King James Version

Psalms 21

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1The kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428shall joyיִשְׂמַח־yis.mach-H8055in thy strengthבְּעָזְּךָ֥be.'a.ze.KhaH5797,O Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;and in thy salvationוּ֝בִישׁ֥וּעָתְךָ֗u.vi.Shu.'a.te.khaH3444how greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966shall he rejoiceיָּ֥גֶלYa.geilH1523!

2Thou hast givenנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414him his heart’sלִ֭בּוֹli.boH3820desireתַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.VatH8378,and hast not withholdenמָנַ֥עְתָּma.Na'.taH4513the requestוַאֲרֶ֥שֶׁתva.'a.Re.shetH782of his lipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193.Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

3For thou preventestתְ֭קַדְּמֶנּוּTe.kad.de.me.nuH6923him with the blessingsבִּרְכ֣וֹתbir.KhotH1293of goodnessט֑וֹבTovH2896:thou settestתָּשִׁ֥יתta.ShitH7896a crownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of pure goldפָּֽז׃PazH6337on his headלְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹle.ro.ShoH7218.

4He askedשָׁאַ֣לsha.'AlH7592lifeחַיִּ֤ים׀chai.YimH2416of thee, andthou gavestנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414it him, evenlengthאֹ֥רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of daysיָ֝מִ֗יםya.MimH3117for everעוֹלָ֥םo.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.

5His gloryכְּ֭בוֹדוֹke.vo.doH3519isgreatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419in thy salvationבִּישׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָbi.shu.'a.Te.khaH3444:honourה֥וֹדHodH1935and majestyוְ֝הָדָרVe.ha.dorH1926hast thou laidתְּשַׁוֶּ֥הte.sha.VehH7737upon him.

6For thou hast madeתְשִׁיתֵ֣הוּte.shi.Te.huH7896him most blessedבְרָכ֣וֹתve.ra.KhotH1293for everלָעַ֑דla.'AdH5703:thou hast madeתְּחַדֵּ֥הוּte.cha.De.huH2302him exceeding gladבְ֝שִׂמְחָ֗הve.sim.ChahH8057with thy countenanceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440.

7For the kingהַ֭מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428trustethבֹּטֵ֣חַbo.Te.achH982in the Lordבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068,and through the mercyוּבְחֶ֥סֶדu.ve.Che.sedH2617of the most Highעֶ֝לְי֗וֹןel.YonH5945he shall not be movedיִמּֽוֹט׃yi.MotH4131.

8Thine handיָ֭דְךָYa.de.khaH3027shall find outתִּמְצָ֣אtim.Tza'H4672all thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341:thy right handיְ֝מִֽינְךָYe.mi.ne.khaH3225shall find outתִּמְצָ֥אtim.Tza'H4672those that hateשֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃so.ne.'Ei.khaH8130thee.

9Thou shalt makeתְּשִׁיתֵ֤מוֹ׀te.shi.Te.movH7896them as a fieryאֵשׁ֮'eshH784ovenכְּתַנּ֥וּרke.ta.NurH8574in the timeלְעֵ֪תle.'EtH6256of thine angerפָּ֫נֶ֥יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440:the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068shall swallow them upיְבַלְּעֵ֑םye.va.le.'EmH1104in his wrathבְּאַפּ֣וֹbe.'a.PoH639,and the fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784shall devourוְֽתֹאכְלֵ֥םve.to.khe.LemH398them.

10Their fruitפִּ֭רְיָמוֹpir.ya.moH6529shalt thou destroyתְּאַבֵּ֑דte.'a.BedH6from the earthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and their seedוְ֝זַרְעָ֗םve.zar.'AmH2233from among the childrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

11For they intendedנָט֣וּna.TuH5186evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451against thee: they imaginedחָֽשְׁב֥וּcha.she.VuH2803a mischievous deviceמְ֝זִמָּ֗הme.zi.MahH4209, whichthey are not ableיוּכָֽלוּ׃yu.Kha.luH3201to perform.

12Therefore shalt thou makeתְּשִׁיתֵ֣מוֹte.shi.Te.movH7896them turn their backשֶׁ֑כֶםShe.khemH7926, whenthou shalt make readyתְּכוֹנֵ֥ןte.kho.NenH3559thine arrowsupon thy stringsבְּ֝מֵֽיתָרֶ֗יךָbe.mei.ta.Rei.khaH4340against the faceפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pe.nei.HemH6440of them.

13Be thou exaltedר֣וּמָהRu.mahH7311,Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,in thine own strengthבְּעֻזֶּ֑ךָve.'u.Ze.khaH5797: sowill we singנָשִׁ֥ירָהna.Shi.rahH7891and praiseוּֽ֝נְזַמְּרָהU.ne.za.me.rahH2167thy powerגְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.ra.Te.khaH1369.

Commentaries on Psalms 21

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