To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of Yhwh, who spake unto Yhwh the words of this song in the day that Yhwh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,
1I will loveאֶרְחָמְךָ֖'er.cha.me.KhaH7355thee, O YhwhH3068,my strengthחִזְקִֽי׃chiz.KiH2391.
2YhwhH3068ismy rockסַֽלְעִ֥יsal.'IH5553,and my fortressוּמְצוּדָתִ֗יu.me.tzu.da.TiH4686,and my delivererוּמְפַ֫לְטִ֥יu.me.Fal.TiH6403;my Godאֵלִ֣י'e.LiH410,my strengthצ֭וּרִיTzu.riH6697,in whom I will trustאֶֽחֱסֶה־'e.che.seh-H2620;my bucklerמָֽגִנִּ֥יma.gi.NiH4043,and the hornוְקֶֽרֶן־ve.ke.ren-H7161of my salvationיִ֝שְׁעִ֗יyish.'IH3468, andmy high towerמִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃mis.ga.BiH4869.
3I will callאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121upon YhwhH3068, who is worthyto be praisedמְ֭הֻלָּלMe.hu.lolH1984:so shall I be savedאִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃'i.va.She.a'H3467from mine enemiesאֹ֝יְבַ֗י'o.ye.VaiH341.
4The sorrowsחֶבְלֵי־chev.lei-H2256of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194compassedאֲפָפ֥וּנִי'a.fa.Fu.niH661me, and the floodsוְֽנַחֲלֵ֖יve.na.cha.LeiH5158of ungodly menבְלִיַּ֣עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100made me afraidיְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ye.Va.'a.Tu.niH1204.
5The sorrowsH2256of hellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585compassed me aboutסְבָב֑וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437:the snaresמ֣וֹקְשֵׁיMok.sheiH4170of deathH4194preventedקִ֝דְּמ֗וּנִיki.de.Mu.niH6923me.
6In my distressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862I calledאֶֽקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121upon Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,and criedאֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ'a.Sha.Ve.a'H7768unto my Godאֱלֹהַ֪י'e.lo.HaiH430:he heardיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085my voiceקוֹלִ֑יko.LiH6963out of his templeמֵהֵיכָל֣וֹme.hei.kha.LoH1964,and my cryוְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗יve.shav.'a.TiH7775cameתָּב֬וֹאta.Vo'H935beforeלְפָנָ֤יו׀le.fa.NavH6440him, eveninto his earsבְאָזְנָֽיו׃ve.'a.ze.NavH241.
7Then the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַתִּגְעַ֬שׁva.tig.'AshH1607and trembledוַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ׀va.tir.'AshH7493;the foundationsH4146also of the hillsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022movedיִרְגָּ֑זוּyir.Ga.zuH7264and were shakenוַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּvai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607,because he was wrothחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734.
8There went upעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927a smokeעָשָׁ֨ן׀'a.ShanH6227out of his nostrilsבְּאַפּ֗וֹbe.'a.PoH639,and fireוְאֵשׁ־ve.'esh-H784out of his mouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310devouredתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398:coalsגֶּ֝חָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513were kindledבָּעֲר֥וּba.'a.RuH1197by it.
9He bowedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064also, and came downוַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.RadH3381:and darknessוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205wasunder his feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.
10And he rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֣בvai.yir.KavH7392upon a cherubכְּ֭רוּבKe.ruvH3742,and did flyוַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'OfH5774:yea, he did flyוַ֝יֵּ֗דֶאvai.Ye.de'H1675upon the wingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
11He madeיָ֤שֶׁתYa.shetH7896darknessחֹ֨שֶׁךְ׀Cho.shekhH2822his secret placeסִתְר֗וֹsit.RoH5643;his pavilionסֻכָּת֑וֹsu.ka.ToH5521round aboutסְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יוse.vi.vo.TavH5439him weredarkחֶשְׁכַת־chesh.khat-H2824watersמַ֝֗יִםMa.yimH4325andthick cloudsעָבֵ֥י'a.VeiH5645of the skiesשְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834.
12At the brightnessמִנֹּ֗גַהּmi.No.gahH5051that wasbefore him his thick cloudsH5645passedעָבְר֑וּ'a.ve.RuH5674,hailבָּ֝רָ֗דba.RadH1259stonesand coalsוְגַֽחֲלֵי־ve.ga.cha.lei-H1513of fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.
13Yhwhיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068also thunderedוַיַּרְעֵ֬םvai.yar.'EmH7481in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and the Highestוְ֭עֶלְיוֹןVe.'el.yonH5945gaveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414his voiceקֹל֑וֹko.LoH6963;hailH1259stonesand coalsH1513of fireH784.
14Yea, he sent outוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971his arrowsחִ֭צָּיוChi.tzavH2671,and scatteredוַיְפִיצֵ֑םvay.fi.TzemH6327them; and he shot outרָ֝בravH7232lightningsוּבְרָקִ֥יםu.ve.ra.KimH1300,and discomfitedוַיְהֻמֵּֽם׃vay.hu.MemH2000them.
15Then the channelsאֲפִ֥יקֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of watersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325were seenוַיֵּ֤רָא֨וּ׀vai.Ye.ra.'UH7200,and the foundationsמוֹסְד֪וֹתmos.DotH4146of the worldתֵּ֫בֵ֥לte.VelH8398were discoveredוַֽיִּגָּלוּ֮vai.yi.ga.LuH1540at thy rebukeמִגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣mi.ga.'a.Ra.te.khaH1606,O Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,at the blastמִ֝נִּשְׁמַ֗תmi.nish.MatH5397of the breathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of thy nostrilsאַפֶּֽךָ׃'a.Pe.khaH639.
16He sentיִשְׁלַ֣חyish.LachH7971from aboveמִ֭מָּרוֹםMi.ma.romH4791,he tookיִקָּחֵ֑נִיyi.ka.Che.niH3947me, he drewיַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִיyam.She.niH4871me out of manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersH4325.
17He deliveredיַצִּילֵ֗נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337me from my strongעָ֑ז'AzH5794enemyמֵאֹיְבִ֥יme.'o.ye.ViH341,and from them which hatedוּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗יu.mi.so.ne.'AiH8130me: for they were too strongאָמְצ֥וּ'a.me.TzuH553for me.
18They preventedיְקַדְּמ֥וּנִיye.ka.de.Mu.niH6923me in the dayבְיוֹם־ve.yom-H3117of my calamityאֵידִ֑י'ei.DiH343:But Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was my stayלְמִשְׁעָ֣ןle.mish.'AnH4937.
19He brought me forthוַיּוֹצִיאֵ֥נִיvai.yo.tzi.'E.niH3318also into a large placeלַמֶּרְחָ֑בla.mer.ChavH4800;he deliveredיְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִיye.cha.le.Tze.niH2502me, because he delightedחָ֥פֵֽץCha.fetzH2654in me.
20Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068rewardedיִגְמְלֵ֣נִיyig.me.Le.niH1580me according to my righteousnessכְּצִדְקִ֑יke.tzid.KiH6664;according to the cleannessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of my handsיָ֝דַ֗יya.DaiH3027hath he recompensedיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725me.
21For I have keptשָׁ֭מַרְתִּיSha.mar.tiH8104the waysדַּרְכֵ֣יdar.KheiH1870of YhwhH3068,and have not wickedly departedרָ֝שַׁ֗עְתִּיra.Sha'.tiH7561from my Godמֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃me.'e.lo.HaiH430.
22For all his judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יוmish.pa.TavH4941werebefore me, and I did not put awayאָסִ֥יר'a.SirH5493his statutesוְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708from me.
23I was also uprightתָמִ֣יםta.MimH8549before him, and I keptוָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗רva.'esh.ta.MerH8104myself from mine iniquityמֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃me.'a.vo.NiH5771.
24Therefore hath Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068recompensedוַיָּֽשֶׁב־vai.ya.shev-H7725me according to my righteousnessכְצִדְקִ֑יkhe.tzid.KiH6664,according to the cleannessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of my handsיָ֝דַ֗יya.DaiH3027in his eyesightעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.
25With the mercifulחָסִ֥ידcha.SidH2623thou wilt shew thyself mercifulתִּתְחַסָּ֑דtit.cha.SadH2616;with an uprightתָּ֝מִ֗יםta.MimH8549manגְּבַ֥רge.VarH1399thou wilt shew thyself uprightתִּתַּמָּֽם׃ti.ta.MamH8552;
26With the pureנָבָ֥רna.VarH1305thou wilt shew thyself pureתִּתְבָּרָ֑רtit.ba.RarH1305;and with the perverseעִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ'i.KeshH6141thou wilt shew thyself contraryתִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃tit.pa.TalH6617.
29For by thee I have run throughאָרֻ֣ץ'a.RutzH7323a troopגְּד֑וּדge.DudH1416;and by my GodH430have I leaped overאֲדַלֶּג־'a.da.leg-H1801a wallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791.
30As forGodהָאֵל֮ha.'ElH410,his wayדַּ֫רְכּ֥וֹdar.KoH1870isperfectתָּמִ֪יםta.MimH8549:the wordאִמְרַֽת־'im.rat-H565of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is triedצְרוּפָ֑הtze.ru.FahH6884: he isa bucklerמָגֵ֥ןma.GenH4043to all those that trustהַחֹסִ֬יםha.cho.SimH2620in him.
31For who isGodאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433saveמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יmi.bal.'a.DeiH1107YhwhH3068? or who isa rockצ֝֗וּרTzurH6697saveזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?
32It isGodהָ֭אֵלHa.'elH410that girdethהַמְאַזְּרֵ֣נִיham.'a.ze.Re.niH247me with strengthחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428,and makethוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414my wayדַּרְכִּֽי׃dar.KiH1870perfectתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549.
33He makethמְשַׁוֶּ֣הme.sha.VehH7737my feetרַ֭גְלַיRag.laiH7272like hinds’כָּאַיָּל֑וֹתka.'ai.ya.LotH355feet,and settethיַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ya.'a.mi.De.niH5975me upon my high placesבָּ֝מֹתַ֗יba.mo.TaiH1116.
34He teachethמְלַמֵּ֣דme.la.MedH3925my handsיָ֭דַיYa.daiH3027to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,so that a bowקֶֽשֶׁת־ke.shet-H7198of steelנְ֝חוּשָׁ֗הne.chu.ShahH5154is brokenוְֽנִחֲתָ֥הve.ni.cha.TahH5181by mine armsזְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃ze.ro.'o.TaiH2220.
35Thou hast also givenוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414me the shieldמָגֵ֪ןma.GenH4043of thy salvationיִ֫שְׁעֶ֥ךָyish.'E.khaH3468:and thy right handוִֽימִינְךָ֥vi.mi.ne.KhaH3225hath holden me upתִסְעָדֵ֑נִיtis.'a.De.niH5582,and thy gentlenessוְֽעַנְוַתְךָ֥ve.'an.vat.KhaH6037hath made me greatתַרְבֵּֽנִי׃tar.Be.niH7235.
36Thou hast enlargedתַּרְחִ֣יבtar.ChivH7337my stepsצַעֲדִ֣יtza.'a.DiH6806under me, that my feetקַרְסֻלָּֽי׃kar.su.LaiH7166did not slipמָ֝עֲד֗וּma.'a.DuH4571.
37I have pursuedאֶרְדּ֣וֹף'er.DofH7291mine enemiesא֭וֹיְבַי'oy.vaiH341,and overtakenוְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑םve.'a.si.GemH5381them: neither did I turn againאָ֝שׁוּב'A.shuvH7725till they were consumedכַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615.
38I have woundedאֶ֭מְחָצֵם'Em.cha.tzemH4272them that they were not ableיֻ֣כְלוּYukh.luH3201to riseק֑וּםKumH6965:they are fallenיִ֝פְּל֗וּyi.pe.LuH5307under my feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272.
39For thou hast girdedוַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִיva.te.'a.ze.Re.niH247me with strengthחַ֭יִלCha.yilH2428unto the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421:thou hast subduedתַּכְרִ֖יעַtakh.Ri.a'H3766under me those that rose upH6965against me.
40Thou hast also givenנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414me the necksעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203of mine enemiesוְֽאֹיְבַ֗יve.'o.ye.VaiH341;that I might destroyאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃'atz.mi.TemH6789them that hateוּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗יu.me.san.'AiH8130me.
41They criedיְשַׁוְּע֥וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768, but there wasnone to saveמוֹשִׁ֑יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467them: evenunto Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,but he answeredעָנָֽם׃'a.NamH6030them not.
42Then did I beatוְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗םve.'esh.cha.KemH7833them small as the dustכְּעָפָ֥רke.'a.FarH6083beforeפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307:I did cast them outאֲרִיקֵֽם׃'a.ri.KemH7324as the dirtכְּטִ֖יטke.TitH2916in the streetsחוּצ֣וֹתchu.TzotH2351.
43Thou hast deliveredתְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮te.fa.le.te.NiH6403me from the strivingsמֵרִ֪יבֵ֫יme.Ri.VeiH7379of the peopleעָ֥ם'amH5971; andthou hast madeתְּ֭שִׂימֵנִיTe.si.me.niH7760me the headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of the heathenגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471:a peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971whomI have not knownיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045shall serveיַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃Ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.
44As soon as they hearלְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶןle.She.ma' 'O.zenH241H8088of me, they shall obeyיִשָּׁ֣מְעוּyi.Sha.me.'uH8085me: the strangersבְּנֵֽי־ נֵ֝כָ֗רbe.nei- ne.KharH5236H1121shall submitיְכַחֲשׁוּ־ye.kha.cha.shu-H3584themselves unto me.
45The strangersH5236H1121shall fade awayיִבֹּ֑לוּyi.Bo.luH5034,and be afraidוְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּve.yach.re.GuH2727out of their close placesמִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Mi.mis.ge.Ro.tei.HemH4526.
46Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416;and blessedוּבָר֣וּךְu.va.RukhH1288bemy rockצוּרִ֑יtzu.RiH6697;and let the Godאֱלוֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיִשְׁעִֽי׃yish.'IH3468be exaltedוְ֝יָר֗וּםve.ya.RumH7311.
47It isGodהָאֵ֗לha.'ElH410that avengethהַנּוֹתֵ֣ן נְקָמ֣וֹתha.no.Ten ne.ka.MotH5360H5414me, and subduethוַיַּדְבֵּ֖רvai.yad.BerH1696the peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971under me.
48He deliverethמְפַלְּטִ֗יme.fa.le.TiH6403me from mine enemiesמֵאֹ֫יְבָ֥יme.'O.ye.VaiH341:yea, thou liftest me upתְּרוֹמְמֵ֑נִיte.ro.Me.niH7311above those that rise upקָ֭מַיKa.maiH6965against me: thou hast deliveredתַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ta.tzi.Le.niH5337me from the violentחָ֝מָ֗סcha.MasH2555manמֵאִ֥ישׁme.'IshH376.
49Therefore will I give thanksאוֹדְךָ֖'od.KhaH3034unto thee, O Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,among the heathenבַגּוֹיִ֥ם׀va.go.YimH1471,and sing praisesאֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃'a.za.Me.rahH2167unto thy nameוּלְשִׁמְךָ֥u.le.shim.KhaH8034.
50Greatמַגְדִּיל֮mig.dolH1431deliveranceיְשׁוּע֪וֹתye.shu.'otH3444giveth he to his kingמַ֫לְכּ֥וֹmal.KoH4428;and shewethוְעֹ֤שֶׂהve.'O.sehH6213mercyחֶ֨סֶד׀Che.sedH2617to his anointedלִמְשִׁיח֗וֹlim.shi.ChoH4899,to Davidלְדָוִ֥דle.da.VidH1732,and to his seedוּלְזַרְע֗וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233forעַד־'ad-H5704evermoreעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.
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