A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David.
1I will extolאֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣'a.ro.mi.KhaH7311thee, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068;for thou hast lifted me upדִלִּיתָ֑נִיdi.li.Ta.niH1802,and hast not made my foesאֹיְבַ֣י'o.ye.VaiH341to rejoiceשִׂמַּ֖חְתָּsi.Mach.taH8055over me.
2O LordH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,I criedשִׁוַּ֥עְתִּיshi.Va'.tiH7768unto thee, and thou hast healedוַתִּרְפָּאֵֽנִי׃va.tir.pa.'E.niH7495me.
3O LordH3068,thou hast brought upהֶֽעֱלִ֣יתָhe.'e.Li.taH5927my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315from the graveשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585:thou hast kept me aliveחִ֝יִּיתַ֗נִיchi.yi.Ta.niH2421,that I should not go downמִיָּֽרְדִיmi.yor.dei-H3381to the pitבֽוֹר׃vorH953.
4Singזַמְּר֣וּza.me.RuH2167unto the LordH3068,O ye saintsחֲסִידָ֑יוcha.si.DavH2623of his, and give thanksוְ֝הוֹד֗וּve.ho.DuH3034at the remembranceלְזֵ֣כֶרle.Ze.kherH2143of his holinessקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944.
5For his angerבְּאַפּוֹ֮be.'a.PoH639endureth buta momentרֶ֨גַע׀Re.ga'H7281;in his favourבִּרְצ֫וֹנ֥וֹbir.Tzo.NoH7522islifeחַיִּ֪יםchai.YimH2416:weepingבֶּ֗כִיBe.khiH1065may endureיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885for a nightבָּ֭עֶרֶבBa.'e.revH6153,but joyרִנָּֽה׃ri.NahH7440comethin the morningוְלַבֹּ֥קֶרve.la.Bo.kerH1242.
6And in my prosperityבְשַׁלְוִ֑יve.shal.ViH7959I saidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,I shall neverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769be movedאֶמּ֥וֹט'e.MotH4131.
7Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,by thy favourבִּרְצוֹנְךָ֮bir.tzon.KhaH7522thou hast made my mountainלְֽהַרְרִ֫יle.ha.RiH2042to standהֶעֱמַ֪דְתָּהhe.'e.Mad.tahH5975strongעֹ֥ז'ozH5797:thou didst hideהִסְתַּ֥רְתָּhis.Tar.taH5641thy faceפָנֶ֗יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440, andI was troubledנִבְהָֽל׃niv.HalH926.
8I criedאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121to thee, O Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;and unto the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068I made supplicationאֶתְחַנָּֽן׃'et.cha.NanH2603.
9What profitבֶּ֥צַעBe.tza'H1215is therein my bloodבְּדָמִי֮be.da.MiH1818,when I go downבְּרִדְתִּ֪יbe.rid.TiH3381to the pitשָׁ֥חַתSha.chatH7845?Shall the dustעָפָ֑ר'a.FarH6083praiseהֲיוֹדְךָ֥ha.yod.KhaH3034thee? shall it declareהֲיַגִּ֥ידha.ya.GidH5046thy truthאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH571?
10Hearשְׁמַע־she.ma'-H8085,O Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,and have mercyוְחָנֵּ֑נִיve.cho.Ne.niH2603upon me: Lordיְ֝הוָהYah.wehH3068,be thou my helperעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826.
11Thou hast turnedהָפַ֣כְתָּha.Fakh.taH2015for me my mourningמִסְפְּדִי֮mis.pe.DiH4553into dancingלְמָח֪וֹלle.ma.CholH4234:thou hast put offפִּתַּ֥חְתָּpi.Tach.taH6605my sackclothשַׂקִּ֑יsa.KiH8242,and girdedוַֽתְּאַזְּרֵ֥נִיva.te.'a.ze.Re.niH247me with gladnessשִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahH8057;
12To the end that mygloryכָ֭בוֹדKha.VodH3519may singיְזַמֶּרְךָ֣ye.za.mer.KhaH2167praise to thee, and not be silentיִדֹּ֑םyi.DomH1826.O Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,I will give thanksאוֹדֶֽךָּ׃'o.De.kaH3034unto thee for everלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769.
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