1Contendרִיבָ֣הri.VahH7378, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, with those whocontendיְרִיבַ֑יye.ri.VaiH3401with me;Fightלְ֝חַ֗םle.ChamH3898againstH854those whofightלֹֽחֲמָֽי׃Lo.cha.MaiH3898against me.
2Takeהַחֲזֵ֣קha.cha.ZekH2388holdH2388ofbucklerמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043and shieldוְצִנָּ֑הve.tzi.NahH6793And riseוְ֝ק֗וּמָהve.Ku.mahH6965up formy helpבְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃be.'ez.ra.TiH5833.
3DrawH7385also the spearחֲנִ֣יתcha.NitH2595andthe battle-axeוּ֭סְגֹרU.se.gorH5462to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122those who pursueרֹדְפָ֑יro.de.FaiH7291me;Sayאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559to my soulלְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יle.naf.ShiH5315, “I amyour salvationיְֽשֻׁעָתֵ֥ךְye.shu.'a.TekhH3444.”
4Let those beashamedיֵבֹ֣שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954and dishonoredH3637who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֪יme.vak.SheiH1245mylifeנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315; Let those beturnedיִסֹּ֣גוּyi.So.guH5472backאָח֣וֹר'a.ChorH268and humiliatedH3637who deviseחֹ֝שְׁבֵ֗יcho.she.VeiH2803evilH7463against me.
5Let them belike chaffכְּמֹ֥ץke.MotzH4671beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307,With the angelוּמַלְאַ֖ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068drivingדּוֹחֶֽה׃do.ChehH1760them on.
6Let their wayדַרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870be darkחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822andslipperyוַחֲלַקְלַקּ֑וֹתva.cha.lak.la.KotH2519,With the angelוּמַלְאַ֥ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068pursuingרֹדְפָֽם׃ro.de.FamH7291them.
7ForwithoutH2600causeחִנָּ֣םchi.NamH2600theyhidטָֽמְנוּ־ta.me.nu-H2934their netרִשְׁתָּ֑םrish.TamH7568for me;WithoutH2600causeחִ֝נָּ֗םchi.NamH2600they dugחָפְר֥וּcha.fe.RuH2658apitשַׁ֣חַתSha.chatH7845for my soulלְנַפְשִֽׁי׃le.naf.ShiH5315.
8LetdestructionH7724comeתְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּte.vo.'E.huH935upon him unawaresלֹֽא־ יֵ֫דָ֥עlo'- ye.Da'H3808H3045, Andlet the netוְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹve.rish.ToH7568whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he hidטָמַ֣ןta.ManH2934catchתִּלְכְּד֑וֹtil.ke.DoH3920himself; Into that verydestructionH7724let him fallיִפָּל־yi.pol-H5307.
9And my soulוְ֭נַפְשִׁיVe.naf.shiH5315shallrejoiceתָּגִ֣ילta.GilH1523in the Lordבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068; It shallexultתָּ֝שִׂישׂTa.sisH7797in His salvationבִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃bi.shu.'a.ToH3444.
10Allכָּ֥לkalH3605mybonesעַצְמוֹתַ֨י׀atz.mo.TaiH6106will sayתֹּאמַרְנָה֮to.mar.NahH559, “Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whoמִ֥יmiH4310is likeכָ֫מ֥וֹךָkha.Mo.khaH3644You,Who deliversמַצִּ֣ילma.TzilH5337the afflictedעָ֭נִי'A.niH6041from himwhoH2389is tooמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480strongמֵחָזָ֣קme.cha.ZakH2389for him, Andthe afflictedוְעָנִ֥יve.'a.NiH6041and the needyוְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹןve.'ev.YonH34from him who robsמִגֹּזְלֽוֹ׃mi.go.ze.LoH1497him?”
11Maliciousחָמָ֑סcha.MasH2555witnessesעֵדֵ֣י'e.DeiH5707riseיְ֭קוּמוּןYe.ku.munH6965up;They askיִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃yish.'a.Lu.niH7592me of things that I do not knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045.
12Theyrepayיְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִיye.sha.le.Mu.niH7999me evilH7463for goodH2899, Tothe bereavementשְׁכ֣וֹלshe.KholH7908of my soulלְנַפְשִֽׁי׃le.naf.ShiH5315.
13But as for me,when they were sickבַּחֲלוֹתָ֡םba.cha.lo.TamH2470, myclothingלְב֬וּשִׁיle.Vu.shiH3830was sackclothשָׂ֗קSakH8242; Ihumbledעִנֵּ֣יתִי'i.Nei.tiH6031my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315with fastingבַצּ֣וֹםva.TzomH6685, And myprayerוּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗יu.te.fi.la.TiH8605kept returningתָשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725to my bosomחֵיקִ֥יchei.KiH2436.
14I wentהִתְהַלָּ֑כְתִּיhit.ha.La.khe.tiH1980about as though it were my friendכְּרֵֽעַ־ke.re.a'-H7453or brotherכְּאָ֣חke.'AchH251; Ibowedשַׁחֽוֹתִי׃sha.Cho.tiH7817downH7817mourningקֹדֵ֥רko.DerH6937,as oneH57whoH57sorrowsH57for a motherאֵ֝֗ם'EmH517.
15But at mystumblingוּבְצַלְעִי֮u.ve.tzal.'IH6761they rejoicedשָׂמְח֪וּsa.me.ChuH8055and gatheredוְֽנֶאֱ֫סָ֥פוּve.ne.'E.Sa.fuH622themselves together; Thesmitersנֵ֭כִיםNe.khimH5222whom I did not knowיָדַ֑עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045gatheredנֶאֶסְפ֬וּne.'es.FuH622together againstעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921me, Theyslanderedקָֽרְע֥וּka.re.'UH7167me withoutH3808ceasingדָֽמּוּ׃Da.muH1826.
16Like godlessבְּ֭חַנְפֵיBe.chan.feiH2611jestersלַעֲגֵ֣יla.'a.GeiH3934at a feastמָע֑וֹגma.'ogH4580, Theygnashedחָרֹ֖קcha.RokH2786at me with their teethשִׁנֵּֽימוֹ׃shi.Nei.movH8127.
17Lordאֲדֹנָי֮'a.do.NaiH136,howH4100longH4100will You lookתִּ֫רְאֶ֥הtir.'EhH7200on?Rescueהָשִׁ֣יבָהha.Shi.vahH7725my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315from their ravagesמִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑םmi.sho.'ei.HemH7722, Myonlyיְחִידָתִֽי׃ye.chi.da.TiH3173lifefrom the lionsמִ֝כְּפִירִ֗יםmi.ke.fi.RimH3715.
18I willgiveא֭וֹדְךָ'od.khaH3034You thanksH3034in the greatרָ֑בRavH7227congregationבְּקָהָ֣לbe.ka.HalH6951; I willpraiseאֲהַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃'a.Ha.Le.kaH1984You among a mightyעָצ֣וּם'a.TzumH6099throngבְּעַ֖םbe.'AmH5971.
19Do not let those who are wrongfullyשֶׁ֑קֶרShe.kerH8267my enemiesH340rejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055over me; Nor let thosewho hateשֹׂנְאַ֥יso.ne.'AiH8130me withoutH2600causeחִ֝נָּ֗םchi.NamH2600winkH7169maliciouslyעָֽיִן׃'A.yinH7169H5869.
20For they do not speakיְדַ֫בֵּ֥רוּye.Da.Be.ruH1696peaceשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965,But they deviseיַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃ya.cha.sho.VunH2803deceitfulמִ֝רְמוֹתMir.motH4820wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697againstוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921those whoH7282are quietH7282in the landאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776.
22You have seenרָאִ֣יתָהra.'I.tahH7200it, O Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,do not keepH2790silentתֶּחֱרַ֑שׁte.che.RashH2790;O Lordאֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,do not be farתִּרְחַ֥קtir.ChakH7368from me.
23Stirהָעִ֣ירָהha.'I.rahH5782up Yourself, and awakeH7019to my rightלְמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יle.mish.pa.TiH4941And to my causeלְרִיבִֽי׃le.ri.ViH7379,my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430and my Lordוַֽאדֹנָ֣יva.do.NaiH136.
24Judgeשָׁפְטֵ֣נִיsha.fe.Te.niH8199me, O Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,according to Your righteousnessכְ֭צִדְקְךָKhe.tzid.ke.khaH6664, Anddo not let them rejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055over me.
25Do not let them sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559in their heartבְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomH3820, “Ahaהֶאָ֣חhe.'AchH1889,our desireנַפְשֵׁ֑נוּnaf.She.nuH5315!”Do not let them sayיֹ֝אמְר֗וּyo.me.RuH559, “We haveswallowedבִּֽלַּעֲנֽוּהוּ׃Bi.la.'a.Nu.huH1104him up!”
26Letthose be ashamedיֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954and humiliatedוְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀ve.yach.pe.RuH2659altogetherH3164who rejoiceשְׂמֵחֵ֪יse.me.CheiH8056at my distressH7463; Let those beclothedיִֽלְבְּשׁוּ־yil.be.shu-H3847with shameבֹ֥שֶׁתVo.shetH1322and dishonorוּכְלִמָּ֑הu.khe.li.MahH3639whomagnifyהַֽמַּגְדִּילִ֥יםha.mag.di.LimH1431themselves overעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921me.
27Let themshoutיָרֹ֣נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442for joyH7442and rejoiceוְיִשְׂמְחוּ֮ve.yis.me.ChuH8055,whoH2655favorH2655my vindicationצִ֫דְקִ֥יtzid.KiH6664; Andlet them sayוְיֹאמְר֣וּve.yo.me.RuH559continuallyתָ֭מִידTa.midH8548, “The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068be magnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431,WhoH2655delightsH2655in the prosperityשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965of His servantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650.”
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