.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542
46How longעַד־ מָ֣ה'ad- mahH5704H4100,O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068?Will You hide Yourselfתִּסָּתֵ֣רti.sa.TerH5641foreverלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331?Will Your wrathחֲמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.ma.Te.khaH2534keep burningתִּבְעַ֖רtiv.'ArH1197likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784?
47Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142the briefnessחָ֑לֶדCha.ledH4100H2465of my lifespanאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589!Forעַל־'al-H5921whatH4100futilityשָּׁ֝֗וְאShav'H7723You have createdבָּרָ֥אתָba.Ra.taH1254allכָל־khol-H3605menבְּנֵי־ אָדָֽם׃be.nei- 'a.DamH1121H120!
48Whatמִ֤יmiH4310manגֶ֣בֶרGe.verH1397can liveיִֽ֭חְיֶהYich.yehH2421and neverוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808seeיִרְאֶה־yir.'eh-H7200deathמָּ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194?Can he deliverיְמַלֵּ֨טye.ma.LetH4422his soulנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315from the powerמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585?Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542
49Whereאַיֵּ֤ה׀'ai.YehH346,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136, isYour loving devotionחֲסָדֶ֖יךָcha.sa.Dei.khaH2617of oldהָרִאשֹׁנִ֥ים׀ha.ri.sho.NimH7223,which You faithfullyבֶּאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃be.'e.mu.na.Te.khaH530sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650to Davidלְ֝דָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732?
50Rememberזְכֹ֣רze.KhorH2142,O LordH136,the reproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781of Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,which I bearשְׂאֵתִ֥יse.'e.TiH5375in my heartבְ֝חֵיקִ֗יve.chei.KiH2436from soכָּל־kol-H3605manyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971—
51howאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Your enemiesאוֹיְבֶ֥יךָ׀'oy.Vei.khaH341have tauntedחֵרְפ֖וּche.re.FuH2778,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834have mockedחֵ֝רְפ֗וּche.re.FuH2778every stepעִקְּב֥וֹתi.ke.VotH6119of Your anointed oneמְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃me.shi.Che.khaH4899!
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