Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 22:21-31

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.NavH5869 H5048.

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.

29For thou artmy lampנֵירִ֖יnei.RiH5216,O Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:And Yhwhוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068will lightenיַגִּ֥יהַּya.Gi.ahH5050my darknessחָשְׁכִּֽי׃cha.she.KiH2822.

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.

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