For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, 2 Sam 22:1-51who spoke to the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said,
1“I loveאֶרְחָמְךָ֖'er.cha.me.KhaH7355You, O LordH3068,my strengthחִזְקִֽי׃chiz.KiH2391.”
2The LordH3068is myrockסַֽלְעִ֥יsal.'IH5553andmy fortressוּמְצוּדָתִ֗יu.me.tzu.da.TiH4686and mydelivererוּמְפַ֫לְטִ֥יu.me.Fal.TiH6403,My Godאֵלִ֣י'e.LiH410,my rockצ֭וּרִיTzu.riH6697,in whom I takeאֶֽחֱסֶה־'e.che.seh-H2620refugeH2620; Myshieldמָֽגִנִּ֥יma.gi.NiH4043and thehornוְקֶֽרֶן־ve.ke.ren-H7161of my salvationיִ֝שְׁעִ֗יyish.'IH3468, mystrongholdמִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃mis.ga.BiH4869.
3I callאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121upon the LordH3068, who isworthy to be praisedמְ֭הֻלָּלMe.hu.lolH1984, And I amsavedאִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃'i.va.She.a'H3467from my enemiesH340.
4Thecordsחֶבְלֵי־chev.lei-H2256of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194encompassedאֲפָפ֥וּנִי'a.fa.Fu.niH661me, And thetorrentsוְֽנַחֲלֵ֖יve.na.cha.LeiH5158ofungodlinessבְלִיַּ֣עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100terrifiedיְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ye.Va.'a.Tu.niH1204me.
6In mydistressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862I calledאֶֽקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121upon the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,And criedH7768to my Godאֱלֹהַ֪י'e.lo.HaiH430for helpאֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ'a.Sha.Ve.a'H7768;He heardיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085my voiceקוֹלִ֑יko.LiH6963out of His templeמֵהֵיכָל֣וֹme.hei.kha.LoH1964, And mycryוְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗יve.shav.'a.TiH7775for helpH7775beforeלְפָנָ֤יו׀le.fa.NavH6440Him cameתָּב֬וֹאta.Vo'H935into His earsבְאָזְנָֽיו׃ve.'a.ze.NavH241.
7Then theearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַתִּגְעַ֬שׁva.tig.'AshH1607and quakedוַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ׀va.tir.'AshH7493; And thefoundationsוּמוֹסְדֵ֣יu.mos.DeiH4144of the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022were tremblingיִרְגָּ֑זוּyir.Ga.zuH7264And were shakenוַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּvai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588He was angryחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734.
8Smokeעָשָׁ֨ן׀'a.ShanH6227wentעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927upout of His nostrilsבְּאַפּ֗וֹbe.'a.PoH639, Andfireוְאֵשׁ־ve.'esh-H784from His mouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310devouredתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398;Coalsגֶּ֝חָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513were kindledבָּעֲר֥וּba.'a.RuH1197by it.
9Hebowedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064also, and cameH3381downוַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.RadH3381With thickוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478His feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.
10He rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֣בvai.yir.KavH7392upon acherubכְּ֭רוּבKe.ruvH3742and flewוַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'OfH5774;And He spedוַ֝יֵּ֗דֶאvai.Ye.de'H1675upon thewingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
11He madeיָ֤שֶׁתYa.shetH7896darknessחֹ֨שֶׁךְ׀Cho.shekhH2822His hidingH5643placeH5643, Hiscanopyסֻכָּת֑וֹsu.ka.ToH5521aroundסְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יוse.vi.vo.TavH5439Him,DarknessH2825of watersמַ֝֗יִםMa.yimH4325,thickH5645cloudsעָבֵ֥י'a.VeiH5645of the skiesשְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834.
13The Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068alsothunderedוַיַּרְעֵ֬םvai.yar.'EmH7481in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,And the Mostוְ֭עֶלְיוֹןVe.'el.yonH5945HighH5945utteredיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414His voiceקֹל֑וֹko.LoH6963,HailstonesH1259and coalsH1513of fireH784.
14Hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971out His arrowsחִ֭צָּיוChi.tzavH2671,and scatteredוַיְפִיצֵ֑םvay.fi.TzemH6327them,And lightningוּבְרָקִ֥יםu.ve.ra.KimH1300flashesH1300in abundanceH7227, androutedוַיְהֻמֵּֽם׃vay.hu.MemH2000them.
15Then thechannelsאֲפִ֥יקֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of waterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325appearedוַיֵּ֤רָא֨וּ׀vai.Ye.ra.'UH7200,And the foundationsH4144of the worldתֵּ֫בֵ֥לte.VelH8398werelaidH1540bareH1540At Yourrebukeמִגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣mi.ga.'a.Ra.te.khaH1606, O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,At the blastמִ֝נִּשְׁמַ֗תmi.nish.MatH5397of thebreathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Your nostrilsאַפֶּֽךָ׃'a.Pe.khaH639.
16Hesentיִשְׁלַ֣חyish.LachH7971from on highמִ֭מָּרוֹםMi.ma.romH4791,He tookיִקָּחֵ֑נִיyi.ka.Che.niH3947me;He drewיַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִיyam.She.niH4871me out ofmanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersH4325.
17Hedeliveredיַצִּילֵ֗נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337me from my strongעָ֑ז'AzH5794enemyH340,And from those who hatedוּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗יu.mi.so.ne.'AiH8130me, for they weretooמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480mightyאָמְצ֥וּ'a.me.TzuH553for me.
18They confrontedיְקַדְּמ֥וּנִיye.ka.de.Mu.niH6923me inthe dayבְיוֹם־ve.yom-H3117of my calamityאֵידִ֑י'ei.DiH343, Butthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was my stayלְמִשְׁעָ֣ןle.mish.'AnH4937.
19He broughtH3318me forthH3318also into abroadH4800placeלַמֶּרְחָ֑בla.mer.ChavH4800;He rescuedיְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִיye.cha.le.Tze.niH2502me, becauseכִּ֘יkiH3588He delightedחָ֥פֵֽץCha.fetzH2654in me.
20The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hasrewardedיִגְמְלֵ֣נִיyig.me.Le.niH1580me according to my righteousnessכְּצִדְקִ֑יke.tzid.KiH6664; According to thecleannessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of my handsיָ֝דַ֗יya.DaiH3027He has recompensedיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725me.
21For I havekeptשָׁ֭מַרְתִּיSha.mar.tiH8104the waysדַּרְכֵ֣יdar.KheiH1870of the LordH3068, And havenot wickedlyרָ֝שַׁ֗עְתִּיra.Sha'.tiH7561departedH7561from my Godמֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃me.'e.lo.HaiH430.
22For allכָל־khol-H3605His ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יוmish.pa.TavH4941were beforeלְנֶגְדִּ֑יle.neg.DiH5048me,And I did not putH5493awayH5493Hisstatutesוְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708from me.
23I was alsoblamelessתָמִ֣יםta.MimH8549with Him, And Ikeptוָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗רva.'esh.ta.MerH8104myself from my iniquityמֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃me.'a.vo.NiH5771.
24Therefore the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hasrecompensedוַיָּֽשֶׁב־vai.ya.shev-H7725me according to my righteousnessכְצִדְקִ֑יkhe.tzid.KiH6664,According to the cleannessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of my handsיָ֝דַ֗יya.DaiH3027in His eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.
25Withthe kindחָסִ֥ידcha.SidH2623You showתִּתְחַסָּ֑דtit.cha.SadH2616Yourself kindH2616; With theblamelessתָּ֝מִ֗יםta.MimH8549You showתִּתַּמָּֽם׃ti.ta.MamH8552Yourself blamelessH8552;
26With the pureH1305You showH1305YourselfpureH1305,And with the crookedעִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ'i.KeshH6141You showתִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃tit.pa.TalH6617YourselfastuteH6617.
29For by You I canrunאָרֻ֣ץ'a.RutzH7323upon a troopגְּד֑וּדge.DudH1416;And by my GodH430I canleapאֲדַלֶּג־'a.da.leg-H1801over a wallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791.
30As for Godהָאֵל֮ha.'ElH410,His wayדַּ֫רְכּ֥וֹdar.KoH1870isblamelessתָּמִ֪יםta.MimH8549; Thewordאִמְרַֽת־'im.rat-H565of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is triedצְרוּפָ֑הtze.ru.FahH6884; He is ashieldמָגֵ֥ןma.GenH4043to allלְכֹ֤ל׀le.KholH3605who takeהַחֹסִ֬יםha.cho.SimH2620refugeH2620in Him.
31Forwhoמִ֣יmiH4310is Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433,but the LordH3068?And whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310is arockצ֝֗וּרTzurH6697,exceptזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,
32The Godהָ֭אֵלHa.'elH410whogirdsהַמְאַזְּרֵ֣נִיham.'a.ze.Re.niH247me with strengthחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428Andmakesוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414my wayדַּרְכִּֽי׃dar.KiH1870blamelessתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549?
33Hemakesמְשַׁוֶּ֣הme.sha.VehH7737my feetרַ֭גְלַיRag.laiH7272like hinds’כָּאַיָּל֑וֹתka.'ai.ya.LotH355feet, Andsetsיַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ya.'a.mi.De.niH5975me upon my highבָּ֝מֹתַ֗יba.mo.TaiH1116placesH1116.
34Hetrainsמְלַמֵּ֣דme.la.MedH3925my handsיָ֭דַיYa.daiH3027for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,So that my armsזְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃ze.ro.'o.TaiH2220canbendוְֽנִחֲתָ֥הve.ni.cha.TahH5181a bowקֶֽשֶׁת־ke.shet-H7198of bronzeנְ֝חוּשָׁ֗הne.chu.ShahH5154.
35You have also givenוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414methe shieldמָגֵ֪ןma.GenH4043of Your salvationיִ֫שְׁעֶ֥ךָyish.'E.khaH3468, And Yourrightוִֽימִינְךָ֥vi.mi.ne.KhaH3225handH3225upholdsתִסְעָדֵ֑נִיtis.'a.De.niH5582me; And YourgentlenessH6038makesH7235me greatתַרְבֵּֽנִי׃tar.Be.niH7235.
36Youenlargeתַּרְחִ֣יבtar.ChivH7337my stepsצַעֲדִ֣יtza.'a.DiH6806underתַחְתָּ֑יtach.TaiH8478me, And myfeetקַרְסֻלָּֽי׃kar.su.LaiH7166have not slippedמָ֝עֲד֗וּma.'a.DuH4571.
37Ipursuedאֶרְדּ֣וֹף'er.DofH7291my enemiesH340and overtookוְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑םve.'a.si.GemH5381them,And I did not turnH7725backH7725untilעַד־'ad-H5704they were consumedכַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615.
38I shatteredאֶ֭מְחָצֵם'Em.cha.tzemH4272them, so that they werenot ableיֻ֣כְלוּYukh.luH3201to riseק֑וּםKumH6965;They fellיִ֝פְּל֗וּyi.pe.LuH5307underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478my feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272.
39For You havegirdedוַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִיva.te.'a.ze.Re.niH247me with strengthחַ֭יִלCha.yilH2428for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421; You havesubduedתַּכְרִ֖יעַtakh.Ri.a'H3766underH8478me those who roseH6965up against me.
40You have also madeH5414my enemiesH340turnH5414their backsעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203to me, And Idestroyedאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃'atz.mi.TemH6789those who hatedוּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗יu.me.san.'AiH8130me.
41They criedH7768for helpיְשַׁוְּע֥וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768,but thereH369wasnoneH369to saveמוֹשִׁ֑יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467, Evento the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, butHe did not answerעָנָֽם׃'a.NamH6030them.
42Then I beatH7833them fineH7833as thedustכְּעָפָ֥רke.'a.FarH6083beforeפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H5921H6440the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307;I emptiedH7385them out as the mireכְּטִ֖יטke.TitH2916of the streetsחוּצ֣וֹתchu.TzotH2351.
43You have deliveredתְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮te.fa.le.te.NiH6403me from thecontentionsמֵרִ֪יבֵ֫יme.Ri.VeiH7379of the peopleעָ֥ם'amH5971;You have placedתְּ֭שִׂימֵנִיTe.si.me.niH7760me asheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of the nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471; Apeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971whom I have not knownיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045serveיַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃Ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.
44As soon as they hearלְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶןle.She.ma' 'O.zenH8088H241,they obeyיִשָּׁ֣מְעוּyi.Sha.me.'uH8085me;Foreignersבְּנֵֽי־ נֵ֝כָ֗רbe.nei- ne.KharH1121H5236submitיְכַחֲשׁוּ־ye.kha.cha.shu-H3584to me.
48Hedeliversמְפַלְּטִ֗יme.fa.le.TiH6403me from my enemiesH340;Surelyאַ֣ף'afH637Youliftתְּרוֹמְמֵ֑נִיte.ro.Me.niH7311me aboveמִן־min-H4480those who riseקָ֭מַיKa.maiH6965up against me;You rescueתַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ta.tzi.Le.niH5337me from theviolentחָ֝מָ֗סcha.MasH2555manמֵאִ֥ישׁme.'IshH376.
49Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֤ן׀'al- kenH5921H3651I willgiveאוֹדְךָ֖'od.KhaH3034thanksH3034to You among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֥ם׀va.go.YimH1471, O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, And I willsingאֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃'a.za.Me.rahH2167praisesH2167to Your nameוּלְשִׁמְךָ֥u.le.shim.KhaH8034.
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