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?”
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