New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 118:5-9

5From mydistressהַ֭מֵּצַ֥רha.me.TzarH4712I calledקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121uponthe Lordיָּ֑הּYahH3050;The Lordיָֽהּ׃YahH3050answeredעָנָ֖נִי'a.Na.niH6030me and set mein a largeH4800placeבַמֶּרְחָ֣בva.mer.ChavH4800.

6The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is for me; I willnot fearאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372;Whatמַה־mah-H4100can manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120doיַּעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213to me?

7The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is for meamong those who helpבְּעֹזְרָ֑יbe.'o.ze.RaiH5826me; Therefore I willlookאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200with satisfactionon those who hateבְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃ve.so.ne.'AiH8130me.

8It isbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896to takeלַחֲס֥וֹתla.cha.SotH2620refugeH2620in the Lordבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068ThanH4480to trustמִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַmi.be.To.achH982in manבָּאָדָֽם׃ba.'a.DamH120.

9It isbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896to takeלַחֲס֥וֹתla.cha.SotH2620refugeH2620in the Lordבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068ThanH4480to trustמִ֝בְּטֹ֗חַmi.be.To.achH982in princesבִּנְדִיבִֽים׃bin.di.VimH5081.

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