A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David.
1I willexaltאֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣'a.ro.mi.KhaH7311You, Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068, for You haveliftedדִלִּיתָ֑נִיdi.li.Ta.niH1802me up, And have not let myenemiesH340rejoiceשִׂמַּ֖חְתָּsi.Mach.taH8055over me.
2LordH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430, IcriedH7768to You forH7768helpשִׁוַּ֥עְתִּיshi.Va'.tiH7768, and Youhealedוַתִּרְפָּאֵֽנִי׃va.tir.pa.'E.niH7495me.
3LordH3068, You havebroughtH5927upH5927my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315fromSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585;You have keptH2421me aliveחִ֝יִּיתַ֗נִיchi.yi.Ta.niH2421, that I would notgoH3381downH3381to the pitבֽוֹר׃vorH953.
4Singזַמְּר֣וּza.me.RuH2167praiseH2167to the LordH3068, youHis godlyH2623onesH2623, Andpraiseוְ֝הוֹד֗וּve.ho.DuH3034the mentionלְזֵ֣כֶרle.Ze.kherH2143of His holinessקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944.
5ForHis angerבְּאַפּוֹ֮be.'a.PoH639is but for a momentרֶ֨גַע׀Re.ga'H7281, Hisfavorבִּרְצ֫וֹנ֥וֹbir.Tzo.NoH7522is for a lifetimeH2425;Weepingבֶּ֗כִיBe.khiH1065maylastיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885for the nightבָּ֭עֶרֶבBa.'e.revH6153,But a shoutרִנָּֽה׃ri.NahH7440ofH7440joyH7440comesin the morningוְלַבֹּ֥קֶרve.la.Bo.kerH1242.
6Now as for me, I saidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559in my prosperityבְשַׁלְוִ֑יve.shal.ViH7959, “I willneverבַּל־ לְעוֹלָֽם׃bal- le.'o.LamH1077H5769be movedאֶמּ֥וֹט'e.MotH4131.”
7Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,by Your favorבִּרְצוֹנְךָ֮bir.tzon.KhaH7522You have made my mountainH2022to standהֶעֱמַ֪דְתָּהhe.'e.Mad.tahH5975strongעֹ֥ז'ozH5797; Youhidהִסְתַּ֥רְתָּhis.Tar.taH5641Your faceפָנֶ֗יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440,I wasH926dismayedH926.
8To You, Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,I calledאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121,And to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068I pleadedH2603forH2603compassionH2603:
9“Whatמַה־mah-H4100gainבֶּ֥צַעBe.tza'H1215is there in my bloodבְּדָמִי֮be.da.MiH1818, if IgoH3381downH3381to the pitשָׁ֥חַתSha.chatH7845? Will thedustעָפָ֑ר'a.FarH6083praiseהֲיוֹדְךָ֥ha.yod.KhaH3034You? Will it declareהֲיַגִּ֥ידha.ya.GidH5046Your faithfulnessאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH571?
10“Hearשְׁמַע־she.ma'-H8085, Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,and beH2603graciousH2603to me;Lordיְ֝הוָהYah.wehH3068, be myhelperעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826.”
11You have turnedהָפַ֣כְתָּha.Fakh.taH2015my mourningמִסְפְּדִי֮mis.pe.DiH4553into dancingלְמָח֪וֹלle.ma.CholH4234for me; You haveuntiedפִּתַּ֥חְתָּpi.Tach.taH6605my sackclothשַׂקִּ֑יsa.KiH8242and encircledוַֽתְּאַזְּרֵ֥נִיva.te.'a.ze.Re.niH247me withjoyשִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahH8057,
12That mysoulכָ֭בוֹדKha.VodH3519may singיְזַמֶּרְךָ֣ye.za.mer.KhaH2167praiseH2167to You and not beH1826silentיִדֹּ֑םyi.DomH1826.Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430, I willgiveאוֹדֶֽךָּ׃'o.De.kaH3034thanksH3034to You foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769.
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