New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 18:4-11

4Thecordsחֶבְלֵי־chev.lei-H2256of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194encompassedאֲפָפ֥וּנִי'a.fa.Fu.niH661me, And thetorrentsוְֽנַחֲלֵ֖יve.na.cha.LeiH5158ofungodlinessבְלִיַּ֣עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100terrifiedיְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ye.Va.'a.Tu.niH1204me.

5ThecordsH2256ofSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585surroundedסְבָב֑וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437me;The snaresמ֣וֹקְשֵׁיMok.sheiH4170of deathH4194confrontedקִ֝דְּמ֗וּנִיki.de.Mu.niH6923me.

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.

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