29For You are my lampנֵירִ֖יnei.RiH5216, O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;And the Lordוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068illuminesיַגִּ֥יהַּya.Gi.ahH5050my darknessחָשְׁכִּֽי׃cha.she.KiH2822.
30For by You I canrunאָר֣וּץ'a.RutzH7323upon a troopגְּד֑וּדge.DudH1416;By my Godבֵּאלֹהַ֖יbe.lo.HaiH430I can leapאֲדַלֶּג־'a.da.leg-H1801over a wallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791.
31As for Godהָאֵ֖לha.'ElH410,His wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870isblamelessתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549;The wordאִמְרַ֤ת'im.RatH565of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is testedצְרוּפָ֔הtze.ru.FahH6884;He is a shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605who takeH2620refugeהַחֹסִ֥יםha.cho.SimH2620in Him.
32For whoמִי־mi-H4310is Godאֵ֖ל'elH410,besidesמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יmi.bal.'a.DeiH1107the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?And whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310is a rockצ֖וּרtzurH6697,besidesמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֥יmi.bal.'a.DeiH1107our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?
33Godהָאֵ֥לha.'ElH410is my strongחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428fortressמָעוּזִּ֖יma.'u.ZiH4581; And Hesetsוַיַּתֵּ֥רvai.ya.TerH5425theblamelessתָּמִ֖יםta.MimH8549inHis wayדַּרְכִּֽי׃dar.kiH1870.
34He makesמְשַׁוֶּ֥הme.sha.VehH7737my feetרַגְלַ֖יrag.liH7272like hinds’כָּאַיָּל֑וֹתka.'ai.ya.LotH355feet,And setsיַעֲמִדֵֽנִי׃ya.'a.mi.De.niH5975me on my highבָּמוֹתַ֖יba.mo.TaiH1116placesH1116.
35He trainsמְלַמֵּ֥דme.la.MedH3925my handsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,So that my armsזְרֹעֹתָֽי׃ze.ro.'o.TaiH2220can bendוְנִחַ֥תve.ni.ChatH5181a bowקֶֽשֶׁת־ke.shet-H7198of bronzeנְחוּשָׁ֖הne.chu.ShahH5154.
36You have also givenוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414methe shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of Your salvationיִשְׁעֶ֑ךָyish.'E.khaH3468, And Yourhelpוַעֲנֹתְךָ֖va.'a.no.te.KhaH6038makesתַּרְבֵּֽנִי׃tar.Be.niH7235me greatH7235.
37You enlargeתַּרְחִ֥יבtar.ChivH7337my stepsצַעֲדִ֖יtza.'a.DiH6806underתַּחְתֵּ֑נִיtach.Te.niH8478me, And myfeetקַרְסֻלָּֽי׃kar.su.LaiH7166have not slippedמָעֲד֖וּma.'a.DuH4571.
38I pursuedאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה'er.de.FahH7291my enemiesH340anddestroyedוָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑םva.'ash.mi.DemH8045them,And I did not turnH7725backH7725untilעַד־'ad-H5704they were consumedכַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615.
39And I have devouredוָאֲכַלֵּ֥םva.'a.kha.LemH3615them and shatteredוָאֶמְחָצֵ֖םva.'em.cha.TzemH4272them, so that they did not riseיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6965; Andthey fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478my feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272.
40For You have girdedוַתַּזְרֵ֥נִיva.taz.Re.niH247me with strengthחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421; You havesubduedתַּכְרִ֥יעַtakh.Ri.a'H3766underתַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃tach.Te.niH8478methose who roseקָמַ֖יka.MaiH6965up against me.
41You have alsomadeH5414my enemiesH340turnH5414theirbacksעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203to me, And Idestroyedוָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃va.'atz.mi.TemH6789those who hatedמְשַׂנְאַ֖יme.san.'AiH8130me.
42They lookedיִשְׁע֖וּyish.'UH8159,but thereH369was noneH369to saveמֹשִׁ֑יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467; Evento the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,but He did not answerעָנָֽם׃'a.NamH6030them.
43Then I pulverizedוְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖םve.'esh.cha.KemH7833them as the dustכַּעֲפַר־ka.'a.far-H6083of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;I crushedאֲדִקֵּ֖ם'a.di.KemH1854andstampedאֶרְקָעֵֽם׃'er.ka.'EmH7554them as the mireכְּטִיט־ke.tit-H2916of the streetsחוּצ֥וֹתchu.TzotH2351.
44You have also deliveredוַֽתְּפַלְּטֵ֔נִיva.te.fa.le.Te.niH6403me from the contentionsמֵרִיבֵ֖יme.ri.VeiH7379of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971;You have keptתִּשְׁמְרֵ֙נִי֙tish.me.Re.niH8104me as headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471;A peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971whom I have not knownיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045serveיַעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.
45Foreignersבְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖רbe.Nei ne.KharH1121H5236pretendH3584obedienceH3584to me;As soon as they hearלִשְׁמ֥וֹעַ אֹ֖זֶןlish.Mo.a' 'O.zenH241H8085,they obeyיִשָּׁ֥מְעוּyi.Sha.me.'uH8085me.
46Foreignersבְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖רbe.Nei ne.KharH1121H5236loseH5034heartH5034, AndcomeH2296tremblingH2296out of theirfortressesמִמִּסְגְּרוֹתָֽם׃mi.mis.ge.ro.TamH4526.
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