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Psalms 9

To the chief Musician upon Muth–labben, A Psalm of David.

1I will praiseאוֹדֶ֣ה'o.DehH3034thee,O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,with my whole heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820;I will shew forthאֲ֝סַפְּרָ֗ה'a.sa.pe.RahH5608all thy marvellous worksנִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃nif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381.

2I will be gladאֶשְׂמְחָ֣ה'es.me.ChahH8055and rejoiceוְאֶעֶלְצָ֣הve.'e.'el.TzahH5970in thee: I will sing praiseאֲזַמְּרָ֖ה'a.za.me.RahH2167to thy nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034,O thou most Highעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945.

3When mine enemiesאוֹיְבַ֥י'oy.VaiH341are turnedבְּשׁוּב־be.shuv-H7725backאָח֑וֹר'a.ChorH268,they shall fallיִכָּשְׁל֥וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782and perishוְ֝יֹאבְד֗וּve.yoe.DuH6at thy presenceמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.

4For thou hast maintainedעָ֭שִׂיתָ'A.si.taH6213my rightמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941and my causeוְדִינִ֑יve.di.NiH1779;thou satestיָשַׁ֥בְתָּya.Shav.taH3427in the throneלְ֝כִסֵּ֗אle.khi.Se'H3678judgingשׁוֹפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199rightצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.

5Thou hast rebukedגָּעַ֣רְתָּga.'Ar.taH1605the heathenג֭וֹיִםGo.yimH1471,thou hast destroyedאִבַּ֣דְתָּ'i.Bad.taH6the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563,thou hast put outמָ֝חִ֗יתָma.Chi.taH4229their nameשְׁמָ֥םshe.MamH8034for everלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.

6O thou enemyהָֽאוֹיֵ֨ב׀ha.'o.YevH341,destructionsחֳרָב֗וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723are come to a perpetualלָ֫נֶ֥צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331endתַּ֥מּוּTa.muH8552:and thou hast destroyedנָתַ֑שְׁתָּna.Tash.taH5428citiesוְעָרִ֥יםve.'a.RimH5892 H6145;their memorialזִכְרָ֣םzikh.RamH2143is perishedH6with themהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992.

7But the Lordוַֽ֭יהוָהva.Yah.wehH3068shall endureיֵשֵׁ֑בye.ShevH3427for everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769:he hath preparedכּוֹנֵ֖ןko.NenH3559his throneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֣טla.mish.PatH4941.

8And he shall judgeיִשְׁפֹּֽט־yish.pot-H8199the worldתֵּבֵ֥לte.VelH8398in righteousnessבְּצֶ֑דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664,he shall minister judgmentיָדִ֥יןya.DinH1777to the peopleלְ֝אֻמִּ֗יםle.'u.MimH3816in uprightnessבְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃be.mei.sha.RimH4339.

9The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068also will be a refugeמִשְׂגָּ֣בmis.GavH4869for the oppressedלַדָּ֑ךְla.DakhH1790,a refugeמִ֝שְׂגָּ֗בmis.GavH4869in timesלְעִתּ֥וֹתle.'i.TotH6256of troubleבַּצָּרָֽה׃ba.tza.RahH6869.

10And they that knowיוֹדְעֵ֣יyod.'EiH3045thy nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034will put their trustוְיִבְטְח֣וּve.yiv.te.ChuH982in thee: for thou, LordH3068,hast not forsakenעָזַ֖בְתָּ'a.Zav.taH5800them that seekדֹרְשֶׁ֣יךָdo.re.Shei.khaH1875thee.

11Sing praisesזַמְּר֗וּza.me.RuH2167to the LordH3068,which dwellethיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726:declareהַגִּ֥ידוּha.Gi.duH5046among the peopleבָ֝עַמִּ֗יםva.'a.MimH5971his doingsעֲלִֽילוֹתָֽיו׃a.Li.lo.TavH5949.

12When he maketh inquisitionדֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875for bloodדָּ֭מִיםDa.mimH1818,he rememberethזָכָ֑רza.KharH2142them: he forgettethשָׁ֝כַ֗חSha.KhachH7911not the cryצַעֲקַ֥תtza.'a.KatH6818of the humbleעֲנָוִֽים׃a.ni.yimH6041 H6035.

13Have mercyחָֽנְנֵ֬נִיcha.ne.Ne.niH2603upon me, O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;considerרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200my troubleעָ֭נְיִי'A.ne.yiH6040which I sufferof them that hateמִשֹּׂנְאָ֑יmi.so.ne.'AiH8130me, thou that liftest me upמְ֝רוֹמְמִ֗יme.ro.MiH7311from the gatesמִשַּׁ֥עֲרֵיmi.Sha.'a.reiH8179of deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194:

14That I may shew forthאֲסַפְּרָ֗ה'a.sa.pe.RahH5608all thy praiseתְּהִלָּ֫תֶ֥יךָte.hi.La.Tei.khaH8416in the gatesH8179of the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726:I will rejoiceאָ֝גִ֗ילָה'a.Gi.lahH1523in thy salvationבִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃bi.shu.'a.Te.khaH3444.

15The heathenג֭וֹיִםGo.yimH1471are sunk downטָבְע֣וּta.ve.'UH2883in the pitבְּשַׁ֣חַתbe.Sha.chatH7845thatthey madeעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213:in the netבְּרֶֽשֶׁת־be.re.shet-H7568whichז֥וּzuH2098they hidטָ֝מָ֗נוּta.Ma.nuH2934is their own footרַגְלָֽם׃rag.LamH7272takenנִלְכְּדָ֥הnil.ke.DahH3920.

16The Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068is knownנ֤וֹדַ֨ע׀no.Da'H3045bythe judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֪טmish.PatH4941whichhe executethH6213:the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563is snaredנוֹקֵ֣שׁno.KeshH5367in the workבְּפֹ֣עַלbe.Fo.'alH6467of his own handsכַּ֭פָּיוKa.pavH3709.Higgaionהִגָּי֥וֹןhi.ga.YonH1902.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

17The wickedH7563shall be turnedיָשׁ֣וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725into hellלִשְׁא֑וֹלָהlish.'o.lahH7585, andall the nationsגּ֝וֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471that forgetשְׁכֵחֵ֥יshe.khe.CheiH7913Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

18For the needyאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34shall not alwayלָ֭נֶצַחLa.ne.tzachH5331be forgottenיִשָּׁכַ֣חyi.sha.KhachH7911:the expectationתִּקְוַ֥תtik.VatH8615of the poorעֲ֝נִיִּ֗יםa.na.vimH6035 H6041shall notperishתֹּאבַ֥דto.VadH6for everלָעַֽד׃la.'AdH5703.

19Ariseקוּמָ֣הku.MahH6965,O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068;let not manאֱנ֑וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582prevailיָעֹ֣זya.'OzH5810:let the heathenג֝וֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471be judgedיִשָּׁפְט֥וּyi.sha.fe.TuH8199in thy sightפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440.

20Putשִׁ֘יתָ֤הshi.TahH7896them in fearמוֹרָ֗הmo.RahH4172,O LordH3068: thatthe nationsH1471may knowיֵדְע֥וּye.de.'UH3045themselves to be butmenH582.Selahסֶּֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

Commentaries on Psalms 9

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