New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 18:2-50

2The LordH3068ismy rockסַֽלְעִ֥יsal.'IH5553andmy fortressוּמְצוּדָתִ֗יu.me.tzu.da.TiH4686and mysaviorוּמְפַ֫לְטִ֥יu.me.Fal.TiH6403,My Godאֵלִ֣י'e.LiH410,my rockצ֭וּרִיTzu.riH6697,in whom I takeאֶֽחֱסֶה־'e.che.seh-H2620refugeH2620; Myshieldמָֽגִנִּ֥יma.gi.NiH4043and thehornוְקֶֽרֶן־ve.ke.ren-H7161of my salvationיִ֝שְׁעִ֗יyish.'IH3468, mystrongholdמִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃mis.ga.BiH4869.

3I callאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121upon the LordH3068, who isworthy to be praisedמְ֭הֻלָּלMe.hu.lolH1984, And I amsavedאִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃'i.va.She.a'H3467from my enemiesH340.

4Theropesחֶבְלֵי־chev.lei-H2256of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194encompassedאֲפָפ֥וּנִי'a.fa.Fu.niH661me, And thetorrentsוְֽנַחֲלֵ֖יve.na.cha.LeiH5158ofdestructionבְלִיַּ֣עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100terrifiedיְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ye.Va.'a.Tu.niH1204me.

5TheropesH2256ofSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'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.HaiH430forH7768helpאֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ'a.Sha.Ve.a'H7768;He heardיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085my voiceקוֹלִ֑יko.LiH6963from His templeמֵהֵיכָל֣וֹme.hei.kha.LoH1964, And mycryוְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗יve.shav.'a.TiH7775forH7775helpH7775beforeלְפָנָ֤יו׀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 wasH2734angryH2734.

8Smokeעָשָׁ֨ן׀'a.ShanH6227wentH5927upH5927out of His nostrilsבְּאַפּ֗וֹbe.'a.PoH639, Andfireוְאֵשׁ־ve.'esh-H784from His mouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310was devouringתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398;Coalsגֶּ֝חָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513burnedבָּעֲר֥וּba.'a.RuH1197from it.

9He alsobowedH5186the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064downוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186lowH5186,and cameH3381downוַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.RadH3381With thickוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478His feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.

10He rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֣בvai.yir.KavH7392on acherubכְּ֭רוּבKe.ruvH3742and flewוַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'OfH5774;And He spedוַ֝יֵּ֗דֶאvai.Ye.de'H1675on thewingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

11He madeיָ֤שֶׁתYa.shetH7896darknessחֹ֨שֶׁךְ׀Cho.shekhH2822His hidingH5643placeH5643, Hiscanopyסֻכָּת֑וֹsu.ka.ToH5521aroundסְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יוse.vi.vo.TavH5439Him,DarknessH2825of watersמַ֝֗יִםMa.yimH4325,thickH5645cloudsעָבֵ֥י שְׁחָקִֽים׃'a.Vei she.cha.KimH5645 H7834.

12From thebrightnessמִנֹּ֗גַהּmi.No.gahH5051beforeנֶ֫גְדּ֥וֹneg.DoH5048Him passedעָבְר֑וּ'a.ve.RuH5674His thickעָבָ֥יו'a.VavH5645cloudsעָבֵ֥י'a.VeiH5645,Hailstonesבָּ֝רָ֗דba.RadH1259andcoalsוְגַֽחֲלֵי־ve.ga.cha.lei-H1513of fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

13The Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068alsothunderedוַיַּרְעֵ֬םvai.yar.'EmH7481in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,And the Mostוְ֭עֶלְיוֹןVe.'el.yonH5945HighH5945utteredיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414His voiceקֹל֑וֹko.LoH6963,HailstonesH1259and coalsH1513of fireH784.

14HesentH7971outH7971His arrowsחִ֭צָּיוChi.tzavH2671,and scatteredוַיְפִיצֵ֑םvay.fi.TzemH6327them,And lightningוּבְרָקִ֥יםu.ve.ra.KimH1300flashesH1300in abundanceH7227, androutedוַיְהֻמֵּֽם׃vay.hu.MemH2000them.

15Then thechannelsאֲפִ֥יקֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of waterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325appearedוַיֵּ֤רָא֨וּ׀vai.Ye.ra.'UH7200,And the foundationsH4144of the worldתֵּ֫בֵ֥לte.VelH8398were exposedוַֽיִּגָּלוּ֮vai.yi.ga.LuH1540By Yourrebukeמִגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣mi.ga.'a.Ra.te.khaH1606, Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,At the blastמִ֝נִּשְׁמַ֗תmi.nish.MatH5397of thebreathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Your nostrilsאַפֶּֽךָ׃'a.Pe.khaH639.

16Hesentיִשְׁלַ֣חyish.LachH7971from on highמִ֭מָּרוֹםMi.ma.romH4791,He tookיִקָּחֵ֑נִיyi.ka.Che.niH3947me;He drewH4871me outH4871ofmanyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersH4325.

17Hesavedיַצִּילֵ֗נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337me from my strongעָ֑ז'AzH5794enemyH340,And from those who hatedוּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗יu.mi.so.ne.'AiH8130me, for they weretooמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480mightyאָמְצ֥וּ'a.me.TzuH553for me.

18They confrontedיְקַדְּמ֥וּנִיye.ka.de.Mu.niH6923me inthe dayבְיוֹם־ve.yom-H3117of my disasterאֵידִ֑י'ei.DiH343, Butthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was my supportלְמִשְׁעָ֣ןle.mish.'AnH4937.

19He also broughtH3318me outH3318into anopenH4800placeלַמֶּרְחָ֑בla.mer.ChavH4800;He rescuedיְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִיye.cha.le.Tze.niH2502me, becauseכִּ֘יkiH3588He delightedחָ֥פֵֽץCha.fetzH2654in me.

20The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hasrewardedיִגְמְלֵ֣נִיyig.me.Le.niH1580me according to my righteousnessכְּצִדְקִ֑יke.tzid.KiH6664; According to thecleannessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of my handsיָ֝דַ֗יya.DaiH3027He has repaidיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725me.

21For I havekeptשָׁ֭מַרְתִּיSha.mar.tiH8104the waysדַּרְכֵ֣יdar.KheiH1870of the LordH3068, And havenot actedH7561wickedlyרָ֝שַׁ֗עְתִּיra.Sha'.tiH7561againstH4480my Godמֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃me.'e.lo.HaiH430.

22For allכָל־khol-H3605His judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יוmish.pa.TavH4941were beforeלְנֶגְדִּ֑יle.neg.DiH5048me,And I did not putH5493awayH5493Hisstatutesוְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708from me.

23I was alsoblamelessתָמִ֣יםta.MimH8549with Him, And Ikeptוָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗רva.'esh.ta.MerH8104myself from my wrongdoingמֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃me.'a.vo.NiH5771.

24Therefore the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hasrepaidוַיָּֽשֶׁב־vai.ya.shev-H7725me according to my righteousnessכְצִדְקִ֑יkhe.tzid.KiH6664,According to the cleannessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of my handsיָ֝דַ֗יya.DaiH3027in His eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

25Withthe faithfulחָסִ֥ידcha.SidH2623You showתִּתְחַסָּ֑דtit.cha.SadH2616Yourself faithfulH2616; With theblamelessתָּ֝מִ֗יםta.MimH8549You proveH8552Yourself blamelessתִּתַּמָּֽם׃ti.ta.MamH8552;

26With the pureH1305You showH1305YourselfpureH1305,And with the crookedעִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ'i.KeshH6141You showתִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃tit.pa.TalH6617YourselfastuteH6617.

27For Yousaveתוֹשִׁ֑יעַto.Shi.a'H3467an afflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041peopleעַם־'am-H5971,But You humiliateתַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃tash.PilH8213haughtyרָמ֣וֹתra.MotH7311eyesוְעֵינַ֖יִםve.'ei.Na.yimH5869.

28For Youlightתָּאִ֣ירta.'IrH215my lampנֵרִ֑יne.RiH5216;The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430illuminesיַגִּ֥יהַּya.Gi.ahH5050my darknessחָשְׁכִּֽי׃cha.she.KiH2822.

29For by You I canrunאָרֻ֣ץ'a.RutzH7323at atroopH1416ofH1416warriorsH1416;And by my GodH430I canleapאֲדַלֶּג־'a.da.leg-H1801over a wallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791.

30As for Godהָאֵל֮ha.'ElH410,His wayדַּ֫רְכּ֥וֹdar.KoH1870isblamelessתָּמִ֪יםta.MimH8549; Thewordאִמְרַֽת־'im.rat-H565of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is refinedצְרוּפָ֑הtze.ru.FahH6884; He is ashieldמָגֵ֥ןma.GenH4043to allלְכֹ֤ל׀le.KholH3605who takeהַחֹסִ֬יםha.cho.SimH2620refugeH2620in Him.

31Forwhoמִ֣יmiH4310is Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433,but the LordH3068?And whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310is arockצ֝֗וּרTzurH6697,exceptזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,

32The Godהָ֭אֵלHa.'elH410whoencirclesהַמְאַזְּרֵ֣נִיham.'a.ze.Re.niH247me with strengthחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428, Andmakesוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414my wayדַּרְכִּֽי׃dar.KiH1870blamelessתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549?

33Hemakesמְשַׁוֶּ֣הme.sha.VehH7737my feetרַ֭גְלַיRag.laiH7272like deer’sכָּאַיָּל֑וֹתka.'ai.ya.LotH355feet, Andsetsיַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ya.'a.mi.De.niH5975me up on my highבָּ֝מֹתַ֗יba.mo.TaiH1116placesH1116.

34Hetrainsמְלַמֵּ֣דme.la.MedH3925my handsיָ֭דַיYa.daiH3027for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,So that my armsזְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃ze.ro.'o.TaiH2220canbendוְֽנִחֲתָ֥הve.ni.cha.TahH5181a bowקֶֽשֶׁת־ke.shet-H7198of bronzeנְ֝חוּשָׁ֗הne.chu.ShahH5154.

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 wereH3201not ableיֻ֣כְלוּYukh.luH3201to riseק֑וּםKumH6965;They fellיִ֝פְּל֗וּyi.pe.LuH5307underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478my feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272.

39For You haveencircledוַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִיva.te.'a.ze.Re.niH247me with strengthחַ֭יִלCha.yilH2428for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;You have forced those who roseק֑וּםKumH6965upקָמַ֣יka.MaiH6965against meto bowתַּכְרִ֖יעַtakh.Ri.a'H3766downH3766underH8478me.

40You have also madeH5414my enemiesH340turnH5414their backsעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203to me, And Idestroyedאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃'atz.mi.TemH6789those who hatedוּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗יu.me.san.'AiH8130me.

41They criedH7768forH7768helpיְשַׁוְּע֥וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768,but thereH369wasH369noH369oneH369to saveמוֹשִׁ֑יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467, They criedto the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, butHe did not answerעָנָֽם׃'a.NamH6030them.

42Then I beatH7833them fineH7833like thedustכְּעָפָ֥רke.'a.FarH6083beforeפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H5921 H6440the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307;I emptiedH7385them outH7385like the mudכְּטִ֖יטke.TitH2916of the streetsחוּצ֣וֹתchu.TzotH2351.

43You have rescuedתְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮te.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 H5236pretendH3584toH3584obeyH3584me.

45ForeignersH1121 H5236loseH5034heartH5034, 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.

48Herescuesמְפַלְּטִ֗יme.fa.le.TiH6403me from my enemiesH340;You indeedאַ֣ף'afH637liftתְּרוֹמְמֵ֑נִיte.ro.Me.niH7311me aboveמִן־min-H4480those who riseH6965upH6965against me;You rescueתַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ta.tzi.Le.niH5337me from aviolentחָ֝מָ֗סcha.MasH2555manמֵאִ֥ישׁme.'IshH376.

49Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֤ן׀'al- kenH5921 H3651I willgiveאוֹדְךָ֖'od.KhaH3034thanksH3034to You among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֥ם׀va.go.YimH1471, Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, And I willsingאֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃'a.za.Me.rahH2167praisesH2167to Your nameוּלְשִׁמְךָ֥u.le.shim.KhaH8034.

50He givesH1431greatמַגְדִּיל֮mig.dolH1431salvationיְשׁוּע֪וֹתye.shu.'otH3444to His kingמַ֫לְכּ֥וֹmal.KoH4428,And showsוְעֹ֤שֶׂהve.'O.sehH6213faithfulnessחֶ֨סֶד׀Che.sedH2617toHis anointedלִמְשִׁיח֗וֹlim.shi.ChoH4899,To Davidלְדָוִ֥דle.da.VidH1732and hisdescendantsוּלְזַרְע֗וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

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