Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.
1O LordH3068my Godאֱ֭לֹהַי'E.lo.haiH430,in thee do I put my trustחָסִ֑יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620:saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467me from all them that persecuteרֹ֝דְפַ֗יro.de.FaiH7291me, and deliverוְהַצִּילֵֽנִי׃ve.ha.tzi.Le.niH5337me:
2Lest he tearיִטְרֹ֣ףyit.RofH2963my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315like a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֣הke.'ar.YehH738, rending itin piecesפֹּ֝רֵ֗קpo.RekH6561, while there isnone to deliverH5337.
3O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱ֭לֹהַי'E.lo.haiH430,if I have doneעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213this; if there beיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426iniquityעָ֥וֶל'A.velH5766in my handsבְּכַפָּֽי׃be.kha.PaiH3709;
4If I have rewardedגָּ֭מַלְתִּיGa.mal.tiH1580evilרָ֑עRa'H7451unto him that was at peaceשֽׁוֹלְמִ֥יshol.MiH7999with me; (yea, I have deliveredוָאֲחַלְּצָ֖הva.'a.cha.le.TzahH2502him that without causeרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387is mine enemyצוֹרְרִ֣יtzo.RiH6887:)
5Let the enemyאוֹיֵ֨ב׀'o.YevH341persecuteיִֽרַדֹּ֥ףyi.ra.DofH7291my soulנַפְשִׁ֡יnaf.ShiH5315,and takeוְיַשֵּׂ֗גve.ya.SegH5381it;yea, let him tread downוְיִרְמֹ֣סve.yir.MosH7429my lifeחַיָּ֑יchai.YaiH2416upon the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and layיַשְׁכֵּ֣ןyash.KenH7931mine honourוּכְבוֹדִ֓י׀u.khe.vo.DiH3519in the dustלֶעָפָ֖רle.'a.FarH6083.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
6Ariseק֘וּמָ֤הku.MahH6965,O Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,in thine angerבְּאַפֶּ֗ךָbe.'a.Pe.khaH639,lift upהִ֭נָּשֵׂאHi.na.se'H5375thyself because of the rageבְּעַבְר֣וֹתbe.'av.RotH5678of mine enemiesצוֹרְרָ֑יtzo.RaiH6887:and awakeוְע֥וּרָהve.'U.rahH5782for me tothe judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941thatthou hast commandedצִוִּֽיתָ׃tzi.Vi.taH6680.
7So shall the congregationוַעֲדַ֣תva.'a.DatH5712of the peopleלְ֭אֻמִּיםLe.'u.mimH3816compass thee aboutתְּסוֹבְבֶ֑ךָּte.so.Ve.kaH5437:for their sakes therefore returnשֽׁוּבָה׃Shu.vahH7725thou on highלַמָּר֥וֹםla.ma.RomH4791.
8The Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068shall judgeיָדִ֪יןya.DinH1777the peopleעַ֫מִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971:judgeשָׁפְטֵ֥נִיsha.fe.Te.niH8199me, O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to my righteousnessכְּצִדְקִ֖יke.tzid.KiH6664,and according to mine integrityוּכְתֻמִּ֣יu.khe.tu.MiH8537that is in me.
9Oh let the wickednessרַ֨ע׀ra'H7451of the wickedרְשָׁעִים֮re.sha.'ImH7563come to an endיִגְמָר־yig.mor-H1584;but establishוּתְכוֹנֵ֪ןu.te.kho.NenH3559the justצַ֫דִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662:for the righteousצַדִּֽיק׃tza.DikH6662Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430triethוּבֹחֵ֣ןu.vo.ChenH974the heartsלִ֭בּ֗וֹתli.BotH3826and reinsוּכְלָי֗וֹתu.khe.la.YotH3629.
11GodH430judgethשׁוֹפֵ֣טsho.FetH8199the righteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662,and Godוְ֝אֵ֗לve.'ElH410is angryזֹעֵ֥םzo.'EmH2194with the wickedevery dayיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.
12If he turnיָ֭שׁוּבYa.shuvH7725not, he will whetיִלְט֑וֹשׁyil.To.oshH3913his swordחַרְבּ֣וֹchar.BoH2719;he hath bentדָ֝רַ֗ךְda.RakhH1869his bowקַשְׁתּ֥וֹkash.ToH7198,and made it readyוַֽיְכוֹנְנֶֽהָ׃Vay.kho.Ne.haH3559.
13He hath also preparedH3559for him the instrumentsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194;he ordainethיִפְעָֽל׃yif.'AlH6466his arrowsחִ֝צָּ֗יוchi.TzavH2671against the persecutorsלְֽדֹלְקִ֥יםle.do.le.KimH1814.
14Behold, he travailethיְחַבֶּל־ye.cha.bel-H2254with iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205,and hath conceivedוְהָרָ֥הve.ha.RahH2029mischiefעָ֝מָ֗ל'a.MalH5999,and brought forthוְיָ֣לַדve.Ya.ladH3205falsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.
15He madeכָּ֭רָֽהKa.rahH3738a pitבּ֣וֹרBorH953,and diggedוַֽיַּחְפְּרֵ֑הוּvai.yach.pe.Re.huH2658it, and is fallenוַ֝יִּפֹּ֗לvai.yi.PolH5307into the ditchבְּשַׁ֣חַתbe.Sha.chatH7845whichhe madeיִפְעָֽל׃yif.'AlH6466.
16His mischiefעֲמָל֣וֹa.ma.LoH5999shall returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725upon his own headבְרֹאשׁ֑וֹve.ro.ShoH7218,and his violentחֲמָס֥וֹcha.ma.SoH2555dealing shall come downיֵרֵֽד׃ye.RedH3381upon his own pateקָ֝דְקֳד֗וֹka.de.ko.DoH6936.
17I will praiseאוֹדֶ֣ה'o.DehH3034the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068according to his righteousnessכְּצִדְק֑וֹke.tzid.KoH6664:and will sing praiseוַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗הva.'a.za.me.RahH2167to the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068most highעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945.
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