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Psalms 28

A Psalm of David.

1Unto thee will I cryאֶקְרָ֗א'ek.Ra'H7121,O Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068my rockצוּרִי֮tzu.RiH6697;be not silentתֶּֽחֱשֶׁ֥הte.che.ShehH2814to me: lest, ifthou be silentתֶּחֱרַ֪שׁte.che.RashH2790to me, I becomeוְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּיve.nim.Shal.tiH4911like them that go downי֥וֹרְדֵיYor.deiH3381into the pitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.

2Hearשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of my supplicationsתַּ֭חֲנוּנַיTa.cha.nu.naiH8469,when I cryבְּשַׁוְּעִ֣יbe.sha.ve.'IH7768unto thee, when I lift upבְּנָשְׂאִ֥יbe.na.se.'IH5375my handsיָ֝דַ֗יya.DaiH3027toward thy holyקָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃kod.She.chaH6944oracleדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1687.

3Draw me not awayתִּמְשְׁכֵ֣נִיtim.she.Khe.niH4900with the wickedרְשָׁעִים֮re.sha.'ImH7563,and with the workersפֹּ֪עֲלֵ֫יpo.'a.LeiH6466of iniquityאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205,which speakדֹּבְרֵ֣יdoe.ReiH1696peaceשָׁ֭לוֹםSha.lomH7965to their neighboursרֵֽעֵיהֶ֑םre.'ei.HemH7453,but mischiefוְ֝רָעָ֗הve.ra.'AhH7451isin their heartsבִּלְבָבָֽם׃bil.va.VamH3824.

4Giveתֶּן־ten-H5414them according to their deedsכְּפָעֳלָם֮ke.fo.'o.LamH6467,and according to the wickednessוּכְרֹ֪עַu.khe.Ro.a'H7455of their endeavoursמַֽעַלְלֵ֫יהֶ֥םma.'a.Lei.HemH4611:giveתֵּ֣ןtenH5414them after the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיְ֭דֵיהֶםYe.dei.hemH3027;renderהָשֵׁ֖בha.ShevH7725to them their desertגְּמוּלָ֣םge.mu.LamH1576.

5Because they regardיָבִ֡ינוּya.Vi.nuH995not the worksפְּעֻלֹּ֣תpe.'u.LotH6468of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,nor the operationמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of his handsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027,he shall destroyיֶ֝הֶרְסֵ֗םye.her.SemH2040them, and not build them upיִבְנֵֽם׃yiv.NemH1129.

6Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,because he hath heardשָׁ֝מַעSha.ma'H8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of my supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ta.cha.nu.NaiH8469.

7The Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068ismy strengthעֻזִּ֥י'u.ZiH5797and my shieldוּמָגִנִּי֮u.ma.gi.NiH4043;my heartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820trustedבָטַ֥חva.TachH982in him, and I am helpedוְֽנֶ֫עֱזָ֥רְתִּיve.Ne.'e.Za.re.tiH5826:therefore my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820greatly rejoicethוַיַּעֲלֹ֥זvai.ya.'a.LozH5937;and with my songוּֽמִשִּׁירִ֥יu.mi.shi.RiH7892will I praiseאֲהוֹדֶֽנּוּ׃'a.ho.De.nuH3034him.

8The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068istheir strengthעֹֽז־'oz-H5797, and he isthe savingיְשׁוּע֖וֹתye.shu.'otH3444strengthוּמָ֘ע֤וֹזu.Ma.'ozH4581of his anointedמְשִׁיח֣וֹme.shi.ChoH4899.

9Saveהוֹשִׁ֤יעָה׀ho.Shi.'ahH3467thy peopleעַמֶּ֗ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,and blessוּבָרֵ֥ךְu.va.RekhH1288thine inheritanceנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָna.cha.la.Te.khaH5159:feedוּֽרְעֵ֥םu.re.'EmH7462them also, and lift them upוְ֝נַשְּׂאֵ֗םve.na.se.'EmH5375for everהָעוֹלָֽם׃ha.'o.LamH5769.

Commentaries on Psalms 28

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