Psalms 18
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Psalms 18:35-48

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.
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