1In You, Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,I have takenH2620refugeחָסִ֑יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620;Let me neverאַל־ לְעוֹלָֽם׃'al- le.'o.LamH408H5769be putH954toH954shameH954.
2In Your righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתְךָ֗be.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666rescueתַּצִּילֵ֥נִיta.tzi.Le.niH5337me and saveוּֽתְפַלְּטֵ֑נִיu.te.fa.le.Te.niH6403me;Extendהַטֵּֽה־ha.teh-H5186Your earאָ֝זְנְךָ֗'a.ze.ne.khaH241to me and helpוְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃ve.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me.
3Be to me a rockלְצ֥וּרle.TzurH6697ofdwellingמָע֡וֹןma.'onH4583to which I may continuallyתָּמִ֗ידta.MidH8548comeלָב֗וֹאla.Vo'H935;You have givenH6680thecommandmentH6680to saveלְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִיle.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me, For You aremy rockסַלְעִ֖יsal.'IH5553and my fortressוּמְצוּדָתִ֣יu.me.tzu.da.TiH4686.
4Saveפַּ֭לְּטֵנִיPa.le.te.niH6403me, my Godאֱֽלֹהַ֗י'elo.HaiH430,from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563, From thegraspמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709of the wrongdoerמְעַוֵּ֣לme.'a.VelH5765and the ruthlessוְחוֹמֵץ׃ve.cho.metzH2556,
5For You are myhopeתִקְוָתִ֑יtik.va.TiH8615;Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, You are myconfidenceמִבְטַחִ֥יmiv.ta.ChiH4009from my youthמִנְּעוּרָֽי׃mi.ne.'u.RaiH5271.
6I haveleanedנִסְמַ֬כְתִּיnis.Makh.tiH5564on You sinceH4480mybirthH990; You are He whotookגוֹזִ֑יgo.ZiH1491me from my mother’sאִ֭מִּי'I.miH517wombמִבֶּ֗טֶןmi.Be.tenH990; Mypraiseתְהִלָּתִ֣יte.hi.la.TiH8416is continuallyתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548of You.
7I have becomeהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961amarvelכְּ֭מוֹפֵתKe.mo.fetH4159to manyלְרַבִּ֑יםle.ra.BimH7227, For You aremy strongעֹֽז׃'OzH5797refugeמַֽחֲסִי־ma.cha.si-H4268.
8Mymouthפִ֭יfiH6310is filledיִמָּ֣לֵאyi.Ma.le'H4390with Your praiseתְּהִלָּתֶ֑ךָte.hi.la.Te.khaH8416And withYour gloryתִּפְאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃tif.'ar.Te.khaH8597allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117long.
9Do not castתַּ֭שְׁלִיכֵנִיTash.li.khe.niH7993me awayH7993at thetimeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256of myoldזִקְנָ֑הzik.NahH2209ageH2209;Do not abandonתַּעַזְבֵֽנִי׃ta.'az.Ve.niH5800me when my strengthכֹּ֝חִ֗יko.ChiH3581failsכִּכְל֥וֹתkikh.LotH3615.
10For my enemiesH340have spokenאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559against me; And those whowatchוְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יve.sho.me.ReiH8104for mylifeנַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315have consultedנוֹעֲצ֥וּno.'a.TzuH3289togetherH3164,
11Sayingלֵ֭אמֹרLe.morH559, “Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430has abandonedעֲזָב֑וֹa.za.VoH5800him;Pursueרִֽדְפ֥וּrid.FuH7291and seizeוְ֝תִפְשׂ֗וּהוּve.tif.Su.huH8610him, for thereH369isH369noH369oneH369to saveמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337him.”
12Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,do not beH7368farתִּרְחַ֣קtir.ChakH7368from me;My Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,hurryחֽוּשָׁה׃Chu.shahH2363to my aidלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833!
13May those who are enemiesשֹׂטְנֵ֪יso.te.NeiH7853of my soulנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315beputH954toH954shameH954andconsumedיִכְלוּ֮yikh.LuH3615; May they becoveredיַֽעֲט֣וּya.'a.TuH5844with disgraceחֶ֭רְפָּהCher.pahH2781and dishonorוּכְלִמָּ֑הu.khe.li.MahH3639, whoseekמְ֝בַקְשֵׁ֗יme.vak.SheiH1245to injureH7463me.
14But as for me, I willwaitאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176continuallyתָּמִ֣ידta.MidH8548, And willpraiseתְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃te.hi.la.Te.khaH8416You yetH3254moreH3254and moreH3254.
15Mymouthפִּ֤י׀piH6310shall tellיְסַפֵּ֬רye.sa.PerH5608of Your righteousnessצִדְקָתֶ֗ךָtzid.ka.Te.chaH6666And ofYour salvationתְּשׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָte.shu.'a.Te.khaH8668allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117long; For Ido not knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045the artH5615ofH5615writingH5615.
16I will comeאָב֗וֹא'a.Vo'H935with the mightyבִּ֭גְבֻרוֹתBig.vu.rotH1369deedsH1369of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068; I willmakeH2142mentionH2142of Your righteousnessצִדְקָתְךָ֣tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666,Yours aloneלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃le.va.De.khaH905.
17Godאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430, Youhave taughtלִמַּדְתַּ֥נִיli.mad.Ta.niH3925me from my youthמִנְּעוּרָ֑יmi.ne.'u.RaiH5271,And I stillוְעַד־ הֵ֝֗נָּהve.'ad- He.nahH5704H2008declareאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046Your wondrousH6381deedsH6381.
18And evenוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571whenעַד־'ad-H5704I amoldזִקְנָ֨ה׀zik.NahH2209and grayוְשֵׂיבָה֮ve.sei.VahH7872,Godאֱלֹהִ֪ים'E.lo.HimH430,do not abandonתַּעַ֫זְבֵ֥נִיta.'Az.Ve.niH5800me,Untilעַד־'ad-H5704Ideclareאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046Yourstrengthזְרוֹעֲךָ֣ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220to thisgenerationלְד֑וֹרle.DorH1755,Your powerגְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.ra.Te.khaH1369to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605who are to comeיָ֝ב֗וֹאya.Vo'H935.
19For Yourrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666,Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430, reaches to theheavensמָ֫ר֥וֹםma.RomH4791,You whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834havedoneעָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.taH6213greatגְדֹל֑וֹתge.do.LotH1419thingsH1419;Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430,whoמִ֣יmiH4310is likeכָמֽוֹךָ׃kha.Mo.khaH3644You?
20You whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834haveshownהִרְאִיתַ֨נִיhir.'i.Ta.niH7200me manyרַבּ֗וֹתra.BotH7227troublesצָר֥וֹתtza.RotH6869and distressesH7463Willreviveתְּחַיֵּ֑ינִיte.chai.Yei.niH2421me againתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725,And will bringתַּעֲלֵֽנִי׃ta.'a.Le.niH5927me upH5927againתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725from the depthsוּֽמִתְּהֹמ֥וֹתu.mi.te.ho.MotH8415of the earthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776.
21May You increaseתֶּ֤רֶב׀Te.revH7235mygreatnessגְּֽדֻלָּתִ֗יge.du.la.TiH1420And turnוְתִסֹּ֥בve.ti.SoH5437tocomfortתְּֽנַחֲמֵֽנִי׃Te.na.cha.Me.niH5162me.
22I will alsoגַּם־gam-H1571praiseאוֹדְךָ֣'od.KhaH3034You witha harpנֶבֶל֮ne.VelH5035, And Yourtruthאֲמִתְּךָ֪'a.mi.te.KhaH571,my Godאֱלֹ֫הָ֥י'e.Lo.HaiH430;I will singH2167praisesH2167to You with thelyreבְכִנּ֑וֹרve.khi.NorH3658,Holyקְ֝ד֗וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
23My lipsשְׂ֭פָתַיSe.fa.taiH8193willshoutH7442forH7442joyתְּרַנֵּ֣נָּ֣הte.ran.Ne.NahH7442whenכִּ֣יkiH3588I singH2167praisesH2167to You; And mysoulוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יve.naf.ShiH5315,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have redeemedפָּדִֽיתָ׃pa.Di.taH6299.
24Mytongueלְשׁוֹנִ֗יle.sho.NiH3956alsoגַּם־gam-H1571will tellתֶּהְגֶּ֣הteh.GehH1897of Your righteousnessצִדְקָתֶ֑ךָtzid.ka.Te.chaH6666allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117long; For they areputH954toH954shameH954,for they are humiliatedחָ֝פְר֗וּcha.fe.RuH2659who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֥יme.vak.SheiH1245my harmH7463.
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