To the chief Musician upon Jonath–elem–rechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.
1Be mercifulחָנֵּ֣נִיcho.ne.niH2603unto me, O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430:for manאֱנ֑וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582would swallow me upשְׁאָפַ֣נִיshe.'a.Fa.niH7602;he fightingלֹחֵ֥םlo.ChemH3898dailyהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117oppressethיִלְחָצֵֽנִי׃yil.cha.Tze.niH3905me.
2Mine enemiesשׁ֭וֹרְרַיShor.raiH8324would dailyH3117swallowH7602me up: for they bemanyרַבִּ֨יםra.BimH7227that fightH3898against me, O thou most Highמָרֽוֹם׃ma.RomH4791.
3What timeH3117I am afraidאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372,I will trustאֶבְטָֽח׃'ev.TachH982in thee.
4In Godבֵּאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430I will praiseאֲהַלֵּ֪ל'a.ha.LelH1984his wordדְּבָ֫ר֥וֹde.Va.RoH1697,in Godבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430I have put my trustH982;I will not fearH3372what fleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320can doיַּעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213unto me.
5Every dayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117they wrestיְעַצֵּ֑בוּye.'a.Tze.vuH6087my wordsH1697:all their thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֣םmach.she.vo.TamH4284areagainst me for evilלָרָֽע׃la.Ra'H7451.
6They gather themselves togetherיָג֤וּרוּ׀ya.Gu.ruH1481,they hideיִצְפּ֗וֹנוּyitz.Po.nuH6845themselves, they markיִשְׁמֹ֑רוּyish.Mo.ruH8104my stepsעֲקֵבַ֣י'a.ke.VaiH6119,when they waitקִוּ֥וּki.VuH6960for my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.
7Shall they escapeH6405by iniquityאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205? in thineangerבְּ֝אַ֗ףbe.'AfH639cast downהוֹרֵ֬דho.RedH3381the peopleעַמִּ֤ים׀'a.MimH5971,O Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.
8Thou tellestסָפַ֪רְתָּ֫הsa.Far.TahH5608my wanderingsנֹדִי֮no.DiH5112:putשִׂ֣ימָהSi.mahH7760thou my tearsדִמְעָתִ֣יdim.'a.TiH1832into thy bottleבְנֹאדֶ֑ךָve.no.De.khaH4997: are theynot in thy bookבְּסִפְרָתֶֽךָ׃be.sif.ra.Te.khaH5612?
9Whenבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117I cryאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121unto thee,then shall mine enemiesאוֹיְבַ֣י'oy.VaiH341turnיָ֘שׁ֤וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725backאָ֭חוֹר'A.chorH268:this I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045;for Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is for me.
10In GodH430will I praiseאֲהַלֵּ֣ל'a.ha.LelH1984hiswordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697:in the Lordבַּ֝יהוָ֗הba.Yah.wehH3068will I praiseאֲהַלֵּ֥ל'a.ha.LelH1984hiswordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.
11In GodH430have I put my trustבָּ֭טַחְתִּיBa.tach.tiH982:I will not be afraidאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372what manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120can doיַּעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213unto me.
12Thy vowsנְדָרֶ֑יךָne.da.Rei.khaH5088areupon me, O GodH430:I will renderאֲשַׁלֵּ֖ם'a.sha.LemH7999praisesתּוֹדֹ֣תto.DotH8426unto thee.
13For thou hast deliveredהִצַּ֪לְתָּhi.Tzal.taH5337my soulנַפְשִׁ֡יnaf.ShiH5315from deathמִמָּוֶת֮mi.ma.VetH4194: wilt not thou delivermy feetרַגְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272from fallingמִ֫דֶּ֥חִיmi.De.chiH1762,that I may walkלְ֭הִֽתְהַלֵּךְLe.hit.ha.lekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440GodH430in the lightבְּ֝א֗וֹרbe.'orH216of the livingהַֽחַיִּֽים׃Ha.chai.YimH2416?
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