Psalms 18
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Psalms 18:20-36

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.
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