1Pleadרִיבָ֣הri.VahH7378my cause,O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,with them that striveיְרִיבַ֑יye.ri.VaiH3401with me: fightלְ֝חַ֗םle.ChamH3898against them that fightלֹֽחֲמָֽי׃Lo.cha.MaiH3898against me.
2Take holdהַחֲזֵ֣קha.cha.ZekH2388of shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043and bucklerוְצִנָּ֑הve.tzi.NahH6793,and stand upוְ֝ק֗וּמָהve.Ku.mahH6965for mine helpבְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃be.'ez.ra.TiH5833.
3Draw outוְהָ֘רֵ֤קve.Ha.RekH7324also the spearחֲנִ֣יתcha.NitH2595,and stopוּ֭סְגֹרU.se.gorH5462the wayagainstH7125them that persecuteרֹדְפָ֑יro.de.FaiH7291me: sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559unto my soulלְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יle.naf.ShiH5315, I amthy salvationיְֽשֻׁעָתֵ֥ךְye.shu.'a.TekhH3444.
4Let them be confoundedיֵבֹ֣שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954and put to shameוְיִכָּלְמוּ֮ve.yi.kal.MuH3637that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֪יme.vak.SheiH1245after my soulנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315:let them be turnedיִסֹּ֣גוּyi.So.guH5472backאָח֣וֹר'a.ChorH268and brought to confusionוְיַחְפְּר֑וּve.yach.pe.RuH2659that deviseחֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗יcho.she.VeiH2803my hurtרָעָתִֽי׃ra.'a.TiH7451.
5Let them be as chaffכְּמֹ֥ץke.MotzH4671beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307:and let the angelוּמַלְאַ֖ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068chaseדּוֹחֶֽה׃do.ChehH1760them.
6Let their wayדַרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870be darkחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and slipperyוַחֲלַקְלַקּ֑וֹתva.cha.lak.la.KotH2519:and let the angelוּמַלְאַ֥ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068persecuteרֹדְפָֽם׃ro.de.FamH7291them.
7For without causeחִנָּ֣םchi.NamH2600have they hidטָֽמְנוּ־ta.me.nu-H2934for me their netרִשְׁתָּ֑םrish.TamH7568ina pitשַׁ֣חַתSha.chatH7845, whichwithout causeחִ֝נָּ֗םchi.NamH2600they have diggedחָפְר֥וּcha.fe.RuH2658for my soulלְנַפְשִֽׁי׃le.naf.ShiH5315.
8Let destructionשׁוֹאָה֮sho.'AhH7722comeתְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּte.vo.'E.huH935upon him at unawaresלֹֽא־ יֵ֫דָ֥עlo'- ye.Da'H3808H3045;and let his netוְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹve.rish.ToH7568that he hath hidטָמַ֣ןta.ManH2934catchתִּלְכְּד֑וֹtil.ke.DoH3920himself: into that very destructionבְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗הbe.sho.'AhH7722let him fallיִפָּל־yi.pol-H5307.
9And my soulוְ֭נַפְשִׁיVe.naf.shiH5315shall be joyfulתָּגִ֣ילta.GilH1523in the Lordבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068:it shall rejoiceתָּ֝שִׂישׂTa.sisH7797in his salvationבִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃bi.shu.'a.ToH3444.
10All my bonesעַצְמוֹתַ֨י׀atz.mo.TaiH6106shall sayתֹּאמַרְנָה֮to.mar.NahH559,Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, who islike unto thee, which deliverestמַצִּ֣ילma.TzilH5337the poorעָ֭נִי'A.niH6041from him that is too strongמֵחָזָ֣קme.cha.ZakH2389for him, yea, the poorוְעָנִ֥יve.'a.NiH6041and the needyוְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹןve.'ev.YonH34from him that spoilethמִגֹּזְלֽוֹ׃mi.go.ze.LoH1497him?
11Falseחָמָ֑סcha.MasH2555witnessesעֵדֵ֣י'e.DeiH5707did rise upיְ֭קוּמוּןYe.ku.munH6965;they laid to my chargeיִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃yish.'a.Lu.niH7592thingsthat I knewיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not.
12They rewardedיְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִיye.sha.le.Mu.niH7999me evilרָ֭עָהRa.'ahH7451for goodטוֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896tothe spoilingשְׁכ֣וֹלshe.KholH7908of my soulלְנַפְשִֽׁי׃le.naf.ShiH5315.
13But as for me, when they were sickבַּחֲלוֹתָ֡םba.cha.lo.TamH2470,my clothingלְב֬וּשִׁיle.Vu.shiH3830wassackclothשָׂ֗קSakH8242:I humbledעִנֵּ֣יתִי'i.Nei.tiH6031my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315with fastingבַצּ֣וֹםva.TzomH6685;and my prayerוּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗יu.te.fi.la.TiH8605returnedתָשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725into mine own bosomחֵיקִ֥יchei.KiH2436.
14I behavedהִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּיhit.ha.La.khe.tiH1980myself as though he had beenmy friendכְּרֵֽעַ־ke.re.a'-H7453orbrotherכְּאָ֣חke.'AchH251:I bowed downשַׁחֽוֹתִי׃sha.Cho.tiH7817heavilyקֹדֵ֥רko.DerH6937,as one that mournethכַּאֲבֶל־ka.'a.vel-H57for hismotherאֵ֝֗ם'EmH517.
15But in mine adversityוּבְצַלְעִי֮u.ve.tzal.'IH6761they rejoicedשָׂמְח֪וּsa.me.ChuH8055,and gathered themselves togetherוְֽנֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּve.ne.'E.Sa.fuH622: yea,the abjectsנֵ֭כִיםNe.khimH5222gathered themselves togetherנֶאֶסְפ֬וּne.'es.FuH622against me, and I knewיָדַ֑עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045itnot; they did tearקָֽרְע֥וּka.re.'UH7167me,and ceasedדָֽמּוּ׃Da.muH1826not:
16With hypocriticalבְּ֭חַנְפֵיBe.chan.feiH2611mockersלַעֲגֵ֣יla.'a.GeiH3934in feastsמָע֑וֹגma.'ogH4580,they gnashedחָרֹ֖קcha.RokH2786upon me with their teethשִׁנֵּֽימוֹ׃shi.Nei.movH8127.
17Lordאֲדֹנָי֮'a.do.NaiH136,how long wilt thou look onתִּ֫רְאֶ֥הtir.'EhH7200?rescueהָשִׁ֣יבָהha.Shi.vahH7725my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315from their destructionsמִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑םmi.sho.'ei.HemH7722,my darlingיְחִידָתִֽי׃ye.chi.da.TiH3173from the lionsמִ֝כְּפִירִ֗יםmi.ke.fi.RimH3715.
18I will give thee thanksא֭וֹדְךָ'od.khaH3034in the greatרָ֑בRavH7227congregationבְּקָהָ֣לbe.ka.HalH6951:I will praiseאֲהַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃'a.Ha.Le.kaH1984thee among muchעָצ֣וּם'a.TzumH6099peopleבְּעַ֖םbe.'AmH5971.
19Let not them that are mine enemiesאֹיְבַ֣י'o.ye.VaiH341wrongfullyשֶׁ֑קֶרShe.kerH8267rejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055over me: neitherlet them winkיִקְרְצוּ־yik.re.tzu-H7169with the eyeעָֽיִן׃'A.yinH5869that hateשֹׂנְאַ֥יso.ne.'AiH8130me without a causeחִ֝נָּ֗םchi.NamH2600.
20For they speakיְדַ֫בֵּ֥רוּye.Da.Be.ruH1696not peaceשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965:but they deviseיַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃ya.cha.sho.VunH2803deceitfulמִ֝רְמוֹתMir.motH4820mattersדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697against them that arequietרִגְעֵי־rig.'ei-H7282in the landאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776.
21Yea, they opened their mouthפִּ֫יהֶ֥םpi.HemH6310wideוַיַּרְחִ֥יבוּvai.yar.Chi.vuH7337against me, andsaidאָ֭מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559,Ahaהֶאָ֣ח׀he.'AchH1889,ahaהֶאָ֑חhe.'AchH1889,our eyeעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869hath seenרָאֲתָ֥הra.'a.TahH7200it.
22Thisthou hast seenרָאִ֣יתָהra.'I.tahH7200,O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068:keep not silenceתֶּחֱרַ֑שׁte.che.RashH2790:O Lordאֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,be not farתִּרְחַ֥קtir.ChakH7368from me.
23Stir upהָעִ֣ירָהha.'I.rahH5782thyself, and awakeוְ֭הָקִיצָהVe.ha.ki.tzahH6974to my judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יle.mish.pa.TiH4941, evenunto my causeלְרִיבִֽי׃le.ri.ViH7379,my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430and my Lordוַֽאדֹנָ֣יva.do.NaiH136.
24Judgeשָׁפְטֵ֣נִיsha.fe.Te.niH8199me, O Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,according to thy righteousnessכְ֭צִדְקְךָKhe.tzid.ke.khaH6664;and let them not rejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055over me.
25Let them not sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559in their heartsבְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomH3820,Ahהֶאָ֣חhe.'AchH1889,so would we have itנַפְשֵׁ֑נוּnaf.She.nuH5315:let them not sayיֹ֝אמְר֗וּyo.me.RuH559,We have swallowed him upבִּֽלַּעֲנֽוּהוּ׃Bi.la.'a.Nu.huH1104.
26Let them be ashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954and brought to confusionוְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀ve.yach.pe.RuH2659togetherיַחְדָּו֮yach.DavH3162that rejoiceשְׂמֵחֵ֪יse.me.CheiH8056at mine hurtרָעָ֫תִ֥יra.'A.TiH7451:let them be clothedיִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־yil.be.shu-H3847with shameבֹ֥שֶׁתVo.shetH1322and dishonourוּכְלִמָּ֑הu.khe.li.MahH3639that magnifyהַֽמַּגְדִּילִ֥יםha.mag.di.LimH1431themselves against me.
27Let them shout for joyיָרֹ֣נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442,and be gladוְיִשְׂמְחוּ֮ve.yis.me.ChuH8055,that favourחֲפֵצֵ֪יcha.fe.TzeiH2655my righteous causeצִ֫דְקִ֥יtzid.KiH6664:yea, let them sayוְיֹאמְר֣וּve.yo.me.RuH559continuallyתָ֭מִידTa.midH8548,Let the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068be magnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431,which hath pleasureהֶ֝חָפֵ֗ץhe.cha.FetzH2655in the prosperityשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965of his servantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650.
28And my tongueוּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיU.le.sho.niH3956shall speakתֶּהְגֶּ֣הteh.GehH1897of thy righteousnessצִדְקֶ֑ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664andof thy praiseתְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃te.hi.la.Te.khaH8416all the dayהַ֝יּוֹםHai.yomH3117long.
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