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.
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