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Psalms 138

A Psalm of David.

1I will praiseאוֹדְךָ֥'od.KhaH3034thee with my whole heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820:before the godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430will I sing praiseאֲזַמְּרֶֽךָּ׃'a.za.me.Re.kaH2167unto thee.

2I will worshipאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֨ה'esh.ta.cha.VehH7812toward thy holyקָדְשְׁךָ֡kod.she.chaH6944templeהֵיכַ֪לhei.KhalH1964,and praiseוְא֘וֹדֶ֤הve.'o.DehH3034thy nameשְׁמֶ֗ךָshe.Me.khaH8034for thy lovingkindnessחַסְדְּךָ֥chas.de.KhaH2617and for thy truthאֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ'a.mi.Te.khaH571:for thou hast magnifiedהִגְדַּ֥לְתָּhig.Dal.taH1431thy wordאִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃'im.ra.Te.khaH565above all thy nameשִׁ֝מְךָ֗Shim.KhaH8034.

3In the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117when I criedקָ֭רָֽאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121thou answeredstוַֽתַּעֲנֵ֑נִיva.ta.'a.Ne.niH6030me, andstrengthenedstתַּרְהִבֵ֖נִיtar.hi.Ve.niH7292me withstrengthעֹֽז׃'OzH5797in my soulבְנַפְשִׁ֣יve.naf.ShiH5315.

4All the kingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776shall praiseיוֹד֣וּךָyo.Du.khaH3034thee, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,when they hearשָׁ֝מְע֗וּSham.'UH8085the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of thy mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310.

5Yea, they shall singוְ֭יָשִׁירוּVe.ya.shi.ruH7891in the waysבְּדַרְכֵ֣יbe.dar.KheiH1870of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:for greatגָ֝ד֗וֹלga.DolH1419isthe gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Though the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068behighרָ֣םramH7311,yet hath he respectיִרְאֶ֑הyir.'EhH7200unto the lowlyוְשָׁפָ֣לve.sha.FalH8217:but the proudוְ֝גָבֹ֗הַּve.ga.Vo.ahH1364he knowethיְיֵדָֽע׃ye.ye.Da'H3045afar offמִמֶּרְחָ֥קmi.mer.ChakH4801.

7Though I walkH3212in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of troubleצָרָ֗הtza.RahH6869,thou wilt reviveתְּחַ֫יֵּ֥נִיte.Chai.Ye.niH2421me: thou shalt stretch forthתִּשְׁלַ֣חtish.LachH7971thine handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027against the wrathאַ֣ף'afH639of mine enemiesאֹ֭יְבַי'O.ye.vaiH341,and thy right handיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225shall saveוְת֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִיve.To.o.shi.'E.niH3467me.

8The Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068will perfectיִגְמֹ֪רyig.MorH1584that whichconcerneth me: thy mercyחַסְדְּךָ֣chas.de.KhaH2617,O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769:forsakeתֶּֽרֶף׃Te.refH7503not the worksמַעֲשֵׂ֖יma.'a.SeiH4639of thine own handsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027.

Commentaries on Psalms 138

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