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Psalms 18:22-33

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.

27For thou wilt saveתוֹשִׁ֑יעַto.Shi.a'H3467the afflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041peopleעַם־'am-H5971;but wilt bring downתַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃tash.PilH8213highרָמ֣וֹתra.MotH7311looksוְעֵינַ֖יִםve.'ei.Na.yimH5869.

28For thou wilt lightתָּאִ֣ירta.'IrH215my candleנֵרִ֑יne.RiH5216:Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430will enlightenיַגִּ֥יהַּya.Gi.ahH5050my darknessחָשְׁכִּֽי׃cha.she.KiH2822.

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.

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