New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 18:35-48

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-H5921 H6440the 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.zenH8088 H241,they obeyיִשָּׁ֣מְעוּyi.Sha.me.'uH8085me;Foreignersבְּנֵֽי־ נֵ֝כָ֗רbe.nei- ne.KharH1121 H5236submitיְכַחֲשׁוּ־ye.kha.cha.shu-H3584to me.

45ForeignersH1121 H5236fadeH5034awayH5034, AndcomeH2727tremblingH2727out of theirfortressesמִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Mi.mis.ge.Ro.tei.HemH4526.

46The Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,and blessedוּבָר֣וּךְu.va.RukhH1288bemy rockצוּרִ֑יtzu.RiH6697;And exaltedוְ֝יָר֗וּםve.ya.RumH7311bethe Godאֱלוֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיִשְׁעִֽי׃yish.'IH3468,

47The Godהָאֵ֗לha.'ElH410whoexecutesהַנּוֹתֵ֣ןha.no.TenH5414vengeanceנְקָמ֣וֹתne.ka.MotH5360for me, Andsubduesוַיַּדְבֵּ֖רvai.yad.BerH1696peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971underתַּחְתָּֽי׃tach.TaiH8478me.

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.

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