Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 11

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1In Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֨ה׀ba.Yah.wehH3068put I my trustחָסִ֗יתִיcha.Si.tiH2620:how sayתֹּאמְר֣וּto.me.RuH559ye to my soulלְנַפְשִׁ֑יle.naf.ShiH5315,Fleeנ֝֗וּדִיnu.duH5110asa birdצִפּֽוֹר׃tzi.PorH6833to your mountainהַרְכֶ֥םhar.KhemH2022?

2For, lo, the wickedהָרְשָׁעִ֡יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563bendיִדְרְכ֬וּןyid.re.KhunH1869theirbowקֶ֗שֶׁתKe.shetH7198,they make readyכּוֹנְנ֣וּko.NuH3559their arrowחִצָּ֣םchi.TzamH2671upon the stringיֶ֑תֶרYe.terH3499,that they may privilyבְּמוֹ־ אֹ֝֗פֶלbe.mov- 'O.felH1119 H652shootלִיר֥וֹתli.RotH3384at the uprightלְיִשְׁרֵי־le.yish.rei-H3477in heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

3If the foundationsהַ֭שָּׁתוֹתHa.sha.totH8356be destroyedיֵֽהָרֵס֑וּןye.ha.re.SunH2040,what can the righteousצַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662doפָּעָֽל׃pa.'AlH6466?

4Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068isin his holyקָדְשׁ֗וֹka.de.ShoH6944templeבְּֽהֵ֘יכַ֤לbe.Hei.KhalH1964,Yhwh'sיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068throneכִּ֫סְא֥וֹkis.'OH3678isin heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֪יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064:his eyesעֵינָ֥יו'ei.NavH5869beholdיֶחֱז֑וּye.che.ZuH2372,his eyelidsעַפְעַפָּ֥יו'af.'a.PavH6079tryיִ֝בְחֲנ֗וּyiv.cha.NuH974,the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

5Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068triethיִ֫בְחָ֥ןyiv.ChanH974the righteousצַדִּ֪יקtza.DikH6662:but the wickedוְ֭רָשָׁעVe.ra.sho'H7563and him that lovethוְאֹהֵ֣בve.'o.HevH157violenceחָמָ֑סcha.MasH2555his soulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315hatethשָֽׂנְאָ֥הsa.ne.'AhH8130.

6Upon the wickedרְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563he shall rainיַמְטֵ֥רyam.TerH4305snaresפַּ֫חִ֥יםpa.ChimH6341,fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784and brimstoneוְ֭גָפְרִיתVe.ga.fe.ritH1614,and an horribleזִלְעָפ֗וֹתzil.'a.FotH2152tempestוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307: this shall bethe portionמְנָ֣תme.NatH4521of their cupכּוֹסָֽם׃ko.SamH3563.

7For the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068lovethאָהֵ֑ב'a.HevH157righteousnessצְדָק֣וֹתtze.da.KotH6666;his countenanceפָנֵֽימוֹ׃fa.Nei.movH6440doth beholdיֶחֱז֥וּye.che.ZuH2372the uprightיָ֝שָׁ֗רya.SharH3477.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 11