1Now Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of thisH2088songהַשִּׁירָ֣הha.shi.RahH7892to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068on the dayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117that the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068had savedהִצִּ֨ילhi.TzilH5337him from thehandמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of allכָּל־kol-H3605his enemiesH340and from thehandוּמִכַּ֥ףu.mi.KafH3709of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.
2He saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068is myrockסַֽלְעִ֥יsal.'IH5553and my fortressוּמְצֻדָתִ֖יu.me.tzu.da.TiH4686and my delivererוּמְפַלְטִי־u.me.fal.ti-H6403;
3My Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430,my rockצוּרִ֖יtzu.RiH6697,in whom I takeאֶחֱסֶה־'e.che.seh-H2620refugeH2620, Myshieldמָגִנִּ֞יma.gi.NiH4043andthe hornוְקֶ֣רֶןve.Ke.renH7161of my salvationיִשְׁעִ֗יyish.'IH3468,my strongholdמִשְׂגַּבִּי֙mis.ga.BiH4869andmy refugeוּמְנוּסִ֔יu.me.nu.SiH4498;My saviorמֹשִׁעִ֕יmo.shi.'IH3467,You saveתֹּשִׁעֵֽנִי׃to.shi.'E.niH3467me from violenceמֵחָמָ֖סme.cha.MasH2555.
4I callאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121upon the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,who is worthy to be praisedמְהֻלָּ֖לme.hu.LalH1984,And I am savedאִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃'i.va.She.a'H3467from my enemiesH340.
7In my distressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862I calledאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121upon the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Yes, I calledאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121outH7121to my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430;And from His templeמֵהֵֽיכָלוֹ֙me.hei.kha.LoH1964He heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085my voiceקוֹלִ֔יko.LiH6963,And my cryוְשַׁוְעָתִ֖יve.shav.'a.TiH7775forH7775helpH7775cameinto His earsבְּאָזְנָֽיו׃be.'a.ze.NavH241.
8Thenthe earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַיִּתְגָּעַ֤שׁvat.ga.'ashH1607and quakedוַתִּרְעַשׁ֙va.tir.'AshH7493,The foundationsH4144of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064were tremblingיִרְגָּ֑זוּyir.Ga.zuH7264And were shakenוַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּvai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588He wasH2734angryH2734.
9Smokeעָשָׁן֙'a.ShanH6227wentH5927upH5927out of His nostrilsבְּאַפּ֔וֹbe.'a.PoH639,And fireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784from His mouthמִפִּ֖יוmi.PivH6310was devouringתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398;Coalsגֶּחָלִ֖יםge.cha.LimH1513were kindledבָּעֲר֥וּba.'a.RuH1197by it.
10He also bowedH5186the heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064downH5186lowH5186,and cameH3381downוַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.RadH3381Withthickוַעֲרָפֶ֖לva.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478His feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.
11He rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֥בvai.yir.KavH7392on a cherubכְּר֖וּבke.RuvH3742and flewוַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'OfH5774; Heappearedוַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'H7200onthe wingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
12He madeוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896darknessחֹ֛שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822canopiesסֻכּ֑וֹתsu.KotH5521aroundסְבִיבֹתָ֖יוse.vi.vo.TavH5439Him,A massחַֽשְׁרַת־chash.rat-H2841of watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,thickH5645cloudsעָבֵ֥י'a.VeiH5645of the skyשְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834.
13From the brightnessמִנֹּ֖גַהּmi.No.gahH5051beforeנֶגְדּ֑וֹneg.DoH5048HimCoalsגַּחֲלֵי־ga.cha.lei-H1513of fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784were kindledבָּעֲר֖וּba.'a.RuH1197.
14The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068thunderedיַרְעֵ֥םyar.'EmH7481from heavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,And the Mostוְעֶלְי֖וֹןve.'el.YonH5945HighH5945utteredיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414His voiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963.
15And He shotוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971arrowsחִצִּ֖יםchi.TzimH2671and scatteredוַיְפִיצֵ֑םvay.fi.TzemH6327them,Lightningבָּרָ֖קba.RakH1300, androutedוַיָּהֹֽם׃vai.ye.hu.memH2000them.
16Then the channelsאֲפִ֣קֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of the seaיָ֔םYamH3220appearedוַיֵּֽרָאוּ֙vai.ye.ra.'UH7200,The foundationsH4144of the worldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398were exposedיִגָּל֖וּyi.ga.LuH1540By the rebukeבְּגַעֲרַ֣תbe.ga.'a.RatH1606of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,From the blastמִנִּשְׁמַ֖תmi.nish.MatH5397of the breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of His nostrilsאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.
17He sentיִשְׁלַ֥חyish.LachH7971from on highמִמָּר֖וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791,He tookיִקָּחֵ֑נִיyi.ka.Che.niH3947me;He drewH4871me outH4871of manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersמִמַּ֥יִםmi.Ma.yimH4325.
18He rescuedיַצִּילֵ֕נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337me from my strongעָ֑ז'AzH5794enemyH340,From those who hatedמִשֹּׂ֣נְאַ֔יmi.So.ne.'AiH8130me, for they wereH553tooמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480strongאָמְצ֖וּ'a.me.TzuH553for me.
19They confrontedיְקַדְּמֻ֖נִיye.ka.de.Mu.niH6923me on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of my disasterאֵידִ֑י'ei.DiH343,But the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was my supportמִשְׁעָ֖ןmish.'AnH4937.
20He also broughtH3318me outH3318into an openH4800placeלַמֶּרְחָ֖בla.mer.ChavH4800;He rescuedיְחַלְּצֵ֖נִיye.cha.le.Tze.niH2502me,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588He delightedחָ֥פֵֽץCha.fetzH2654in me.
21The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has treatedיִגְמְלֵ֥נִיyig.me.Le.niH1580me in accordance with my righteousnessכְּצִדְקָתִ֑יke.tzid.ka.TiH6666;In accordance with the cleanlinessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of my handsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027He has repaidיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725me.
22For I have keptשָׁמַ֖רְתִּיsha.Mar.tiH8104the waysדַּרְכֵ֣יdar.KheiH1870of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,And have not actedH7561wickedlyרָשַׁ֖עְתִּיra.Sha'.tiH7561againstH4480my Godמֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃me.'e.lo.HaiH430.
23For allכָל־khol-H3605His ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוmish.po.toH4941werebeforeלְנֶגְדִּ֑יle.neg.DiH5048me, And as forHis statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708,I did not deviateאָס֥וּר'a.SurH5493from them.
24I was alsoblamelessתָמִ֖יםta.MimH8549toward Him,And I have keptוָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָ֖הva.'esh.ta.me.RahH8104myself from my wrongdoingמֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃me.'a.vo.NiH5771.
25So the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has repaidוַיָּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725me in accordance with my righteousnessכְּצִדְקָתִ֑יke.tzid.ka.TiH6666,In accordance with my cleanlinessכְּבֹרִ֖יke.vo.RiH1252beforeלְנֶ֥גֶדle.Ne.gedH5048His eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.
26With the one who isfaithfulחָסִ֖ידcha.SidH2623You showתִּתְחַסָּ֑דtit.cha.SadH2616Yourself faithfulH2616, With theblamelessתָּמִ֖יםta.MimH8549one You proveH8552Yourselfblamelessתִּתַּמָּֽם׃ti.ta.MamH8552;
27With the one who ispureH1305You showH1305Yourself pureH1305,But with the pervertedעִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshH6141Youshowתִּתַּפָּֽל׃ti.ta.PalH6617Yourself astuteH6617.
28And You saveתּוֹשִׁ֑יעַto.Shi.a'H3467an afflictedעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971;But Your eyesוְעֵינֶ֖יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869are on the haughtyרָמִ֥יםra.MimH7311whomYou humiliateתַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃tash.PilH8213.
29For You are my lampנֵירִ֖יnei.RiH5216, Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;And the Lordוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068illuminatesיַגִּ֥יהַּya.Gi.ahH5050my darknessחָשְׁכִּֽי׃cha.she.KiH2822.
30For by You I can runאָר֣וּץ'a.RutzH7323at atroopH1416ofH1416warriorsH1416;By my Godבֵּאלֹהַ֖יbe.lo.HaiH430I can leapאֲדַלֶּג־'a.da.leg-H1801over a wallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791.
31As for Godהָאֵ֖לha.'ElH410,His wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870isblamelessתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549;The wordאִמְרַ֤ת'im.RatH565of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is refinedצְרוּפָ֔הtze.ru.FahH6884;He is a shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605who takeH2620refugeהַחֹסִ֥יםha.cho.SimH2620in Him.
32For whoמִי־mi-H4310is Godאֵ֖ל'elH410,exceptמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יmi.bal.'a.DeiH1107the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?And whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310is a rockצ֖וּרtzurH6697,exceptמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֥יmi.bal.'a.DeiH1107our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?
33Godהָאֵ֥לha.'ElH410is my strongחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428fortressמָעוּזִּ֖יma.'u.ZiH4581; And Hesetsוַיַּתֵּ֥רvai.ya.TerH5425theblamelessתָּמִ֖יםta.MimH8549onHis wayדַּרְכִּֽי׃dar.kiH1870.
34He makesמְשַׁוֶּ֥הme.sha.VehH7737my feetרַגְלַ֖יrag.liH7272like deer’sכָּאַיָּל֑וֹתka.'ai.ya.LotH355feet,And setsיַעֲמִדֵֽנִי׃ya.'a.mi.De.niH5975me on my highבָּמוֹתַ֖יba.mo.TaiH1116placesH1116.
35He trainsמְלַמֵּ֥דme.la.MedH3925my handsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,So that my armsזְרֹעֹתָֽי׃ze.ro.'o.TaiH2220can bendוְנִחַ֥תve.ni.ChatH5181a bowקֶֽשֶׁת־ke.shet-H7198of bronzeנְחוּשָׁ֖הne.chu.ShahH5154.
36You have also givenוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414methe shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of Your salvationיִשְׁעֶ֑ךָyish.'E.khaH3468, And Yourhelpוַעֲנֹתְךָ֖va.'a.no.te.KhaH6038makesתַּרְבֵּֽנִי׃tar.Be.niH7235me greatH7235.
37You enlargeתַּרְחִ֥יבtar.ChivH7337my stepsצַעֲדִ֖יtza.'a.DiH6806underתַּחְתֵּ֑נִיtach.Te.niH8478me, And myfeetקַרְסֻלָּֽי׃kar.su.LaiH7166have not slippedמָעֲד֖וּma.'a.DuH4571.
38I pursuedאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה'er.de.FahH7291my enemiesH340andeliminatedוָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑םva.'ash.mi.DemH8045them,And I did not turnH7725backH7725untilעַד־'ad-H5704they were finishedH3615offH3615.
39And I have devouredוָאֲכַלֵּ֥םva.'a.kha.LemH3615them and smashedוָאֶמְחָצֵ֖םva.'em.cha.TzemH4272them, so that they would not riseיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6965; Andthey fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478my feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272.
40For You have encircledH247me withH247strengthחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421; You have forcedthose who roseקָמַ֖יka.MaiH6965upH6965against me to bowתַּכְרִ֥יעַtakh.Ri.a'H3766downH3766underתַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃tach.Te.niH8478me.
41You have alsomadeH5414my enemiesH340turnH5414theirbacksעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203to me, And Idestroyedוָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃va.'atz.mi.TemH6789those who hatedמְשַׂנְאַ֖יme.san.'AiH8130me.
42They lookedיִשְׁע֖וּyish.'UH8159,but thereH369wasH369noH369oneH369to saveמֹשִׁ֑יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467them; Evento the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,but He did not answerעָנָֽם׃'a.NamH6030them.
43Then I pulverizedוְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖םve.'esh.cha.KemH7833them as the dustכַּעֲפַר־ka.'a.far-H6083of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;I crushedאֲדִקֵּ֖ם'a.di.KemH1854andtrampledאֶרְקָעֵֽם׃'er.ka.'EmH7554them like the mudכְּטִיט־ke.tit-H2916of the streetsחוּצ֥וֹתchu.TzotH2351.
44You have also savedוַֽתְּפַלְּטֵ֔נִיva.te.fa.le.Te.niH6403me from the contentionsמֵרִיבֵ֖יme.ri.VeiH7379of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971;You have keptתִּשְׁמְרֵ֙נִי֙tish.me.Re.niH8104me as headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471;A peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971I have not knownיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045serveיַעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.
45Foreignersבְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖רbe.Nei ne.KharH1121H5236pretendH3584toH3584obeyH3584me;As soon as they hearלִשְׁמ֥וֹעַ אֹ֖זֶןlish.Mo.a' 'O.zenH241H8085,they obeyיִשָּׁ֥מְעוּyi.Sha.me.'uH8085me.
46Foreignersבְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖רbe.Nei ne.KharH1121H5236loseH5034heartH5034, AndcomeH2727tremblingH2727out of their fortressesמִמִּסְגְּרוֹתָֽם׃mi.mis.ge.ro.TamH4526.
47The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,and blessedוּבָר֣וּךְu.va.RukhH1288be my Rockצוּרִ֑יtzu.RiH6697;And exaltedוְיָרֻ֕םve.ya.RumH7311bemy Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430,the rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697of my salvationיִשְׁעִֽי׃yish.'IH3468,
49Who also bringsH3318me outH3318from my enemiesH340;You also raiseתְּר֣וֹמְמֵ֔נִיte.Ro.Me.niH7311me aboveH4480those who riseוּמִקָּמַי֙u.mi.ka.MaiH6965upH6965against me;You rescueתַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ta.tzi.Le.niH5337me from the violentחֲמָסִ֖יםcha.ma.SimH2555personמֵאִ֥ישׁme.'IshH376.
50Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921H3651I willgiveאוֹדְךָ֥'od.KhaH3034thanksH3034to You, Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471,And I will singאֲזַמֵּֽר׃'a.za.MerH2167praisesH2167to Your nameוּלְשִׁמְךָ֖u.le.shim.KhaH8034.
51He isa towerH4023ofsalvationיְשׁוּע֣וֹתye.shu.'otH3444toHis kingמַלְכּ֑וֹmal.KoH4428, Andshowsוְעֹֽשֶׂה־ve.'o.seh-H6213favorחֶ֧סֶדChe.sedH2617to His anointedלִמְשִׁיח֛וֹlim.shi.ChoH4899,To Davidלְדָוִ֥דle.da.VidH1732and hisdescendantsוּלְזַרְע֖וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ פ'ad- o.LamH5704H5769.”
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