1And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of this songהַשִּׁירָ֣הha.shi.RahH7892in the dayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117thatYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068had deliveredהִצִּ֨ילhi.TzilH5337him out of the handמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of all his enemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341,and out of the handוּמִכַּ֥ףu.mi.KafH3709of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586:
2And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068ismy rockסַֽלְעִ֥יsal.'IH5553,and my fortressוּמְצֻדָתִ֖יu.me.tzu.da.TiH4686,and my delivererוּמְפַלְטִי־u.me.fal.ti-H6403;
3The Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of my rockצוּרִ֖יtzu.RiH6697;in him will I trustאֶחֱסֶה־'e.che.seh-H2620: he ismy shieldמָגִנִּ֞יma.gi.NiH4043,and the hornוְקֶ֣רֶןve.Ke.renH7161of my salvationיִשְׁעִ֗יyish.'IH3468,my high towerמִשְׂגַּבִּי֙mis.ga.BiH4869,and my refugeוּמְנוּסִ֔יu.me.nu.SiH4498,my saviourמֹשִׁעִ֕יmo.shi.'IH3467;thou savestתֹּשִׁעֵֽנִי׃to.shi.'E.niH3467me from violenceמֵחָמָ֖סme.cha.MasH2555.
4I will callאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121on Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, who isworthy to be praisedמְהֻלָּ֖לme.hu.LalH1984:so shall I be savedאִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃'i.va.She.a'H3467from mine enemiesוּמֵאֹיְבַ֖יu.me.'o.ye.VaiH341.
5When the wavesמִשְׁבְּרֵי־mish.be.rei-H4867of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194compassedאֲפָפֻ֖נִי'a.fa.Fu.niH661me, the floodsנַחֲלֵ֥יna.cha.LeiH5158of ungodly menבְלִיַּ֖עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100made me afraidיְבַעֲתֻֽנִי׃ye.va.'a.Tu.niH1204;
6The sorrowsחֶבְלֵ֥יchev.LeiH2256of hellשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585compassed me aboutסַבֻּ֑נִיsa.Bu.niH5437;the snaresמֹֽקְשֵׁי־mo.ke.shei-H4170of deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194preventedקִדְּמֻ֖נִיki.de.Mu.niH6923me;
7In my distressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862I calledאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121upon Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and criedאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121to my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430:and he did hearוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085my voiceקוֹלִ֔יko.LiH6963out of his templeמֵהֵֽיכָלוֹ֙me.hei.kha.LoH1964,and my cryוְשַׁוְעָתִ֖יve.shav.'a.TiH7775did enterinto his earsבְּאָזְנָֽיו׃be.'a.ze.NavH241.
8Then the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַיִּתְגָּעַ֤שׁvat.ga.'ashH1607and trembledוַתִּרְעַשׁ֙va.tir.'AshH7493;the foundationsמוֹסְד֥וֹתmos.DotH4146of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064movedיִרְגָּ֑זוּyir.Ga.zuH7264and shookוַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּvai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607,because he was wrothחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734.
9There went upעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927a smokeעָשָׁן֙'a.ShanH6227out of his nostrilsבְּאַפּ֔וֹbe.'a.PoH639,and fireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784out of his mouthמִפִּ֖יוmi.PivH6310devouredתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398:coalsגֶּחָלִ֖יםge.cha.LimH1513were kindledבָּעֲר֥וּba.'a.RuH1197by it.
10He bowedוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186the heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064also, and came downוַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.RadH3381;and darknessוַעֲרָפֶ֖לva.'a.ra.FelH6205wasunder his feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.
11And he rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֥בvai.yir.KavH7392upon a cherubכְּר֖וּבke.RuvH3742,and did flyוַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'OfH5774:and he was seenוַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'H7200upon the wingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
12And he madeוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896darknessחֹ֛שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822pavilionsסֻכּ֑וֹתsu.KotH5521round aboutסְבִיבֹתָ֖יוse.vi.vo.TavH5439him, darkחַֽשְׁרַת־chash.rat-H2841watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325, andthick cloudsעָבֵ֥י'a.VeiH5645of the skiesשְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834.
13Through the brightnessמִנֹּ֖גַהּmi.No.gahH5051before him were coalsגַּחֲלֵי־ga.cha.lei-H1513of fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784kindledבָּעֲר֖וּba.'a.RuH1197.
14Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068thunderedיַרְעֵ֥םyar.'EmH7481from heavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,and the most Highוְעֶלְי֖וֹןve.'el.YonH5945utteredיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414his voiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963.
15And he sent outוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971arrowsחִצִּ֖יםchi.TzimH2671,and scatteredוַיְפִיצֵ֑םvay.fi.TzemH6327them; lightningבָּרָ֖קba.RakH1300,and discomfitedוַיָּהֹֽם׃vai.ye.hu.memH2000them.
16And the channelsאֲפִ֣קֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of the seaיָ֔םYamH3220appearedוַיֵּֽרָאוּ֙vai.ye.ra.'UH7200,the foundationsמֹסְד֣וֹתmo.se.DotH4146of the worldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398were discoveredיִגָּל֖וּyi.ga.LuH1540,at the rebukingבְּגַעֲרַ֣תbe.ga.'a.RatH1606of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,at the blastמִנִּשְׁמַ֖תmi.nish.MatH5397of the breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of his nostrilsאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.
17He sentיִשְׁלַ֥חyish.LachH7971from aboveמִמָּר֖וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791,he tookיִקָּחֵ֑נִיyi.ka.Che.niH3947me; he drewיַֽמְשֵׁ֖נִיyam.She.niH4871me out of manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersמִמַּ֥יִםmi.Ma.yimH4325;
18He deliveredיַצִּילֵ֕נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337me from my strongעָ֑ז'AzH5794enemyמֵאֹיְבִ֖יme.'o.ye.ViH341, andfrom them that hatedמִשֹּׂ֣נְאַ֔יmi.So.ne.'AiH8130me: for they were too strongאָמְצ֖וּ'a.me.TzuH553for me.
19They preventedיְקַדְּמֻ֖נִיye.ka.de.Mu.niH6923me in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of my calamityאֵידִ֑י'ei.DiH343:But Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was my stayמִשְׁעָ֖ןmish.'AnH4937.
20He brought me forthוַיֹּצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318also into a large placeלַמֶּרְחָ֖בla.mer.ChavH4800:he deliveredיְחַלְּצֵ֖נִיye.cha.le.Tze.niH2502me, because he delightedחָ֥פֵֽץCha.fetzH2654in me.
21Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068rewardedיִגְמְלֵ֥נִיyig.me.Le.niH1580me according to my righteousnessכְּצִדְקָתִ֑יke.tzid.ka.TiH6666:according to the cleannessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of my handsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027hath he recompensedיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725me.
22For I have keptשָׁמַ֖רְתִּיsha.Mar.tiH8104the waysדַּרְכֵ֣יdar.KheiH1870of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and have not wickedly departedרָשַׁ֖עְתִּיra.Sha'.tiH7561from my Godמֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃me.'e.lo.HaiH430.
23For all his judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוmish.po.toH4941were before me: and as forhis statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708,I did not departאָס֥וּר'a.SurH5493from them.
24I was also uprightתָמִ֖יםta.MimH8549before him, and have keptוָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָ֖הva.'esh.ta.me.RahH8104myself from mine iniquityמֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃me.'a.vo.NiH5771.
25Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath recompensedוַיָּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725me according to my righteousnessכְּצִדְקָתִ֑יke.tzid.ka.TiH6666;according to my cleannessכְּבֹרִ֖יke.vo.RiH1252in his eye sightלְנֶ֥גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃le.Ne.ged 'ei.NavH5869H5048.
26With the mercifulחָסִ֖ידcha.SidH2623thou wilt shew thyself mercifulתִּתְחַסָּ֑דtit.cha.SadH2616, andwith the uprightתָּמִ֖יםta.MimH8549manגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368thou wilt shew thyself uprightתִּתַּמָּֽם׃ti.ta.MamH8552.
27With the pureנָבָ֖רna.VarH1305thou wilt shew thyself pureתִּתָּבָ֑רti.ta.VarH1305;and with the perverseעִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshH6141thou wilt shew thyself contraryתִּתַּפָּֽל׃ti.ta.PalH6617.
28And the afflictedעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971thou wilt saveתּוֹשִׁ֑יעַto.Shi.a'H3467:but thine eyesוְעֵינֶ֖יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869areupon the haughtyרָמִ֥יםra.MimH7311, that thou mayest bring themdownתַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃tash.PilH8213.
30For by thee I have runאָר֣וּץ'a.RutzH7323through a troopגְּד֑וּדge.DudH1416:by my Godבֵּאלֹהַ֖יbe.lo.HaiH430have I leaped overאֲדַלֶּג־'a.da.leg-H1801a wallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791.
31As forGodהָאֵ֖לha.'ElH410,his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870isperfectתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549;the wordאִמְרַ֤ת'im.RatH565of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068istriedצְרוּפָ֔הtze.ru.FahH6884: he isa bucklerמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043to all them that trustהַחֹסִ֥יםha.cho.SimH2620in him.
32For who isGodאֵ֖ל'elH410,saveמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יmi.bal.'a.DeiH1107Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068? and who isa rockצ֖וּרtzurH6697,saveמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֥יmi.bal.'a.DeiH1107our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?
33Godהָאֵ֥לha.'ElH410ismy strengthמָעוּזִּ֖יma.'u.ZiH4581andpowerחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428:and he makethוַיַּתֵּ֥רvai.ya.TerH5425my wayדַּרְכִּֽי׃dar.kiH1870perfectתָּמִ֖יםta.MimH8549.
34He makethH7737my feetרַגְלַ֖יrag.liH7272likeH7737hinds’כָּאַיָּל֑וֹתka.'ai.ya.LotH355feet:and settethיַעֲמִדֵֽנִי׃ya.'a.mi.De.niH5975me upon my high placesבָּמוֹתַ֖יba.mo.TaiH1116.
35He teachethמְלַמֵּ֥דme.la.MedH3925my handsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;so that a bowקֶֽשֶׁת־ke.shet-H7198of steelנְחוּשָׁ֖הne.chu.ShahH5154is brokenוְנִחַ֥תve.ni.ChatH5181by mine armsזְרֹעֹתָֽי׃ze.ro.'o.TaiH2220.
36Thou hast also givenוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414me the shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of thy salvationיִשְׁעֶ֑ךָyish.'E.khaH3468:and thy gentlenessוַעֲנֹתְךָ֖va.'a.no.te.KhaH6038H6031hath made me greatתַּרְבֵּֽנִי׃tar.Be.niH7235.
37Thou hast enlargedתַּרְחִ֥יבtar.ChivH7337my stepsצַעֲדִ֖יtza.'a.DiH6806under me; so that my feetקַרְסֻלָּֽי׃kar.su.LaiH7166did not slipמָעֲד֖וּma.'a.DuH4571.
38I have pursuedאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה'er.de.FahH7291mine enemiesאֹיְבַ֖י'o.ye.VaiH341,and destroyedוָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑םva.'ash.mi.DemH8045them; and turned not againאָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvH7725until I had consumedכַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615them.
39And I have consumedוָאֲכַלֵּ֥םva.'a.kha.LemH3615them, and woundedוָאֶמְחָצֵ֖םva.'em.cha.TzemH4272them, that they could not ariseיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6965:yea, they are fallenוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307under my feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272.
40For thou hast girdedוַתַּזְרֵ֥נִיva.taz.Re.niH247me with strengthחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421:them that rose upקָמַ֖יka.MaiH6965against me hast thou subduedתַּכְרִ֥יעַtakh.Ri.a'H3766under me.
41Thou hast also givenתַּ֥תָּהTa.tahH5414me the necksעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203of mine enemiesוְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יve.'O.ye.VaiH341,that I might destroyוָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃va.'atz.mi.TemH6789them that hateמְשַׂנְאַ֖יme.san.'AiH8130me.
42They lookedיִשְׁע֖וּyish.'UH8159, but there wasnone to saveמֹשִׁ֑יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467; evenunto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,but he answeredעָנָֽם׃'a.NamH6030them not.
43Then did I beatוְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖םve.'esh.cha.KemH7833them as small as the dustכַּעֲפַר־ka.'a.far-H6083of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,I did stampאֲדִקֵּ֖ם'a.di.KemH1854them as the mireכְּטִיט־ke.tit-H2916of the streetחוּצ֥וֹתchu.TzotH2351, anddid spread them abroadאֶרְקָעֵֽם׃'er.ka.'EmH7554.
44Thou also hast deliveredוַֽתְּפַלְּטֵ֔נִיva.te.fa.le.Te.niH6403me from the strivingsמֵרִיבֵ֖יme.ri.VeiH7379of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,thou hast keptתִּשְׁמְרֵ֙נִי֙tish.me.Re.niH8104me to beheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of the heathenגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471:a peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971whichI knewיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not shall serveיַעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.
45Strangersבְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖רbe.Nei ne.KharH5236H1121shall submitיִתְכַּֽחֲשׁוּ־yit.ka.cha.shu-H3584themselves unto me: as soon as they hearלִשְׁמ֥וֹעַ אֹ֖זֶןlish.Mo.a' 'O.zenH241H8085,they shall be obedientיִשָּׁ֥מְעוּyi.Sha.me.'uH8085unto me.
46Strangersבְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖רbe.Nei ne.KharH5236H1121shall fade awayיִבֹּ֑לוּyi.Bo.luH5034,and they shall be afraidוְיַחְגְּר֖וּve.yach.ge.RuH2296out of their close placesמִמִּסְגְּרוֹתָֽם׃mi.mis.ge.ro.TamH4526.
47Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416;and blessedוּבָר֣וּךְu.va.RukhH1288bemy rockצוּרִ֑יtzu.RiH6697;and exaltedוְיָרֻ֕םve.ya.RumH7311be the Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of the rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697of my salvationיִשְׁעִֽי׃yish.'IH3468.
48It isGodהָאֵ֕לha.'ElH410that avengethהַנֹּתֵ֥ן נְקָמֹ֖תha.no.Ten ne.ka.MotH5360H5414me, and that bringeth downוּמוֹרִ֥ידu.mo.RidH3381the peopleעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971under me,
49And that bringeth me forthוּמוֹצִיאִ֖יu.mo.tzi.'IH3318from mine enemiesמֵאֹֽיְבָ֑יme.'o.ye.VaiH341:thou also hast lifted me up on highתְּר֣וֹמְמֵ֔נִיte.Ro.Me.niH7311above them that rose upוּמִקָּמַי֙u.mi.ka.MaiH6965against me: thou hast deliveredתַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ta.tzi.Le.niH5337me from the violentחֲמָסִ֖יםcha.ma.SimH2555manמֵאִ֥ישׁme.'IshH376.
50Therefore I will give thanksאוֹדְךָ֥'od.KhaH3034unto thee, O Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471,and I will sing praisesאֲזַמֵּֽר׃'a.za.MerH2167unto thy nameוּלְשִׁמְךָ֖u.le.shim.KhaH8034.
51He isthe towerמִגְדּ֖וֹלmig.dilH1431H4024of salvationיְשׁוּע֣וֹתye.shu.'otH3444for his kingמַלְכּ֑וֹmal.KoH4428:and shewethוְעֹֽשֶׂה־ve.'o.seh-H6213mercyחֶ֧סֶדChe.sedH2617to his anointedלִמְשִׁיח֛וֹlim.shi.ChoH4899,unto Davidלְדָוִ֥דle.da.VidH1732,and to his seedוּלְזַרְע֖וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233forעַד־'ad-H5704evermoreעוֹלָֽם׃ פo.LamH5769.
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